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Confucius, the most sacred teacher.

Confucius is the most sacred teacher. Although the Analects of Confucius has only more than 10,000 words, it is called China's first book, which embodies the essence of Confucius' political opinions, ethical thoughts, moral concepts and his disciples' thoughts. It can be regarded as one of the main yuan codes of China traditional culture.

"Benevolence" and "Rite"

The core of Confucius' political thought is benevolence and propriety. His ancestors described Yao and Shun, drew civil and military maps and put forward "rites". Confucius once said: "Li Liyun, jade and silk clouds? Music rhyme, bell and drum cloud? " It shows that Confucius not only attaches importance to etiquette, but also attaches importance to sincere piety. Confucius also emphasized that benevolence is the core of propriety, self-denial and propriety are benevolence, and demanded that "benevolent people love others". Think that "people are ruthless, such as courtesy?" People are heartless, so what are you happy about? "Just imagine, if people don't have the conscious accomplishment of observing etiquette, there is no way to talk about the order of rites and music.

Confucius believes that "the benevolent is also great, and the relatives are also great." In Confucius' view, if we can't show kindness and respect to our parents, that is to say, "loving all people" means loving all people, then it violates benevolence and there is no way to talk about courtesy.

Confucius said this because of its special background. At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period when Confucius lived, the ritual system was abandoned and the top-down invasion caused a dark and chaotic situation at that time. Confucius once lamented that "tyranny is fiercer than tigers" and thought that tyranny destroyed and overstepped etiquette very seriously, so he hoped to rearrange the order of rites and music. Zhou Li, founded by the Duke of Zhou, is a norm to maintain the hierarchical order and political structure of the Western Zhou Dynasty. Confucius spoke highly of the social system of Duke Zhou and Western Zhou. He said, I am depressed, and I follow Zhou. Confucius advocated the restoration of monarchical power, benefiting the people with virtue, and neglecting the thin tax, which was also realized in the Western Han Dynasty. After Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty ousted hundreds of schools of thought and held Confucianism in exclusive esteem, Confucianism entered the DPRK and went down to the imperial court, which became the mainstream of social thought and the axis of traditional culture in ancient China.

Respect ethics and traditions.

The gentleman mentioned by Confucius in The Analects of Confucius is an ideal personality goal. No matter where you come from, you are a gentleman as long as you meet the moral standards of loyalty, trustworthiness and kindness. Confucius also endowed "scholar" with many moral meanings. "A scholar is determined to be honest and straightforward, and he will give his life for benevolence", "A scholar is determined to be honest and ashamed of bad clothes and food, which is beyond discussion". In his view, a scholar can only be called a scholar if he has pursuit, faith and can't indulge in an easy life.

Historically, Confucius had 3,000 disciples, 72 of whom were particularly outstanding. Confucius was the first person to popularize academic knowledge in the history of China, and he also started the trend of learning to be an official.

Confucius and Yan Hui, Luz, Zigong and other disciples lived together day and night, forming a deep affection. In 48 1 BC, Yan Hui died, and Confucius said bitterly, "The sky is gone." . In 480 BC, Luz died in the Great Patriotic War, and Confucius also wept for it. In 479 BC, Confucius wrote a song himself. Mount Tai is decadent, Liangshan is broken, and philosophers are weak. Seven days later, Confucius died. After the death of Confucius, his disciples took the initiative to mourn for him for three years, and Zi Gong mourned for him for six years. Confucius used his personality charm to make his disciples become disseminators and practitioners of his theory. The feelings of Confucius and his disciples have also become a model and have been celebrated for thousands of years.

? As Mr. nan huaijin said, the merit of a gentleman is fundamental, the literature of a gentleman is good, and the gentleman is knowledgeable. That's a trivial matter. The way to learn lies in his own life. Confucius basically spent his life in exile, but in the process of adhering to his ideals, Confucius showed the courage to follow the Tao, not afraid of his body, knowing that he could not do it. We should learn from it, think carefully, distinguish right from wrong, follow the example of sages, be polite and trustworthy, and be an excellent person.