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Read sage books, establish gentleman character, do virtuous people

Ouyang Xiu, a great Confucian scholar of the Northern Song Dynasty, said, "The establishment of the body to establish learning as the first, the establishment of learning to read for this."

Confucius, the saint of literature, is very knowledgeable, good reading, "keen to learn, not ashamed to ask questions", often "read easy, Weibei Sanjiu". Martial saint Guan Gong Wen Tao military strategy, military and horseback training is still hand in hand, "good Zuo's biography, satirical recitation slightly all mouth", in the letter to Liu Bei said "since childhood reading, roughly know the etiquette"; Western Han Dynasty scribe Kuang Heng, love of reading, since childhood, poor, can not afford to buy candles, can only

Love to read, read more, read a good book, in order to be ambitious, activate the mind, open the wisdom, to help us distinguish between right and wrong, good and evil, to find the truth and light, to realize the self-positioning, not to be alarmed by changes in the world, and to cultivate the pattern of serenity and far-reaching, the cultivation of the thick virtue, and the sentiment of the high winds and bright temperament.

Liu Xiang of the Han Dynasty said, "Books are like medicine, and good reading can heal the stupid." Meaning: books are like medicines, and reading them properly can make people sensible and intelligent.

The so-called one light to remove the darkness, a wisdom to break the fool. Sage books are the crystallization of wisdom left behind by the ancient sages, and they are the spiritual wealth of Chinese civilization that has been passed on from one generation to the next.

Chinese civilization has a long history, Chinese culture is profound and profound, the ancient sages and sages have left a lot of classic books, profound and meaningful, full of wisdom and philosophical thinking.

Such as the Four Books: The University, The Meanwhile, The Analects of Confucius and Mencius.

As in the Five Classics: The Book of Songs, The Book of Songs, The Book of Rites, The Book of Changes, and The Spring and Autumn Annals.

such as the Tao Te Ching, the Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon, the Zhong Jing, the Xiao Jing, the 300 Poems of the Tang Dynasty, the 300 Lyrics of the Song Dynasty, the Gu Wen Guan Zhi, and the Twenty-Four Histories.

Enlightenment materials: The Three Character Classic, The Hundred Surnames, The Thousand Character Classic, The Rules of the Disciple, Qionglin for Young Learners, Zengguangxianwen, and Dafan Sishun.

The Three Great Bibles of Folklore: Guan Sheng Di Jun Jue Shi Zhen Jing, Taishang Induction Psalm, and Wen Chang Di Jun Yin Lian Wen.

The series of Guan Di's holy oracles and true sayings: "Taoyuan Ming Bible",, "The Three Worlds of Voodoo Guan Sheng Di Jun Zhongxiao Zhongyi Zhenjing", "Taishang Zhongwu Guan Sheng Di Jun Protecting the Nation and the People Treasure Confessions", "Guan Di's Great Undoing of Grievances Sutra", and "Precepts for the Scholarship of Shi Zi Wen".

These ancient classics, which imply the common sense of life, provide the children of China with the wisdom of the sages, light up the lamp of the heart, make people reach for themselves, and become saints inside and kings outside, like the bright star of enlightenment in the sky, illuminating the minds of the children of the Yellow Emperor and the grandchildren of the Chinese nation, and becoming the nourishment of the Chinese nation inherited by the generations, rooted in the hearts of the Chinese people, and profoundly influencing the way of thinking and action of the Chinese people.

Guan Di in the "Taoyuan Ming Bible" in the beginning of the Ming Ming cloud: "the scripture, often also, said nothing more than the life of the daily routine, can always be passed down through the ages. People can respect the body and mind, not forgetting the root of the moment, moment often exist in the filial piety and brotherhood, respect this heart, do not covet, do not lust is also. The saints are clear. The first and the second saints, their premise is also the same. Ming, as the sun and moon illuminate the dry heavens and the earth, nothing less than, so that the human heart always embraces not obscured, the spiritual platform clean, clean as a precious mirror, clear mind and see the nature of the heart, so it is said that the 'Ming Bible'."

The Sacred Scriptures laid the foundation of traditional Chinese culture, and is a monumental monument in the history of Chinese cultural development.

The reason why the Book of Sages is called the Book of Sages is that the Book of Sages systematically elaborates the moral thoughts, philosophies, values, and codes of conduct of Chinese culture, which in turn forms the cultural genes of the Chinese nation***.

Historically, the cultural cultivation and moral ideals of the Chinese people, as well as the temperament and spirituality of the Chinese people, have been y rooted in the cultural nourishment of the Book of Sages, which has allowed them to grow and thrive, and has become the unique cultural identity of the Chinese civilization as distinct from that of other civilizations.

Confucius, "Sincerity, integrity, cultivation, family unity, governance, peace", so that we know to strengthen the personal moral cultivation, the ideal of life to become a success; Mozi, "ambition is not strong, wisdom is not, the words do not believe that the action is not fruitful", so that we know the Honesty and trustworthiness, the pursuit of the value of inspirational strength; Zeng Zi, "Shi can not not not Hong Yi, the task is heavy and the road is long", so that we know the mission, the courage to take responsibility for the ideological sentiment; Mencius, "the poor are alone, up to the good of the whole world", so that we know the gentleman prudence and solitude, the spirit of the world The spirit of the world.

Guandi's sacred teachings teach: "Read good books, say good things, do good things, do good people." Consider reading good books as the starting point for a life on the road to enlightenment.

Reading sage books, can constantly activate the mind, expanding horizons, stimulate the body's positive energy, read out nutrition, read out talent, read out temperament.

Taiwanese writer San Mao said, "Read more, the face of natural change, many times, they may think that many of the books they have read have become a cloud of smoke, no longer remember, in fact, they are still potentially temperament, in the talk, in and in the text."