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Learning The Analects of Confucius
Confucius said, "It's better to keep pace with the times, isn't it? Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters? People don't know, but they don't care Isn't it a gentleman? "
On the surface, the explanation of the first sentence is "isn't it pleasant to study and review often?" However, learning from ancient times to the present is not so pleasant. Which one can be said to be "happy" from the stabbing death of Su Qin in the Warring States Period, to studying hard for ten years in the cold window after the Tang and Song Dynasties, and now burning the midnight oil to prepare for the college entrance examination? It can be seen that "learning" here does not refer to the cognition of book knowledge, but contains the meanings of "learning" and "reason". So where did "learning" come from? Not only in language and writing, but also in being a man and doing things. "The Doctrine of the Mean" says: Those who are Taoist cannot leave for a moment, and those who are not Taoist can leave. Zhuang: Tao drowned in the urine. Zen says: Green bamboo is the dharma body, and dark yellow flowers are nothing more than prajna paramita. It can be seen that everything in the world has its own way, so everyone should always understand the "Xi's way" when doing anything. By experiencing the truth of everything in life, self-proof and since the enlightenment, you will naturally be happy. This kind of happiness from the inside out is far better than the happiness of material satisfaction.
The second sentence is interpreted as "isn't it a pleasure to have friends coming from afar?" ……
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