The so-called self-cultivation is in mindfulness, and it is wrong to be angry and afraid.

From "University", it means that if you want to cultivate good moral character, you must first correct your mentality. It is not correct to be wronged in your heart; It is incorrect to be afraid and uneasy in your heart;

Original text:

The so-called self-cultivation is in the right heart, and anger is not right; If you are afraid, you may be wrong; What is fun can't be right; If you are worried, you may be wrong.

Precautions:

1, angry: Zheng Xuan Note: angry, angry.

2, good music: music, sound. Love entertainment, love pleasure.

3, troubles: "University Straight Talk": "Resentment, fear, happiness, troubles, that is, greed, ignorance and so on. , rooted in trouble. "

Translation:

What does the so-called cultivation of mind mean? When we are angry, our thoughts cannot be correct; When we are afraid, our thoughts will not be correct; When we have hobbies and enjoy ourselves, our thoughts will not be correct; When we are worried, our thoughts will be incorrect. If a person's mind is not focused, seeing things is like not seeing, hearing sounds is like not hearing, and eating doesn't know the taste. This is called self-cultivation, and it lies in a correct attitude.

Extended data:

This sentence comes from the ancient document Ceng Zi's "Da Xue", which is an important educational theory work in ancient China. After being highly praised by Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi in the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhu in the Southern Song Dynasty wrote "University Chapters and Sentences", which was finally called "Four Books" together with The Doctrine of the Mean, The Analects of Confucius and Mencius.

The purpose of "university" is to carry forward noble virtues, care for people and reach the highest state of perfection. Only when you know that you want to achieve the state of "perfection" can you set goals. Only by setting a goal can we be quiet, stable and not chaotic. Only by being stable and not chaotic can we have thoughts and thoughts, and we can achieve "supreme goodness."

In ancient times, if people want to carry forward noble virtues in the world, they must first govern their own country; If you want to govern your country, you must first adjust your home; If you want to adjust your family, you must cultivate yourself first; If you want to cultivate yourself, you must first correct your own heart; If you want to correct your heart, you must first make your heart sincere.