These four sentences of Zhang Zai are summarized as "four sentences of horizontal canal" by contemporary philosopher Feng Youlan.
"Learning for the sake of being a saint" and "being a saint" are pre-Confucianism represented by Confucius and Mencius; Juexue is Taoism advocated by Confucius and Mencius. As far as Confucianism is concerned, Confucius is certainly a master, and the Song Dynasty masters such as Lian, Luo, Guan and Min pushed the development of Confucianism to a brand-new stage. Only Confucianism in Song Dynasty can truly carry forward Confucius and Mencius.
"Peace in the world" expresses the eternal political ideal of Confucianism in pre-Qin and Song Dynasty. The expectation of "openness" is called. Only by "making peace for the world" and realizing the cultural ideal described in Zhang Zai's Mingxi can ignorant modern people return to the honest spiritual home of mankind.
Ye Caijie: "Heaven and earth take life as their heart, and saints and counselors educate them, so that everything has its own life and is also the heart of heaven and earth;" Clarifying justice and principles and cultivating principles are also the way for the people; Following Juexue means to describe orthodoxy; When peace is achieved, it is said that if there is a king, Fallise will be occupied and it will last forever. Press: Neo-Confucianism in the Song Dynasty believed that Taoism came from Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang,. As for Confucius, as for Mencius. Mencius did not, nor did his Tao spread. It was not until Song Ruxing that he advocated knowledge that had not been handed down for thousands of years. Therefore, it is called "a lesson from the past". Make way for the people. The anthology of Hengqu is called Nature for the People.