How to read The Book of Songs

As far as specific reading methods are concerned, there are many successful experiences worthy of our inheritance and learning. One of the most important basic principles is the "thinking without evil" method of reading poetry put forward by Confucius, that is, understanding poetry from the front, and not thinking wrong or wrong. The Book of Songs is one of the pillars of the building of Chinese civilization. It has something to do with the existence of architecture. If it's crooked, it means the building has collapsed. The second is to shorten the time distance from The Book of Songs. In other words, conceptually, don't treat her as an ancient poem, but treat her as written by yourself or people around you. That is to say, as Zhu said, "Reading poetry only reads the current poetry", "Reading Poetry is chanting and satirizing, and observing its twists and turns. If this poem is written by me alone, I will naturally feel good. " Even though the Book of Songs was thousands of years ago, the situation is very different, and people's emotional reactions are no different from today. Read her meaning on the basis of checking the notes a little and dredging the main idea, and then connect with yourself, people, things, things and things around you. True feelings and emotions will naturally flow out, allowing you to enter the scene and feel your heartbeat. In this case, you may downplay external things, such as Fu Bixing, to feel her spiritual strength. The third is to study calmly, swim repeatedly, and don't have the slightest selfish intention. Zhu said: "The way to read poetry is to be familiar with it. Naturally, gas flows out of the chest. Its beauty is hard to get. You don't have to arrange, but you can stand on your own feet. You just read it fairly and have a sense of self-sufficiency. If you don't say a word, just read him humbly and occasionally push him, and you can naturally deduce that truth. " Zhu once criticized people and said, "Today, when I read poetry, I just want to wrap my mind around him. If I do prose similar to what I do now, I don't pay attention to the meaning of detour. How can it help? " (See "Zhuzi School" Volume 80 for the above quotation) In other words, you can't impose your own meaning on poetry, but let poetry flow naturally through repeated swimming and blend with your own emotions and thoughts. Wang *-Ming's Biography has an admonition of "teaching covenant". He said: "Every poem needs to be fixed by plastic surgery, the voice should be clear, and the tune should be judged. Don't be impatient, don't shake and shout, don't be timid and afraid. Over time, the spirit is smooth and the heart is peaceful. " (Complete Works of Wang * Ming, Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House, 1992, p. 89) This is a way to let the spirit of The Book of Songs flow into your blood.