"Caigen Tan in the Small Window" and "Night Talk Around the Furnace" are called "three unique skills in life" and are rare and valuable experiences. The three books have received rave reviews since their publication, which is of great benefit to readers' understanding of China culture, cultivation and life.
Caigen Tan is a collection of quotations about practice, life, social life and fertility compiled by Taoist Hong Yingming in the early Ming Dynasty. It is a rare treasure training in the vast past, with the crystallization of the truth of three religions and nine streams, and the eternal truth that has been passed down from generation to generation. It has an incredible subtle influence on people's cultivation and moral cultivation. Its text is concise and clear, and it adopts both refined and popular tastes. I like quotations, but I have fun that quotations don't have; Arrange in order, whoever seems to be an essay will have an essay that is not easy to achieve; It seems to be exhortation, but there is an awakening that exhortation lacks; And there is rain and mountains, the night is quiet and the bell rings, the words are clear and delicious, and the wind and moon are boundless. Translation of self-cultivation paragraphs
If you want to be pure gold and beautiful jade, you must forge from fire; You have to walk on thin ice to expose yourself.
If you want to practice the personality and conduct of fine gold and beautiful jade, you must go through the hard training like fire and steel; If you want to build earth-shattering career achievements, you must go through the dangerous test of walking on thin ice.
If you make a mistake, you will feel that nothing is right, so take precautions like a balloon floating across the sea, and don't let a needle leak; Everything is fine and complete, and the innocence of life begins. Repairing like a treasure tree of Lingyun must be supported by all the trees.
A mistake caused by the difference in thought feels that all kinds of behaviors are wrong. Therefore, preventing mistakes should be the same as preventing cracks in floating skin used to cross the sea, even if there are crack holes the size of needle eyes. If you have all kinds of good qualities, you have nothing to be ashamed of in this life. Therefore, cultivating good moral character is like cultivating towering trees, which are supported by many trees and need to accumulate more good moral character.
The Story of a Small Window was published by Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House, 1999, by Chen Jiru. There is also a new version of Small Window (edited by Lu). The whole book begins with waking up and ends with mystery. Although in the dust, I look down on things. In the criticism of pouring thoughts into the world, the philosopher's coldness is revealed, and its motto is exquisite, short and exquisite, which urges people to save money and benefit their hearts. Since it came out, it has spread like a raging fire, attracting readers' attention again and again, and its cultural charm has been recognized by readers more and more.
Jixing tablets
Eat Zhongshan wine and get drunk for 1000 days. In this world, everyone is drunk, everyone is drunk. Those who seek fame are drunk, those who seek profit are drunk, and those who are rich are drunk. However, the world was in a coma, and everyone was relieved and woke up first.
By talent, cynicism, behind to prevent projection worm; Dress up to deceive people, you may have a mirror in front of you.
Strange villains turn heroes upside down, but they don't know how to turn them into villains; I cherish our suffering in the world, but I don't know that suffering is to see us.
Many and dense flowers are the means of opening; When the wind is crazy and the rain is urgent, you can stand still and see your feet.
Night talk around the stove
Full text and translation
Wang Yongbin, a native of Xianfeng, Qing Dynasty, wrote Night Talk Around the Furnace, with a total of 22 1 article. Taking "settling down and starting a career" as the general topic, he revealed the profound meaning of "starting a career" from ten aspects: morality, self-cultivation, reading, helping the poor, teaching children, loyalty and filial piety, and frugality. Since modern times, his works have had a great influence, and they are also called "three wonders of life" with Hong Yingming's Caigen Tan and Chen Jiru's Small Window You Ji in the Ming Dynasty. Night Talk Around the Furnace is a collection of Wang Yongbin's own life feelings. The style of writing is elegant and the meaning is long. In the plain and beautiful narrative, the truth of being a man in trivial life is explained. The ancients thought that reading on a snowy night and chatting around the stove were two great pleasures in life. For modern people, it is not a great pleasure to send away a noisy day and read quietly under the fireside lamp. Lights are brightly lit in the middle of the night, and books are overflowing. Let's savor the fun of "Night Talk Around the Furnace"!
First, teaching children at an early age is easy to make a difference; Check your body and mind on weekdays, and don't worry about hard work.
[Notes]
Meteorology: masculinity, people's words and deeds. Check: review, introspection. Body and mind: body refers to what you say and do, and heart refers to what you think. Worry and diligence: Worry is not diligent enough, and fear cannot be tempered.
[translation]
Teach the younger generation to start from childhood, cultivate them to be honest and generous, and do everything without hiding; In daily life, we should always reflect on our own behaviors and thoughts, which is inseparable from self-monitoring and self-cultivation.
[opinion]
A person's success or failure often depends on his character. The formation of character often depends on the upbringing of childhood. Therefore, to raise a child, we must cultivate him to develop good habits, an open and aboveboard personality and an upright and generous mind from an early age; Then when you grow up, you can always maintain an elegant and generous temperament no matter what the situation.
In daily life, people should cultivate self-examination at any time. What is the so-called "cheating for others"? Don't believe in making friends? Can't you learn? "You can always reflect on what you have done both physically and mentally. Is there anything lazy and not diligent enough? If there is this phenomenon, and you are not worried, you are not sorry for others, that is, sorry for your own life; What do you think? Are you lacking in self-vigilance? If this happens, then the upward vitality will be lost, and no progress will be retrogression. How can we not be self-vigilant at any time?
The first paragraph of this article is very important, and the second paragraph is about the cultivation of children and adults, both of which are based on internal requirements.
Second, to make friends, you must learn from your friends and do what you know.
To make friends with friends, we must pay attention to their benefits in order to benefit; In the words of sages, it is necessary for me to do this at ordinary times in order to be a student.
[Notes]
Make friends: associate with friends. Advantages: advantages, advantages.
[translation]
When you associate with friends, you must carefully observe his advantages and strengths, and study hard to get the benefits of friends. For the words left by ancient sages, we must follow them in our daily life, so as to truly appreciate the words in the book.
[opinion]
Friends are often very good teachers. How can I put it? Because everyone has his strengths and weaknesses, the strengths are what I should learn, and the weaknesses are my reference. It's not easy to make friends. If you make friends casually, or just make some fair-weather friends, you may only learn the shortcomings of your friends, not learn everywhere. In this way, instead of making progress, I gradually regressed and making friends became harmful. Therefore, to associate with friends, we should not only play together, but also observe their words and deeds and learn sincerely. I must distinguish between what is good and what is bad; Only the good should learn, and the bad should not learn, so no matter what friends, they are good friends to themselves.
If we only interpret the words of ancient sages and even contemporary sages, but don't practice them in daily life, we can't really benefit from reading. Only by putting the good words in the book into daily dealing with advance and retreat and interacting with people can we truly "read". Thus, "it is better to believe in books than to have no books." If you can't use the knowledge in books flexibly and become the wisdom of daily life, you will become a dull and pedantic Mr. Dong Bing.