1. "Shen" means to be cautious and alert at all times; "solitude" means to be alone and act alone. This means that you should strictly control your own desires, do not rely on the supervision of others, and consciously control your own desires.
2. "Be cautious in independence": It is a state of cultivation.
3. How to achieve the state of "prudent independence": establish lofty ideals and ambitions, and constantly improve your self-cultivation.
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Abandon the perception of external objects through the body's senses, return to one's own mind, and reflect carefully inwardly.
The famous calligrapher Feng Yueli
Quotes from "The Book of Rites·Da Xue": "This means that sincerity lies in the inside and appearance lies in the outside, so a gentleman must be careful about his independence."
Three Kingdoms·Wei Caozhi's "Empress Dowager Bian's Edict": "Only fear the gods, respect but be cautious."
Song Pengcheng's "Xu Mo Ke wields the rhinoceros and Tao Gu envoys to the south of the Yangtze River": "The envoy song of Xizai Ji Qin, Ji Lan, dressed in bad clothes, was a post girl, and Gu was delighted when she saw her, so she violated the rule of caution."
Chapter 20 of "The Appearance of Officialdom": "We are the most particular people who talk about philosophy. It is the work of being cautious and alone, and you must always be able to wear a quilt without being ashamed."
Chapter 1 of the first part of Li Jieren's "Big Wave": "In such an unenlightened and uncivilized place, you must be a human being. How dare a person who is a teacher be careless?"