Ancient poems about spiritual cultivation

5, not indifferent, unclear, not quiet, not far away. (Three Kingdoms? Shu? Zhuge Liang's book of commandments)

Without indifferent cultivation, you can't make your ambition innocent; Without a calm heart and the exclusion of external interference, we can't achieve our lofty goals. Zhuge Liang believes that to cultivate one's morality and study, one must first get rid of the shackles of fame and fortune and avoid impetuousness in order to become a talent.

If you study alone and have no friends, you will be ignorant. (The Book of Rites? Learning ")

If you study alone and have no friends to learn from each other, you will have shallow knowledge and limited knowledge.

7. Don't forget the past and be a teacher of the future. ("Warring States Policy? Zhao Ceyi ")

It means remembering past experiences and lessons for future reference.

8, but there is no stone in the advection, and it is always said that there is sinking. (Tang dynasty? Du Xunhe "Jingxi")

Warn people not to be complacent and negligent when things are smooth sailing, but to be cautious. Sinking: refers to the sinking of a ship and drowning of people.

9, don't do it with evil small, don't do it with good small. (The History of the Three Kingdoms)

Never do even a small bad thing, but do even a small good thing.

10, change it if it is available, and encourage it if it is not. (The Analects of Confucius)

Be kind to yourself, reflect on yourself every day, correct your mistakes and encourage yourself not to make mistakes. We should also adopt this attitude towards the opinions put forward by others.

1 1. Worry and fatigue can rejuvenate the country, and leisure can die. (Song? Ouyang Xiu's History of the Five Dynasties? Biography of Lingguan)

Hard work and hard struggle are enough to achieve great things; If you covet comfort and indulge in pleasure, you will be doomed to death.

12, keep your word and do what you want. (The Analects of Confucius)

Keep your word and do things decisively and thoroughly, which is the principle and virtue of being a man.

13, Taishan does not let the soil, so it can become big; Rivers and seas do not choose small streams, so they can be deep. (Qin? Reese's book of remonstrance and expulsion)

Let: refuse or give up. Just: achievement. The original metaphor is to recruit talents to achieve great things. It can also be used to refer to being knowledgeable and knowledgeable, so as to have deeper attainments.

14, Mei Xu Xun's snow is three points white, but the snow has lost a piece of Mei Xiang. (Song? Lu Meipo's Xue Mei)

Plum blossoms are not as white as snowflakes, and snowflakes are not as fragrant as plum blossoms. Now it can be used to describe that people have their own strengths and weaknesses, and they should learn from each other.

15, national life and death, every cloud has a silver lining. (Qing? Lin Zexu's "Going to the Garrison to Show the Family")

And: and, delivery. If it is good for my country, I can give my life. Can you escape because of misfortune and fight for happiness? The poem shows Lin Zexu's noble feelings of putting national interests first and not caring about personal gains and losses.

16, no shoes, Li Wei crown. (Han Yuefu's ancient poem "A Gentleman's Journey")

Don't bend over to lift shoes in Gua Tian (lest others mistake it for picking melons). Don't raise your hand under the plum tree (lest others mistake it for stealing plums). Metaphor is to be cautious where it is easy to be suspected, pay attention to behave yourself and regulate your behavior.

17, decent people are decent, and villains are always in the same boat. (The Analects of Confucius)

A gentleman refers to a person with morality. A villain is a person with bad moral character. These two words are about an upright man is open and poised, who is broad-minded, but the villain is often embarrassed and sad.

18, the mountain is starting, and the scenery is stopping. (The Book of Songs? Xiaoya ")

Jingxing (háng): Avenue. Stop: auxiliary words are meaningless. The original intention of the two sentences is: look up when you meet a mountain, and pass smoothly when you meet a road. Later, the "mountain" metaphor is noble, and the "scenery" metaphor is aboveboard. A person with lofty moral character like a mountain will be admired by others; People who behave aboveboard will be imitated by others.

19, the lotus has no shelter from the rain, and the chrysanthemum still has Ao Shuang branches. (Su Shi's "Gift to Liu Jingwen")

Qíng: Lift it up. Rain cover refers to lotus leaf, because it is like an open umbrella. When the lotus leaves wither, the lotus leaves as tall as umbrellas will wither. But the chrysanthemum withered, but it still left branches standing proudly in the severe frost. The poem is lined with chrysanthemums, expressing admiration for the noble sentiments of friends.

20. It is better to die holding incense in the branches than to be blown down in the north wind. (Song? Zheng Sixiao's "Painting Chrysanthemums")

I would rather die of incense on the branches than be blown down by the cold north wind. The poet chanted with chrysanthemums to express his patriotic feelings of adhering to moral integrity and unswerving determination.