brick by brick
Step by step should include three meanings: first, reading should have a certain order and cannot be reversed. "If there are two books, one book will lead to the other. When a book is spoken, articles, chapters, articles, sentences, beginning and end are in an orderly way. " Second, we should arrange a reading plan according to our actual situation and ability, and earnestly abide by it. "We should try our best to keep them." If you don't understand this, you can't aspire to it. "
Read carefully and think carefully.
Zhu believes that reading should not only be familiar, but also be good at thinking. If the number of times is not enough, although it has been recited, it will be full. Remember the text and notes, "Let everything come out of my mouth."
Swimming with an open mind
Zhu strongly advocated that reading should be open-minded, that is, every word should be read with an open mind, and there should be no fabrication, no preconceptions, and no one can affect the whole body and force the meaning in the book to conform to his own wishes. The so-called reciting is to chew and ponder repeatedly when reading.
Observe yourself.
When reading, you must put the words of the sages in the book into your body. We must put ourselves in that truth and gradually get closer to each other and become one with ourselves. In other words, reading should not only work hard on paper, but also combine the truth in the book with your own life.
Fastening force
When studying, we should "relax the time limit and pay close attention to the course." Be resolute and vigorous in learning, lazy and useless. " "We must be full of energy, such as fighting fires and treating diseases, such as holding water boats, and we must not go slow."
Respect and ambition.
When reading, we must restrain this heart, that is, respect. To maintain ambition, we must set lofty goals and persist in them for a long time with tenacious perseverance.
Zhu's reading method is a summary of his long-term reading experience, which is full of philosophy and rich in learning psychology, such as the principle of "step by step" to embody ability; "read carefully and think carefully" embodies the principle of combining learning with thinking; "Swimming with an open mind" embodies objective thinking; "Observing oneself" embodies the practice of one's own thoughts; "Tightening and exerting strength" highlights the consciousness of active efforts; "Stay at a respectful distance from others" contains the idea of single-mindedness, which is worthy of our careful consideration, open-minded study and serious reference.