Interpretation of Dong Zhongshu's Poems: Gentleman's Benevolence, Kindness and Caution

Interpretation of Dong Zhongshu's Poems: Gentleman's Benevolence, Kindness and Caution

Inscription poem:

Love gives birth to everything, everything has feelings, heaven and earth give birth to people, and there are different people.

People are so expensive: the father is filial, the brother is respectful, and the monarch and the minister are righteous.

? Top-down friendship, gathering and meeting, respect from the elders and friendliness from all ages;

There is a text, and the text is linked; There is kindness in joy and kindness in love.

Grain for food, Sang Ma for clothing, six livestock for raising, serving cattle and riding horses,

Fencing leopards, trapping tigers, will give you the spirit of heaven, the nature of heaven and earth, and human feelings are the most precious.

Knowledge is better than sex, knowledge is better than things, after knowing righteousness, after knowing ceremony.

After peace and kindness, after music and reason, after kindness, after being called a gentleman.

A gentleman's true feelings are cautious, and many a little makes a mickle.

It is dark and subtle. Yao started as a vassal and made a fortune in the mountains.

If you don't show up for a day, you will take your time.

Everything you do is in your body, you can't hide it. Be careful what you say, keep your word, and do what you do.

A word spoken is a word that must be honored. The smallest is the biggest, and the prudent is the best.

Therefore, Yao works hard every day and does his own thing well; Shun is a career, and Shun is filial piety in the future.

If you are good at accumulating fame, you will be respected by virtue. If you accumulate goodness, you will benefit from it.

People don't know themselves; It is better to burn ointment than to accumulate evil, but people can't see it.

Good and evil go hand in hand, like shadow, like shadow.

Thieves and bandits go hand in hand, while wise men hide and hide, and the day is evil and chaotic, which eventually leads to ruin.

Violent and ruthless, not a day's death, but also gradually, slightly immersed.

Text:

People are made in heaven and detached from the crowd. They are close relatives of father and son, and have the friendship of monarch and minister. When they meet, there are old people to help young people and old people (6); The reason why this person is expensive is that he has gifts and kindness of love. It's the spirit of heaven. It's more expensive to feed on five grains, clothe Sang Ma, feed on six animals, ride horses and cattle, and fencing leopards as tigers. Therefore, Confucius said: "The nature of heaven and earth is also expensive (7)." The nature is clear, and the confidant is more expensive than the thing; A confidant is more valuable than things, and then you know righteousness (righteousness); Know the righteousness (righteousness), and then honor: honor, and then settle down (8); Be good at peace and then be happy; Happiness follows reason, and then it is called a gentleman. Therefore, Confucius said, "I don't know if I am alive, and death (nothing) is a gentleman (9)", which is the so-called.

Man has inherited his destiny, and he is superior, which is different from other creatures. At home, there are relatives of father and son, and outside, there are titles of monarch and minister. When we meet, there are norms for respecting the old and respecting the young. It is valuable to have clear etiquette to receive each other and to be happy and loving with each other. Growing grains for food, growing mulberry and hemp to make clothes, raising six livestock, riding cattle and horses, and pointing to tigers and leopards with swords are all manifestations that people are endowed with the aura of heaven and are more valuable than anything else. So Confucius said, "Man is the most precious thing born in heaven and earth." When people understand nature, they know that they are more valuable than everything else; Know that you are more valuable than everything before you know etiquette; Understand etiquette, and then pay attention to etiquette; Pay attention to etiquette, and then feel at ease in the good aspects; Peace of mind in the good way, and then willing to follow the truth; Willing to follow the truth and then call it a gentleman. So Confucius said, "Don't be a gentleman if you don't know your destiny." That's what he meant.

(6) stone: stand on it. (7) "The nature of heaven and earth is expensive": See the chapter "Three Records of Filial Piety". Sex: life is also. (8) Good Harmony: It is safe to say that you are in a good way. (9) "I don't know his life, but I don't think he is a gentleman": See The Analects of Confucius Yao Yue.

The book says: "Go to mourn for the confrontation, immerse yourself in the micro-immersion, learn to immerse yourself in the usual way, and change with an open mind." It is said that many a little makes a mickle (1). Therefore, saints must create light from darkness and light from microcosms. Therefore, Yao originated from princes (2) and flourished in the mountains (3). One day is not obvious, but it is gradually covered up. Speak for yourself, don't stop; What you did is in your body, and you can't hide it. Words and deeds rule the world, and gentlemen move the principle of heaven and earth. So the smallest is the largest (4), and the cautious is the fifth. As the poem says, "Only the king of this article, caution is the best (6)" Therefore, Yao is conscientious (7) and Shun is filial to him every day (8). He is good at accumulating fame and respecting people with virtue, which is also a way of immersion. Accumulate virtue and do good deeds, and you will gain in the long run (9), but you don't know it yourself; It is better to have the ointment of fire than to have evil in the body, but people can't see it. Who can know if you don't understand feelings and don't follow customs? This Tang Yu is famous because he can be a mourner. Husband follows good and evil, and the scene echoes (influences) (10). So unruly and violent (1 1), slander thieves go hand in hand, sage and knowledge (wisdom) hide, evil is becoming more and more obvious, and the country is in chaos, naturally like the day in the sky (12), and eventually it will perish. Those who are unreasonable and disobedient will die in a day, and they will come gradually. Therefore, although Jie Li and Zhou died, they still enjoyed the country for more than ten years, which is also the way of immersion.

"Ce Wen" said: "Praise Yu Shun, mourn Shang Zhou. Seeing that these are gradually disappearing and prospering, I want to correct my mistakes with humility. " I heard that a small amount can earn a lot, and a small amount can earn a lot. Therefore, the sacred products dim and reach the light, and gradually reach the dignitaries from the humble position. Therefore, it was not a day's work that Yao rose from a vassal to the son of heaven, and Shun rose from a mountain farmer to the son of heaven, but it was gradually realized. I said that I can't stop it; The behavior is made by oneself and can't be concealed any more. Words and deeds are the most important conditions for governing the country, and they make the gentleman move the world. So every little makes a mickle, and careful attention to subtle behaviors will be famous. The Book of Songs says, "King Wen, be careful." Therefore, Yao practiced his way of governing the country with trepidation every day, and Shun performed filial piety carefully and nervously every day. He has accumulated much virtue, naturally became famous, demonstrated his virtue, gained the respect of others, and gradually became rich. Accumulate kindness in yourself, just as people grow up without realizing it; It is not easy for people to see the evil accumulated in themselves, just like a lamp consumes oil. Who can understand this truth if he is not a person who knows feelings and has insight into the secular world? This is why Tang Yao and Yu Shun have good reputations, while Xia Jie and Shang Zhou make people feel sad and fearful. The result of good and evil behavior is like a shadow following a human figure and an echo following a sound. Therefore, Zhou's tyranny is neglected, the wicked use it, and the wise hide it. As a result, Jie Li and Zhou's sin became more and more obvious day by day, and the country became chaotic day by day, but they still enjoyed it, thinking that they were like the sun in the sky, and eventually they gradually corrupted and even perished. Those cruel monarchs did not perish at once, but were also caused slowly. Therefore, although Jie Li and Zhou had no choice, they remained in power for more than ten years, which is why they gradually declined or even perished.

(1) Giant: Great. (2) Yao was born in a vassal: Yao was promoted from a vassal to an emperor. F: From now on. (3) Shun Xing Yu Shan: Shun Zeng cultivated Li Shan. (4) The smallest is the largest: it means that the smaller the better, resulting in a tall person. (Zhuo Note: I know how to look at it) (5) Those who are cautious and independent: Being cautious is clear. (6) "Only the king of this article, be cautious": See "The Book of Songs, Elegant and Daming". Wing wing: Gong Suwang. (7) Conscientiousness: be careful. (8) Karma: fear. (9) Long (zh γ ng) days plus benefits: the number of words increases from time to time. (10) Corresponding influence sound: it follows the shadow, and the sound follows the sound. (1 1).: Same as "slow". (12) If the sun is in the sky, it means that it will never die.