People generally understand it as "when you are alone and no one is paying attention, you should be careful in your behavior", "farewell to the sea", or "be careful when you are alone" and "etymology".
In addition, there are two chapters in the Confucian classic "Five Elements" of Guodian Chu Bamboo Slips unearthed in Shayang, Hubei Province, which are devoted to the simplified version of "Shendu": 16 ~ 18 cloud: "Shu Ren is a villain, and his meaning is also." Be a villain if you can be a villain. Looking ahead, I am full of energy. If you can commit a crime, you will be sad, but a villain will be cautious.
Meaning:
"Caution" means being cautious and alert at all times; "Independence" means being alone, acting alone. It means to strictly control your own desires and consciously control your own desires without the supervision of others;
"Cautious independence": it is a realm of cultivation;
How to achieve the realm of "cautious independence": establish lofty ideals and ambitions, and constantly improve their self-cultivation;
Including attitudes and methods. We should be cautious in academic attitude, advocate the cognitive model of "knowing and opposing", and form complete systematic knowledge exhaustively, which is cautious and unique.
Extended data:
"Cautious independence" is a self-cultivation method with China national characteristics created by ancient Confucianism in China. As a method of self-cultivation, it emphasizes that in the absence of external supervision, we should unswervingly and more cautiously adhere to our moral beliefs and consciously act according to moral requirements, and we will not act rashly because there is no supervision.
An important concept of Confucianism, which pays attention to the cultivation of personal moral level and the integrity of personal conduct, is the highest realm of personal demeanor. Because of the meanings of Daxue and The Doctrine of the Mean, Zheng Xuan in the Eastern Han Dynasty noticed that The Doctrine of the Mean was "cautious about independence": "cautious about his family." People generally understand it as "when you are alone and no one is paying attention, you should be careful in your behavior", "farewell to the sea", or "be careful when you are alone" and "etymology".
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