Confucianism, our study of life
—— “2015 East Asia Youth Confucian Forum and Study Camp—ConfucianET Escorts Ethics and CharacterEthiopia Sugar Daddy‘s teachings” study experience
Author: Liao Yuxuan (National Taiwan Normal University)
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Time: Renshen, July 12, Year Yiwei, Year 2566, Confucius
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Me I have always been very interested in Confucianism, but this interest seems to only stop at “learning”. However, at the same time, I deeply feel that Confucianism is a knowledge closely linked to life.
So when I saw the theme of ET Escorts, “Character” “Teaching” is very attractive to me, and indeed I learned a lot from the lectures, visits and discussions throughout the campEthiopians Escort Different ideas stirred up, and we deeply realized that one of the goals of our joint efforts is to truly practice Confucianism in life.
The following is a brief summary of what I have gained, thought and felt during the camp, and I would like to share some of my experiences with my friends.
Confucianism for Life
The theme of the first lecture is “Why must we revisit the Confucian humanistic spirit in the 21st century?” I think it throws out Such awareness of issues is a good opening for the entire study camp, allowing us to think about such issues and clarify why we are here not only to study but also to practice Confucianism.
Faced with the changes of the times, what we are actually facing is the issue of “self”. In the lecture, Professor Huang Junjie talked about the so-called confusion of self, which is the relationship between self and others. The collision is also Ethiopians SugardaddyEthiopians Escort The collision between civilizational identity and political identity. I think this is indeed an issue that modern people need to face ET Escorts, especially in the time and space we are inET Escorts Scenery and social atmosphere often make us lose ourselves, whether it is a very individual self, or the self in the entire context. No matter which one it is, we should recognize it and find it back.
I don’t think that Confucianism can solve all problems, but I think that at most Confucianism is definitely a channel for us to find the value of life. Through Confucian thinking, such as Confucius’ determination of self- Will determines, Mencius determined that self is the origin of value consciousness, etc. Perhaps it will be easier for us to find the position of the tiny self in the world, discover that we are not actually that small, and then recognize that the meaning of our own existence is also grand and grand at some level. main.
I really like the mention of the Confucian humanistic spirit in this lecture. The Sanqin family couldn’t help but raise their eyebrows slightly and asked curiously: “Sister-in-law, it seems you are sure?” “Points of connotation: self-awakening, unity of nature and man, and reviewing the past to learn the new. Confucian classics, summarizing the entire Confucianism, are not just dead knowledge, but living spirit that should be practiced. I think this is the attitude I would expect myself to have at all times.
Professor Gao Baiyuan said this on the last day: “We do not need more Confucian scholars, but real Confucian scholars.” There are too many scholars studying Confucianism and Confucianism, but we Everyone should hope that they are Confucian scholars who embody Confucianism with their destiny, just like Professor Liu Canglong encouraged at the graduation ceremonyThe attitude we should adopt, I think although we still have many shortcomings now, we should still have the so-called courage to bear the difficulties of this era. This is the deepest meaning of our gathering together to discuss Confucianism.
Teaching on character
Pan Chaoyang taught about the teaching of character using “The Doctrine of the Mean”. He said that the Confucian teaching of characterET Escorts is the teaching of Zhonghe. He just took courses related to Zhongyong at school before the winter vacation. , so it feels particularly close and practical.
Zhu Zi talks about the golden mean: “The golden mean is the name of the golden mean. There is nothing wrong or anything less than the mean. Mean, ordinary Ethiopians Sugardaddy.” Professor Pan said this when explaining. The “medium” of the golden mean, no fault or inferiority, refers to the state of the mind, while the “medium” of ordinary refers to daily use. A principle that can be used by ordinary people.
In fact, we all understand that we must make our nature clear and thorough, and reach the middle state, so that the emotions generated from this can be harmonious. But what kind of effort should be done is an issue that must be considered in the teaching of character. The “anti-awareness experience” proposed by Mr. Mou Zongsan can be an answer here. The realization of counter-awareness is a kind of self-discipline, and Mr. Mou believes that it is the way to pursue true morality. I think, first of all, we must believe in the existence of the original intention and conscience of morality, and then we can then realize the original intention, conscience and realize morality through self-cultivation. And this is what we should strive for throughout our lives, always reminding ourselves to pursue our true purpose that we can let go for any reasonEthiopians Escort Liang, Ethiopia Sugar The way to neutralize nature and the emotions arising from nature, including guarding against fear and speaking the truth, he also Confused by the huge difference, but that’s how he felt Ethiopians Sugardaddy. Be cautious and independent, only by doing a good job in our own cultivation can we influence others, achieve our own goals, and make the whole society Ethiopians Sugardaddy not biased , can be a good society that implements character education.
Among them, Professor Yang Zuhan’s lecture proposedI learned a lot of new and impressive ideas. The theme of the lecture is “Self-cultivation of character from the perspective of Gongfu theory of Confucianism in Song and Ming Dynasties”, so it talks about “investigating things to achieve knowledge” in Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism. Professor Yang Zuhan pointed out that the more clearly a person understands “reason”, the more he requires himself to practice “reason” to solve the practical problems of Ethiopians Escortrationality. Causes “confusion”. I think this part is very important Ethiopia Sugar Daddy, and “reason” also relies on “qi” to exist. Therefore, through nourishing Qi, we can clearly understand our own principles, and then we can manifest them and achieve a higher level of character in practice.
In addition, Professor Yang Zuhan talked about a concept that I found particularly interesting. He said, “The existence of life is to maintain its existence by consuming life itself.” After hearing this, However, although she can face everything calmly, she cannot confirm whether others can really understand and accept her. After all, what she said was one thing, and what she was thinking was that at another time, my first reaction was still shocking. In fact, it was not because I was afraid of wasting my life, but because we are too accustomed to wasting our lives, and our lives are changing every day. It’s passing. However, Professor Yang Zuhan also said, “The existence of matter is used to pursue spiritual life.” My interpretation is that I was too limited to the materiality of life and thought that we were wasting our lives every day. In fact, I was too focused on the entity. level, but ignore the spiritual level. Only when we look at the macroscopic view, we will see the existence maintained by consumption. The so-called existence is the so-called spiritual life. When we are transcendent from matter, we can see that the value of true life depends on spirit, and we can better exert the meaning of spirit and make our life existence of higher quality.
Emotional single-mindedness
Another thing worth mentioning There is a discussion session with the division team on the first morning. At that time, the first issue that our district team brought up for discussion was the issue of exclusive love between men and women. This is a question that is very close to our life experience, so the discussion is very lively.
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I remembered that I once read a passage in Teacher Zeng Zhaoxu’s book “Only when there is no restraint can there be love.” It said this: “As long as people develop love, People, people are already on the road of self-realization, and they can immediately feel the fulfillment and joy of self-realization… And the clever thing is: if we don’t expect the end, we will see every step we take, They all say “You don’t want to live anymore!” What if someone heardEthiopia Sugar Daddy? “A realization when the end is close, so every step is the realization of the end. This is called “eternity in a moment.”” I think that if talking about the end of self-realization on an emotional level is to pursue the so-called single-mindedness, then , perhaps it can also be said that every time we love someone is a kind of single-minded realization. It doesn’t matter how many people we have loved before loving this person, or how many people we may love after loving this person. It is about that moment, sincerity and sincerity. Paying ground is a kind of concentration.
We sometimes get too entangled in narrow definitions, such as how many relationships we have had and what counts as exclusiveness, which actually makes the matter of emotion complicated. I think it is the same when it comes to love, as well as every behavior and decision made from the heart. The most important thing should be that we should be sincere to ourselves, ask our true intentions and conscience, and understand whether every moment has a clear conscience.
This is my own value, but I also believe that everyone has his own Ethiopians Escort‘s idea, so especially when facing emotional problems, you should not impose your own values on the other person. Relationships always need communication and running-in to achieve the most harmonious and comfortable state. Bar.
Conclusion
The entire training camp course is rich in content, including multiple lectures and visits. It is impossible to talk about them one by one in my experience. Overall, I feel that this trainingEthiopia Sugarcamp implements “character teachingEthiopians Sugardaddy“. We do not just read a bunch of classics, but through the connection of life experience and reflection on life issues, we deeply realize that the importance of Confucianism is not only to be able to quote the classics, but that all meanings are in the true nature of the Confucianism. It blooms after embodiment and practice.
I have been exposed to Confucianism for a long time, but for most of the time, it was required by the school to study and take exams, so we carefully copied down the notes and notes on every word in class, and took exams. Try your best to memorize the designated chapters and paragraphs. In school life, it seems to be using the Chinese Ethiopia Sugar Daddy exam paper and the Mencius exam paperEthiopians Escort determines whether you are an excellent Confucian learner and can write a long essayEthiopia Sugar people seem to be classified as people who understand Confucianism. Many people don’t like or even hate Confucianism. I think that’s because the way we have been studying is wrong. When a subject requires memorization, it is inevitable that there will be a feeling of exclusion. However, Confucianism is closely related to life, so the key point is that we should bring it closer to our lives and fit it closely.
This is exactly what I felt deeply in this training camp. From every speaker, I saw their sparkle when talking about Confucianism. It is truly a model of “Confucianism”, and it is also a goal that I yearn for and hope that I can follow.
In just five days of camp, I saw many people who are dedicated to Confucianism, and I was deeply moved. Every time I listened to lectures, dialogues and discussions, sparks of in-depth knowledge were stirred up. , I always believe that in the future, no matter whether we meet again or not, we are all walking on the same road and heading in the same direction, so working hard is a wonderful thing.
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