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1、中庸&論語TheDoctrineoftheMean&TheConfucianAnalectsEL111謝冰玉中庸TheDoctrineoftheMeanTheDoctrineoftheMeanisanotheressayinTheBookofRites(《禮記》).AsisterchaptertoTheGreatLerning(《大學》),isabouttheConfucianismphilosophyoflife.AccodingtotheConfucianscholarsoftheSongDynasty,whileTheGreatlearningisagatewaytoperfectv
2、irtue,TheDoctrineoftheMeanteachesthewaysoftheworld.ZhongyongortheMean,atypicalConfucianconcept,iscomposedoftwoChinesecharaters.Zhongmeansneithertoomanynottoofew,neithertoomuchnortoolittle;andyongmeansneitheroutstatndingnorcommon.Therefore,accordingtotheConfucianscholars,whatevertheydoandwhomeverth
3、eyhappentodealwith,peopleshouldalwaysadheretothisprinciple.Thisisthespirtofthehappymedium,whichisindeedthehighestprincipleofConfucianismregardingthewaysoflife.Thebook,writtenintheearlyHanDynasty,wassaidtobecomposedbyZisi,agrandsonofConfucius`,anditwaslaterpasseddowntoMencius.ZhuXidividedthebookint
4、o33chapters.ThefirstchapterisPandect(總論).Accordingtothebook,loyalty,filialpiety,benevolenceandloveareallparthumannature.Everythingwillbefineprovidedpeopleletnaturetakeitscourse.However,thefactisnoteverybodycandoso.Thereforeitisnecessaryforpeopletoreceiveeducation,andtrytoperfectthemselves.Ifeveryo
5、nemakesstrictdemandsonhimself/herself,anddoseeverythingaccordingtotheConfucianrites,thentherelationsbetweenthekingandtheminister,thefatherandthesonwilleventuallybeharmonized,andthesocietywillgosmoothly.Thisiswhatiscalledthe"ConfucianWayoftheHeart".Unfortunatelythisisnoteasilyachievedinthereallife.
6、Asaresult,anewconceptchengorsincerityisputforwardinTheDoctrineofehMean,whichisalsoregardedaspartofhumannature.Ifpeoplearealwayssincerebycultivatingthemselves.Onlythiscanhelpthemtofollwotherightway,thatis,thegoldenmean.中庸節(jié)選天命之謂性,率性之謂道,修道之謂教。WhatHeavenhasconferrediscalledTheNature;anaccordancewithth
7、isnatureiscalledThePathofduty;theregulationofthispathiscalledInstruction.道也者,不可須臾離也,可離非道也。是故君子戒慎乎其所不睹,恐懼乎其所不聞。莫見乎隱,莫顯乎微,故君子慎其獨也。Thepathmaynotbeleftforaninstant.Ifitcouldbeleft,itwouldnotbethepath.Onthisaccount,th