(The Analects of Confucius)

The truth in the world is always the simplest, just as the sun rises from the east every day and falls to the west. The Analects tells you that things are always the easiest, but it activates the conscience inside you. More than 2,500 years ago, Confucius taught and lived in bits and pieces, and was recorded by the student segment. These records, which were based on class notes, were compiled by his students and later recorded as The Analects. We will feel that the Analects does not seem to have very strict logic. Many of them are on the subject matter. There are few long-formed texts in it. Almost every one is very short. In fact, speechlessness is also an education. We all say that Confucius is a saint. The saint is the most capable and most charismatic person in the land where he lives. What Confucius brought to us is a belief in living on the earth. People like him will naturally grow out of our lives, not from the sky. Unlike the West, the Chinese philosophy department advocates a solemn, rational and honest beauty. The image of Confucius in The Analects is the embodiment of such an aesthetic ideal. In the image of Confucius, the saturated power that is transmitted from his heart is condensed. It can only be so powerful when the atmosphere of the day is condensed in one's heart. This is a kind of power. If we learn to extract the power of forging, we can get the heart of Confucius. We saw that Confucius’s attitude was very peaceful, and his heart was solemn. Because there is one power - the power of faith. Confucius is a person who speaks especially about faith. Zhao Pu, the founding prime minister of the Song Dynasty, once said that he ruled the world with half of the Analects of Confucius. It can be seen that the Analects of Confucius played a huge role in ancient social life and political life as well as the admiration and admiration of the Analects by the ancients. Zi Yan: "Heavenly words? At 4 o'clock, everything is sorrowful. What is the sorrow?" Confucius said to his students: "Look, the sky is on, quiet, and the fourth season is in rotation, everything is breeding, heaven and Do you want to talk?” The ultimate transmission of The Analects is one attitude, a simple, warm attitude to life. It is with this that Confucius influenced his disciples. As we all know, the core of the Confucian theory and the most quintessential thing, in addition to the word "forg", there is one word that is "benevolence." Confucius student Fan Chi once asked Confucius what is Ren? Confucius only answered his two words: "Love." Love others is called benevolence. Fan Qiao asked what is wisdom? Confucius said: "Know people." To know others is wisdom. Caring for others is benevolence, understanding others is wisdom. It's that simple. The essence of The Analects is to tell everyone how to live the kind of happy life that our souls need. Not far from the people, let us learn to grow under the glory of the sages!

First day: Yang Jiwei