Nourishing Virtue Illustrated

Author: Jiao Hong / He Xinbo (Notes)
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Publish Date: 2004-03-08
Features: Throughout the book, it not only embodies the fundamental spirit and cultural core of Confucian ethics but also integrates profound life truths and insights into human existence. It both demonstrates the depth and nobility of theory and comprehensively expresses the boundless wisdom of ancient people. The entire book presents the values and moral perspectives of ancient China from various angles, including how to be a person, how to govern and conduct oneself in society, how to cultivate moral sentiments, and how to establish the character of a gentleman, among others. The specific content includes filial piety towards parents, respecting teachers and loving the young, valuing the family, striving to study, being consistent in words and deeds, cherishing benevolence, upholding integrity, valuing talent, showing respect to the worthy, practicing frugality and avoiding extravagance, unremitting self-improvement, being strict with oneself and lenient with others. The ideal character it expresses remains self-cultivation, family harmony, governing the state, and bringing peace to the world. In other words, the main theme of the book is that one must be upright, honorable, honest, and incorruptible, and that one must first rectify oneself before rectifying others. All of these hold positive significance.