Chinese Classics. Timeless Selections: The Four Books and Five Classics (Volumes 1 and 2) (Set of 2 Books)

Author: Tan Guoqing
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: A book for the university, the ancient method of teaching people. Since the birth of the people by heaven, they have all been given the nature of benevolence, righteousness, and wisdom. However, they may not be able to achieve equality in accordance with their innate dispositions, so they cannot all fully understand and fulfill their nature. When a wise and insightful person emerges among them, heaven will surely appoint them as the teachers and rulers of the hundred million people, allowing them to govern and teach, restoring their nature. This is why Fuxi, Shennong, Huangdi, Yao, and Shun succeeded heaven to establish the ultimate principle, and why the position of the Minister of Education and the official in charge of music were established. Since then, the habits of scholars who memorize texts and compose poetry have been more effective than those of primary education but useless; the teachings of heretics who advocate emptiness and extinction are higher than those of the university but without substance. Other strategies, techniques, and the pursuit of fame and fortune, as well as the various schools and skills, have all emerged among them, confusing the world and deceiving the people, filling the world with benevolence and righteousness. Heaven's cycle of events is unending, and nothing goes unrewarded. The Song Dynasty was prosperous and its governance and education were bright. At that time, the two masters of the Henan Cheng family emerged, continuing the tradition of Mencius.