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Chapter 41 Self-cultivation
[Original text]

Great way of a saint!Yangyanghu ① develops all things, and is extremely steeper than the sky ②.Youyou ③ great, etiquette ④ three hundred, prestige ⑤ three thousand.Wait for the person ⑥ and then do it.Therefore, it is said: If you do not achieve virtue, you will not be condensed when you reach the Tao.Therefore, a gentleman respects virtue and asks learning from the Dao ⑧, reaching the vastness and making the most of the subtleties, extremely high and the Dao is moderate, learning the new by reviewing the past, and advocating the propriety with honesty.It is the former residence that is not arrogant ⑨, and that is not inferior ⑩.The country has Tao B11, and its words are enough to prosper B12; the country has no Tao B13, and its silence is enough to accommodate B14. "Poetry" says B15: "It is both clear and philosophical, so as to protect its own body." This is called harmony!

【Note】

①Yangyanghu: mighty, full of beautiful meaning.

②Junji: Extremely tall.Yu: to.

③Youyou: The appearance of ample and sufficient.

④ Etiquette: The main rules of ancient etiquette, also known as scriptures.ceremony system.

⑤ Prestige: the code of action in ancient ceremonies and the etiquette of dealing with people, also known as quli, refers to the details of etiquette.

[-] The person: refers to the saint.

⑦Condensation: Cohesion and concentration, the extension means success.

⑧ Dao Wen Xue: Dao (dǎo), from, from.Ask, ask and learn.

⑨Being at the top without arrogance: the person who is at the top, who is in the top position.Pride, arrogance, pride.

[-] is not doubled for the next: for the next, the person who is in the lower position.Times, Tong "rebellion", betrayal, violation.

State-owned Dao: The country implements the righteous way, which means that the politics is clear and peaceful, and the world is peaceful and prosperous.

Xing: prosperous.Revitalize.Another said: Rising, the extension means success, being appointed by the court, and adopting ideas.

The country has no way: the country lacks the right way, the politics is dark, and the society is chaotic.

Its silence is enough to tolerate: it means to be silent, enough to be tolerated by the ruler, so that it can avoid disasters and protect itself.Silent, silent.Tolerance means to protect oneself.

"Poetry" said: These two poems come from "The Book of Songs Daya Steaming People".This is a poem in praise of Zhong Shanfu (a courtier of King Xuan of Zhou).Philosophy: Wisdom refers to insight into things, meaning understanding.

【Translation】

Great, the way of the saints.Vast and mighty, it fills the space between heaven and earth, grows and develops all things, and is as lofty as the sky.Abundant and great, three hundred rituals and three thousand majestic rituals can only be implemented after the appearance of a sage.So it is said: If the lofty virtue is not achieved, the lofty Tao will not be successful.Therefore, a gentleman should respect virtue, be good at learning and ask questions, reach a broad and broad macroscopic realm, and at the same time go deep into the fine and detailed microscopic places, achieve extreme brilliance, and at the same time follow the golden mean.Review the principles you already know, so as to explore new understandings of things, and advocate etiquette with a simple and honest attitude.

In this way, don't be proud when you are in a superior position, and don't turn your back when you are in a low position.When the country's politics are clear, we strive to make our speeches and ideas be adopted to revitalize the country.When the country's politics are dark, it is silent and strives to protect itself. The "Book of Songs" says: "If you are wise and wise, you can save your own life." This poem probably means this!

[Zhu Xi Tips]

RightChapter 27.

【Translation】

Zhu Xi said that the above paragraph is Chapter 27.

(End of this chapter)