"In fact, the topic of a gentleman has been discussed for thousands of years, and everyone has a different understanding of a gentleman. According to the word splitting method, our Jun character can be split into Yin and Kou, Yin refers to governance, and the mouth represents giving orders and governing the country. So from this word, gentlemen were a group of people with a very noble status at that time, and not everyone could be called a gentleman. However, with the development of the times, the gentleman gradually became a representative of high morality. ”

Speaking of gentlemen, Mo Bai is also extremely researched.

Not only has research, but Mo Bai has also gathered countless views in his previous life, and it can be said that he knows what a gentleman is better than anyone else in this world.

Zeng Zi said that a gentleman takes benevolence and righteousness as his own responsibility, so benevolence is a very important factor for a gentleman. Of course, this is a product of the times. Zengzi lived in an era when etiquette collapsed, and the social order was chaotic. In order to govern this society, it is necessary to restore the rule of etiquette, and the core of the rule of etiquette must be restored, which is benevolence. Therefore, Zeng Zi has a saying that a gentleman has nine thoughts, seeing Siming, listening to Sicong, Se Siwen, Maung Sigong, Yan Sizhong, thinking respectfully, doubting and asking, thinking about difficulty, and seeing the righteousness. ”

"There are four no's for a gentleman, a gentleman does not act rashly, and there must be a way to move. A gentleman does not speak in vain, but his words must be reasonable. A gentleman does not ask, and what he asks must be righteous. A gentleman is not vain, and there must be a right ...... This is the Confucian definition of a gentleman. ”

Mo Bai has written a lot, and he also has a deep understanding of the gentleman.

The students in the audience listened and nodded their heads and whispered from time to time.

"I didn't expect Mo Baida to really have a university question. ”

"No, think about what best-selling authors came to give lectures before, and what they talked about. If you really want them to do learning, none of them can do it. ”

"It's not nonsense, Mo Bai is a person who is called a great writer. ”

A group of students whispered admiration.

After all, they know that writing well does not mean that they are good at learning.

In China's top universities, although they also admire some best-selling authors, they admire those scholars even more.

"Of course, what we are talking about above is the Confucian understanding of the gentleman, and I think what I said just now is also clear to the students. However, I don't know if you have ever understood what Taoism knows about gentlemen?"

Speaking of which, Mo Bai threw out a question.

"Mr. Mo Bai, it seems that Taoists don't have an opinion on a gentleman. ”

One of the students stood up and asked.

"Yes, Mr. Mo Bai, although the Spring and Autumn Hundred Schools of Thought contended, only Confucianism remained and had an impact on the world. Our understanding of the gentleman also comes from Confucianism, does Taoism also have the understanding of the gentleman?"

Another student also stood up and asked.

"Of course there is, and, I think, the Taoist understanding of the gentleman is more profound than that of the Confucians. ”

Nodding, Mo Bai said.

"Everyone knows that in the Spring and Autumn Period, the only one who is most valued by the courtiers is Confucianism. It was not until Dong Zhongshu of the Han Dynasty deposed the hundred schools that Confucianism became the only school we can recognize. Therefore, the gentleman we know is also based on Confucian thought. However, Confucianism is valued because it meets the needs of rulers to govern the country. Therefore, the Confucian definition of a gentleman in this context may not necessarily be a true gentleman. In other words, even if the Confucian knowledge of a gentleman is very reasonable, we can also listen to the definition of a gentleman in other schools, such as Taoism. ”

After speaking, Mo Bai wrote four words on the blackboard: [Gentleman is not a weapon].

"Mr. Mo Bai, it seems that the gentleman is not a gentleman, it is also proposed by Confucianism. ”

Seeing Mo Bai write the words "gentleman is not a weapon", a student stood up and said.

"Not really. ”

Mo Bai shook his head: "In fact, the gentleman's instrument first came out of the Book of Changes, and there is a sentence in the Book of Changes, the metaphysical is called the way, and the metaphysical is called the instrument." As a result, the Confucian sages turned this sentence into a gentleman's disapproval. To this day, many people think that this sentence of gentleman is a wise saying of Confucianism. ”

So, speaking of these four words, I don't know if any students can explain the meaning of these four words. ”

"Mr. Mo Bai, the phrase "a gentleman is not a weapon" means that a gentleman should have the world in his heart, and should not be like a tool, limited to a certain aspect. The instrument is also shaped. Tangible means that there is a degree, and there must be a surplus. Therefore, the gentleman's thinking is not instrumental, the gentleman's behavior is not instrumental, and the gentleman's quantity is not instrumental......"

Yan University students are Yan University students.

Even though I am still in the learning stage, I already have my own thoughts about various knowledge.

Mo Bai just mentioned that he was a gentleman, and a student below stood up and explained.

"Good, good. ”

Mo Bai took the lead in applauding: "The translation is very good. However, this is only the meaning of what Confucianism means as a gentleman. ”

Speaking of which, Mo Bai knew that maybe the students in the audience couldn't understand it at this time.

I didn't care, and then said: "Maybe everyone will ask now, what's the difference? Of course it's different, ladies and gentlemen, I've already said it just now." The earliest gentleman did not come from Confucianism, but from the Book of Changes. To be precise, it is a series of words from the I Ching. However, do you know? For thousands of years, there has been more than one interpretation of the words in the Book of Changes. ”

The Book of Changes is the first of all the classics of China.

The I Ching is the source of all Chinese culture.

It can be said that all cultures, whether Confucianism, Taoism, or Dharma...... It's all out of the I Ching.

Countless sages have learned from the I Ching and then created their own school.

Taoists saw the Tao from the I Ching, and then there was the Tao.

Confucianism saw benevolence in the Book of Changes, and then Confucianism.

Legalists saw the law in the Book of Changes, and then had the law.

Even now.

What exactly the words in the I Ching really mean is still debated by various schools.

And the gentleman is not a weapon, and there is also an incomparable argument.

If Confucianism believes that a gentleman is not a tool, it means that a gentleman should not be like an instrument, but should have the world in mind. Well, in my opinion. This sentence in the gentleman's instrument should be connected with the word Tao in the Book of Changes. The metaphysical is called the instrument, and the metaphysical is the way. The instrument is tangible, and the Tao is intangible. However, the Tao and the instrument are not separated, and the tangible instrument must be formed according to the invisible Tao, because the Tao is nature, the Tao is the law, and the Tao is the law...... And the invisible Tao must be manifested in nature through tangible instruments. So, now let's think about it, what should he do if a gentleman is not a gentleman?"

Another question arises.

Originally, everyone already had their own understanding of the gentleman.

However, after Mo Bai joined the Tao and the Book of Changes, people became uncertain about the gentleman again.

Especially the sentence "The metaphysical is the instrument, the metaphysical is the way", originally they thought they really understood the meaning of this sentence. However, after Mo Bai finished speaking, they found that what they knew was extremely short-sighted.

In fact, you don't have to rush to find the answer, and there may not be an answer to this sentence, or there are multiple answers to this sentence. In the future, you can think for yourself, and perhaps, at some point, you will be able to find your own answer. And by then, I think, you're already gentlemen......"

Ending the topic of gentlemen, Mo Bai will leave class.