Chapter 3 Culture Advocates Classics

General writing

The classics of the "three talents" can be called the classics of the truth of life

"Sutra". So what is it?

What about the "scriptures"?

The knowledge revealed in the "Sutra" should be an eternal truth and an indelible law. The ancient sages and philosophers took the changes of heaven and earth, verified them with ghosts and gods, repaired them according to the rise and fall of all things, and echoed them with the glory of humanity.

Therefore, only the subtleties of the elves who have insight into the changes of the world can fully understand the marrow of the wisdom in the text.

The "Three Tombs" of the mythical Emperor Tianhou Earth period, the "Five Classics" of the legendary emperor rotation era, plus the interpretation of the ancient records of "Eight Suo" and "Jiuqiu", with the passage of time, they have been mixed, and the good and the bad are mixed.

Wait until Confucius deletes and compiles classical texts, removes the false and retains the true, and turns the jade into a treasure. thereupon

"Ten Wings" highlights the principle of "Yi",

"Seven Views" analyzes the purpose of the book,

The "Four Beginnings" define the category of the Book of Songs,

"Wulun" establishes the plot of "The Book of Rites",

The "Five Cases" regulate the physique of "Spring and Autumn". Some classic laws like this not only integrate the way of heaven and human feelings, but also highlight the essence of culture.

Therefore, we can enlighten the wisdom of the people and promote the righteousness of Haoran in the world. However, it is natural and vivid.

The scriptures discuss the righteousness of the law, and it is unfathomable. Books and mountains learn from the sea, cold and warm self-knowing, like a thousand jun Hong Zhong, the whisper is hard to find.

The Book of Changes has never been used only to talk about heaven and the Tao, and it is the most admired moral tool of the saints and immortals. Yi Chuan. The commentary is easy to reason, the text is accessible, the speech is in the middle, and the function is obscure.

Confucius Ziwei compiled three uniques, especially see

"Yi" is the source of morality. Although the "Book of Shang" is a true record, the words are ancient and difficult to understand, and only by knowing "Erya" can we understand and explain.

Therefore, Zixia sighed "Shangshu"

The words "clear as the sun and the moon, separated as the stars" are really obvious, and it is also three points into the wood!

The theme of the Book of Songs is

"Words and aspirations", its examination or exegesis is equivalent to the "Book of Shang", no matter what

"Feng Ya Song" still

"Fu Bixing", all the rhetoric is tactful and catchy, so it is the most suitable for pouring out the heart. The purpose of the "Book of Rites" is to fix the law, because the instrument is in order, the rules are decent, and it is obvious; A few words in it, like the rules of the Constitution, can be regarded as a Sermon Proverb.

"Spring and Autumn" distinguishes between right and wrong, sees the meaning of one word, is meticulous, like five meteorites and six flying birds, specific and detailed; Again, if the childish door precedes the two views, follow the regulations; The five examples of "Spring and Autumn" are even more unconventional and have far-reaching implications.

"Shangshu" seems to be astringent, but it is smooth and smooth. "Spring and Autumn" seems to be simple and easy to understand, but the more obscure it becomes.

This is the characteristic of the scriptures: the difference between the inside and the outside, the depth and the shallowness. Trees are deeply rooted in order to flourish.

The scriptures are rich in words and decrees, so that they can be widely applied. Therefore, although the scriptures deal with old things, they contain eternal truths that can change with each passing day.

However, it is not too late for later scholars to read and comprehend all scriptures and classics, and it is not too late for the sages of our predecessors to write and promote them.

The Bible is like Mount Tai, turning into clouds and rain, nourishing the world; It is also like the Yellow River, fertile and fertile, and the common people are staggering.

If it is possible to discuss the fundamental laws of the order of cultural development, the Book of Changes is the first to bear the brunt. In pursuit of relevant political proclamations, policy theories, recitals and other models, the "Book of Shang" opened up a precedent.

Where to trace the source of songs, poems, and tunes, who else is the "Book of Songs". And specifications and styles such as inscriptions, epitaphs, proverbs, and greetings, the "Book of Rites" is well-deserved; Like chronicles, biographies, and genres or penmanship such as praise and disapproval, praise and disapproval, praise and disapproval, and praise and disapproval of people, events or historical stories, "Spring and Autumn" can be called a benchmark.

Therefore, these five cultural classics, like lighthouses, guide the course and set off for a distance; It is like a hundred boats competing for the current, inheriting the past and opening up the future, and finally returning to the sea.

Later scholars, taking the five scriptures as an example, are erudite and studying, and are elegant, just like quarrying and casting copper, just like boiling the sea for salt.

As for the reason why culture should be admired

The "Five Classics" can be summed up in six aspects, namely: "six meanings". The first is sincere and sincere but not biased and stubborn, the second is clean and upright but not dirty, the third is worthy of the name but not the mysterious, the fourth is righteous and strict but not distorted and tricky, the fifth is simple and fit without being unrestrained, and the sixth is the literary style is flying without excessive extravagance.

Yang Xiong (Ziyun 53 BC - 18 AD) commented

The meaning of the "Five Classics" is likened to carving jade into utensils. Culture must rely on virtue in order to endure, and virtue depends on culture in order to flourish.

Advocated by Confucius

"Words, virtue, loyalty, faithfulness" this

In the "Four Teachings", the reason is

"Words" in the first place, just like quarrying and selecting jade, only the quality of the literature complements each other, in order to have supreme value.

If it is said that it is necessary to learn the great virtues of sages and sages to sharpen one's conduct and make meritorious contributions, then how can one not delve into cultural classics by writing and writing books.

Therefore, Chu Ci is too gorgeous and Han Fu is extremely extravagant, so the disadvantages of putting the cart before the horse have accumulated and it is difficult to return, if you want to return to the right path, you must consolidate the source and

"Worshipping the scriptures" is the only way. In a word: where taught

The articles on the existence of the "three talents" are the most incisive and true in the classical scriptures. In the classical scriptures,

The "Five Classics" are classified and taught, integrating the philosophical thinking of the sages, the literary quality is profound, and the wisdom is brilliant, which can be called the ancestor of excellent culture.