Meditation in the Book of Changes

"Book of Changes" two sentences: one sentence is "Heaven is healthy, and gentlemen are constantly striving for self-improvement" (dry divination); One sentence is "the terrain is Kun, and the gentleman carries things with morality" (Kun Gua). During the Republic of China, when Liang Qichao was teaching in Tsinghua University, he gave a lecture on Gentlemen to students in Tsinghua at that time. In his speech, he hoped that all students in Tsinghua would inherit the traditional Chinese virtues, and quoted the words of "striving for self-improvement" and "cherishing morality" in the Book of Changes to inspire students in Tsinghua. From then on, Tsinghua people wrote the words "self-improvement, kindness and morality" into the school rules of Tsinghua, and later gradually evolved into the school motto of Tsinghua.

The words "Heaven is powerful, and the gentleman strives for self-improvement" and "The terrain is vast, and the gentleman carries things with morality" mean that the movement of Heaven (that is, nature) is strong and healthy. Accordingly, a gentleman should behave like the sky, constantly strive for self-improvement, be resolute and resolute, and never stop; The potential of the earth is thick and slippery, and the gentleman is tolerant. A gentleman should run like Tianyu, indomitable even if he is displaced; If you are a gentleman, the measurement of objects should be like the earth, and nothing can't be carried.

Mr. Zhang Dainian, a famous philosopher, historian of philosophy, master of Chinese studies and professor of philosophy department of Peking University, summarized the spirit of the Chinese nation as "striving for self-improvement" and "cherishing morality". As a master of Chinese studies, he worked hard all his life, devoted himself to learning, and benefited the cultural and academic undertakings of the motherland. He is a model for a generation of scholars.

Things are ups and downs like lightning, Shi Huo, ups and downs, unpredictable. If you have a genius, diligence will make you stronger; If you have no talent, diligence will make you win everything. Fate is in the hands of hard-working people.

The people who push the world forward in the hands of laborers are not those geniuses in the strict sense, but those with average intelligence and very hard work; Not those gifted and brilliant geniuses, but those who work hard in any industry.

People with extraordinary talents without perseverance and perseverance will only become fleeting sparks. Many people who are strong-willed, persistent and even slightly dull will surpass those who have only talent but no perseverance. Laziness is a poison, poisoning people's body and mind. No matter how beautiful.

Only by paying the corresponding labor and sweat can people understand how hard-won this beautiful thing is.

True wisdom is always associated with modesty, and a true philosopher must be as generous as the sea. Shallow jealousy and ignorant contempt are both manifestations of real disrespect for labor and hard work. People often say: sow the seeds of behavior and you will reap the habits; Sow the seeds of habit, and you will gain character; Sow the seeds of character and you will reap a certain fate. "Smell the chicken dancing and leave work early, and heaven rewards people with lofty ideals." Let's form the habit of diligence, cultivate the character of diligence and reap the fruits of bumper harvest!