From The Book of Rites? The Doctrine of the Mean, excerpted from the original text:

Secondly, songs. Qu Kecheng, sincerity means shape, shape means writing, writing means being clear, being clear means moving, moving means changing, and changing means changing. Only sincerity can be transformed in the world.

Translation:

Second-class sincere people start from the details. The subtleties can also reach the realm of sincerity. If sincerity is done, it will be reflected, which is obvious. When it is obvious, it will be very bright and touch everything. When it touches everything, it will change, and when it changes, it will affect people. Only the most sincere people in the world can influence people.

Extended data

Creative background:

The doctrine of the mean comes from the Book of Rites, which was originally Article 3 1 in Article 49 of the Book of Rites. The Book of Rites was originally named The Book of Rites of Little Dai, also known as The Book of Little Dai. It was compiled by Dai Sheng in Xuan Di era according to a batch of anonymous Confucian works left over from history.

The Doctrine of the Mean is a Confucian classic, which has been circulated for more than two thousand years. It occupies an important position in Confucianism, ranking second among the four books, and has its unique academic characteristics, academic achievements and social status in various periods in China history. The Doctrine of the Mean is a classic philosophy of the Chinese nation, which has influenced the development of China's history extensively and profoundly.

Ideological system:

The golden mean is the highest, deepest and most constant truth of heaven and human nature. The doctrine of the mean means taking the path of neutralization. The purpose of the whole article is to discuss neutralization and explore the methods of neutralization. Neutralization is the primitive state of the universe. People can be educated because they can be neutralized; The role of politics and religion lies in neutralization.

Among them, the theory of "sincerity" is put forward. It believes that the sincerity of nature is clear, and this is nature. Artificial people understand that being honest is education. The unity of heaven and man, education is integrity.

There is no clear definition of "sincerity" in The Doctrine of the Mean. It is suggested that people should not stick to the abandoned things, adapt to the times, and not lose basic compliance, that is, not lose the golden mean. We should tolerate different ideas and different people. This is the golden mean, and a gentleman has a broad mind.

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