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Why should we start with history when learning Chinese studies? Because history records the success or failure of predecessors, we can feel the wisdom of the sages from historical events. Sima Guang recorded the story of Sun Quan's persuasion in Zi Tong Zhi Jian, which shows the importance of history in enlightening people's wisdom. During the Three Kingdoms period, Monroe, the general of the State of Wu, was brave and good at fighting, and was deeply loved by Sun Quan. But Lv Meng is illiterate and can only be regarded as a soldier. Even his subordinates look down on him. Sun Quan advised Lv Meng that your official position is getting bigger and bigger, so you must study hard. Lv Meng found a reason to say that military affairs were too busy to study. Sun Quan said, you are busy. Are you busier than me? I often read books. Why do you have no time? I don't want you to be a scholar. I want you to study history and read more lessons from the ancients. Since then, Lv Meng has been studying hard. The idiom "I can't put down my book" means that Monroe studied later. To what extent did Monroe read? We don't know, but there is a standard, that is, when Lu Su, the viceroy, passed through Xunyang, he was deeply impressed by his military strategy and praised: "I will definitely go back to Wu and Amon." Swear to Lumen. Lu Meng eventually succeeded Lu Su as the third viceroy of Wu. This story tells us that history can inspire a person's wisdom, because history is the application of China classics in real life, which makes us feel the wisdom of Chinese studies more intuitively.
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There are many classics of Chinese studies, so which one should we start with? This should vary from person to person, and choose different classic works according to everyone's needs. After years of research and summary, our national studies all originated from the thought of the Book of Changes. The Yijing thought was used to study the mechanism of nature and human body, resulting in Taoist thought and traditional Chinese medicine; Studying social order with the thought of the Book of Changes produced Confucianism. The Book of Changes is used to study human nature, and Mencius put forward the theory of benevolence and righteousness based on the theory of good nature. Xunzi Han Fei put forward the legalist theory according to the theory of evil nature. According to the Yin and Yang thoughts in the Book of Changes, the eloquence of military strategists and strategists also appeared. It can be said that the contention of a hundred schools of thought in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period is the application and interpretation of the Yijing thought in different fields. After more than two thousand years of continuous improvement and supplement, the ideological system of a hundred schools of thought has formed the classics of Chinese studies that we see today. Taoism is called the source of wisdom, Confucianism is called the program of life, and Buddhism is called the method of cultivating the mind. If you want to gain wisdom and strategy, or keep fit, then choose Taoism; If you want to learn to be a man, then choose Confucianism; If you want to cultivate your mind, go and learn Buddhism. There are also some classics such as eloquence, being an official, doing business, etc. We will gradually help you interpret them in future courses.
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How can we learn Chinese classics well? In ancient times, people always read aloud when reading. Teachers teach students not to teach meaning at first, but to guide them to read aloud first. In view of this, many people in modern times advocate that everyone should repeat and recite first. A euphemism for practice makes perfect. Save it for later. I don't think much of this learning method. One is wasting time, the other is turning a blind eye. Just like we have many idioms, we have never understood how to use them all our lives. For example, we are familiar with idioms, such as crossing the sea and watching the fire across the bank. Will we use them in real life? Thirty-six strategies were well used by the ancients, so it can be seen that knowledge memorized by rote does not necessarily produce wisdom. Wisdom lies not in memory, but in understanding. Since Buddhism was introduced to China, how many people have been studying Buddhism devoutly? This figure is very huge, and it should be in hundreds of millions. However, only the experience of Master Huineng, the sixth ancestor of Nanpai Zen in Tang Dynasty can be called Six Ancestors Tanjing, and the experience written by others can only be called Shu. Master Huineng, the sixth ancestor, advocated that learning Buddhism lies in enlightenment rather than chanting. Many people are obsessed with chanting every day, and eventually they are not enlightened and become stubborn. Zhuge Liang, the embodiment of China's well-known wisdom, was a boor when he was studying. Of course, there must be Zhuge Liang's repeated thinking and macro thinking behind the rough look, which will contribute to Zhuge Liang's superb strategic wisdom. To learn Chinese studies and enhance wisdom, it is necessary to have a macro height, proceed from human nature, and ponder over it repeatedly with the calmness of onlookers, so as to achieve the effect of turning the wisdom of Chinese studies into its own use.