China has a long history and many schools of thought. There are countless famous sayings about self-cultivation. Confucianism stresses universal love, Mohism stresses universal love, Taoists stress inaction, Legalists stress hegemony and strategists stress strategy. Although there are different opinions, they all shine with the essence of human nature, which is a practical philosophy that has been passed down through the ages. Reading philosophical books such as A Hundred Schools of Thought can make people understand the value of life. For a person, even if only the essence of Confucianism is thoroughly understood, it is of great benefit to be a man or to do things. Judging from the Analects of Confucius that I have read many times, everything from family governance to daily life is very practical. For example, making friends, the Analects mentioned that there are three kinds of beneficial friends and three kinds of harmful friends. Teach us to make friends with honest people, honest people and well-informed people and make contributions to development. If you make friends with flatterers, those who flatter you in front of you, and those who smear you behind your back, you will get hurt. These are the wise sayings in our life. When I was a child, I heard the teacher talk about several articles about "The View of Ancient Chinese Literature". I couldn't understand the teacher's explanation at that time, and I couldn't remember it. I just read the words behind it. In fact, I swallowed the jujube, I didn't know what it tasted like, and then I forgot everything. When I was in college, I had time to go back and read through the articles in Ancient Chinese Literature, just like a cow eating grass and chewing it again. I felt that this book was an encyclopedia of life, and the merits and demerits were deeply attracted. 198 1 I bought a set of ancient prose when I was studying at the central party school. From then on, I became attached to this book and forged an indissoluble bond. There are 222 ancient prose, but these articles are full of vitality, and the products are in bamboo and above plum blossoms. For example, compare the personality to: noble, lead an honest and clean life, practice bamboo together, and be lonely and clear. Better than cold plum. From a certain aspect or an event, it has left a historical track of thousands of years, outlined the ups and downs of the century-old dynasty, and recorded many Tessa's voices. Reading through this book repeatedly is like stepping into the lofty hall of ancient book culture in China. As you can see, many works are full of extraordinary splendour and insight, which makes people feel inseparable after reading, and the more they read, the more meaningful they feel. If you recite it, it is like a mental snack, which is used to nourish your mind. Through the description of ordinary life, it also conveys the correct attitude and philosophy of life about victory and failure, adversity and prosperity, luck and suffering, honor and humiliation, pursuit and disillusionment, hope and disappointment, ups and downs and ups and downs, being an official and leaving office. After reading this book, I gained an open-minded understanding of life. I feel that I should do what I should do and what I want to do, just like him, so that people can judge their own merits and demerits. Reading the whole book can make people alert, uplifting, noble and strong. In addition, I have also read Fan Zhongyan's "Yueyang Tower": "Don't be happy for things, don't be sad for yourself. If you live high in a temple, you will worry about your people; If you are far away in the rivers and lakes, you will worry about your husband. " "Worry about the world first, and enjoy the world later." Although there are only a few crosses, every word is on the floor. After reading it, everyone will be infected by his realm and feelings. For example, Chen Qingbiao written by Shimi, Preface to Wang Tengge written by Wang Bo and Ten Thoughts on Emperor Taizong written by Wei Zhi can be said that the philosophy in the book covers everything, from self-cultivation to governing the country. I won't go into details here.
Reading philosophical books and learning philosophical wisdom are the basic skills of self-cultivation. When I was in high school, I was inspired by learning the textbook Common Sense of Dialectical Materialism and Historical Materialism. I like reading philosophical works. After I was admitted to the Political Department of Hubei University, philosophy was a main course, and my motivation for learning was even greater. I also formed the habit of reading, buying and storing philosophy books. In my opinion, philosophy is the study of wisdom. Philosophy makes people deep-sighted, rigorous, broad-minded and insightful. Literature infects people with its perceptual and vivid language, while philosophy enlightens people with conceptual and rational speculation. The former pays attention to image thinking, while the latter pays attention to logical thinking. Philosophy is a "marriage" in which sensibility and rationality blend and complement each other. It can also be said that literature and philosophy meet. Philosophy not only faces the rich external world, but also involves the complicated inner world of people. These two worlds are constantly changing, constantly changing. Unforgettable philosophical wisdom inspires wisdom. Shining philosophy purifies people's hearts, and by exploring the connotation of truth, goodness and beauty, it lashes the false, evil and ugly. Philosophic sayings all have passionate feelings, cold thinking, new angles and beautiful words, which make people get the pleasure of beauty in deep thinking, enjoy beauty after enlightenment, enlighten reason, broaden their horizons and trigger readers to associate at a higher level. What you don't care about is often the best thing in life. Philosophy is a condensation of emotional experience. However, after the opening up of China, it is not only an expression of feelings, but also leaves a space for readers to think positively. These brilliant philosophical sayings are all good words. Philosophy should not be an empty sermon or a dry slogan, but should make people enjoy beauty in meditation and after enlightenment, enlighten understanding, broaden their horizons and arouse readers' higher-level association. If young people don't work hard, old people will be sad. This means that you don't study hard, and you should read less defective products that talk big. If humor is "the first flash of human wisdom", then philosophy is the more dazzling flash of human wisdom. So, I think, what is the most thought-provoking thing in the face of spiritual products? Of course, it is not a TV series, a movie, or even a drama, but a philosophical, historical and literary work. This is the best and most convenient expression and existence form of thought and spirit. They are thought-provoking qualities in themselves.
Self-cultivation requires reading some inspirational books that can really affect life. At all times and in all countries, how many people choose reading to improve their moral cultivation, and because of this, how many authors have written one book after another that has an important guiding role in people's cultivation and life, which I call inspirational books. Such books are full of philosophers' wise language and wonderful thoughts, and their hearts are full of gratitude and happiness. The famous ones are China's Caigen Tan, Nightmare Shadow, Small Window, Night Talk Stove, etc. Abroad, such as Bacon's On Life, * * received 58 short essays, discussing issues such as philosophy, ethics, the secret of being an official, the way of life, the way of running a family, and the appreciation of art and nature. , fully shows the unique aesthetic taste of the British, both rigorous and imaginative. The book has unique insights, beautiful writing, concise sentences, meaningful interest and exquisite aphorisms. Over the past 400 years, it has been reprinted many times and translated into almost all languages in the world. In 2000, it was also selected as one of the top ten favorite books by the American public. Together with Montaigne's prose and Pascal's thought, it is known as the three classics of modern European philosophical prose, which can shock people's hearts and inspire people's will to live. In 1960s, I read a book How to Cultivate Strong Will, and the ideas in the book were deeply engraved in my heart. Later, no matter how hard life is, or when I encounter difficulties in life, I have a strong will to support me. The book wrote: "Only the perseverance of will and belief can lead the wings of frustration, drag it down, penetrate it and destroy it. Frustration and success are two sides of life. If you are good at understanding setbacks and being good at intersecting with setbacks, success will flash a spark of hope in front of you. " We should understand that it is more important to eliminate wrong thoughts and behaviors and inject happiness than to remove tumors and abscesses. It is like a bright lamp, always illuminating the way forward. If you want to be happy, you must cultivate a happy psychology, and don't be unhappy because of criticism from others. "What a profound philosophical thought! After reading it, it is easy to be unconsciously moved by the language of philosophy and impressed by the incisive analysis of philosophy. In recent years, there are more and more such inspirational books, such as the best-selling Carnegie's The Weakness of Human Nature and The Story of 100- 1 = 0, and so on. This also fully reflects that people pay more and more attention to improving their moral sentiments and personal cultivation through reading. Nowadays, many people, even teenagers, are beginning to read books on how to get rich and how to make up, which is really worrying. I think teenagers should read some inspirational books, which are far more valuable to people's life than making money and beauty. We should study hard and carry forward.
In terms of self-cultivation, I also like reading famous books. Letters from home are a microcosm of historical development, and their own historical value and literary appreciation value have not faded because of the storms of the times, but have increasingly shown their inner ideological light and charm. From Yan Jiaxun and Zhu Jiaxun, who influenced China for more than a thousand years, to Zeng Guofan's letters and Zuo Jiaxun's letters, and then to Lu Xun and Xu Guangping's letters and Wen Yiduo's letters before liberation; After liberation, the letters of Fu Lei and Shen Congwen have a long history. The ancients said, "After three months of war, a letter from home is worth a ton of gold." It's really vivid. Reading books written by celebrities is often touched and moved by the ardent care, hope and love contained in the books, which makes people feel inseparable when reading, and the more they read, the more meaningful they feel. After reading more than one letter from students in the United States, I obviously feel the discrimination and humiliation suffered by citizens of backward countries in other countries. I always thought that Mr. Lu Xun was a tough guy with a serious face. After reading Lu Xun's letter to Xu Guangping, I found that Mr. Lu Xun also had a gentle and amiable side. In the eyes of many people, Mr. Liu Yazi is a poet, and his letters from home will be full of poetic romance. Actually, it is not. For example, he wrote a letter to his son Liu Wuji: "I sent four letters on Wednesday, one on Thursday and one postcard on Friday and Saturday. Have you received it? " Feel too entangled, is it a little annoying? If you hate it, you might as well write and tell me. I'll still receive your letter and then send another one, okay? Is it cold these days? Is it hot? Is the food running out? Has anyone been here? How are you? Is your homework not difficult? I hope you can tell me. "The endless image of a loving father is vividly displayed on paper. Letters written by Fu Lei, a modern translator, to his eldest son Bo Cong from 1954 to 1966. Since the first edition of 1985, the book has been reprinted five times, and the number of copies has exceeded 1 10,000. Up to now, the best-selling momentum has not diminished. The reason why the publishing house reprinted it is because this letter from home is not an ordinary letter from home, but a painstaking teaching article full of father's love. After reading these letters from home, I think a person may be this "long" and that "home" in society, but at home, he is a husband in front of his wife and a father in front of his children. Liu Yazi and Fu Lei are such real people. I understand how fate links reverence and admiration. In order to make my family happy, I have endured hardships for many years and never regretted it. After retirement, I read Zeng Guofan's letters with great interest. I was surprised to find that this imperial minister who had been in power for a period of time and made a splash could send out the feeling that "being an official is only an accident, and staying at home is a long-term solution." "I think the reading realm advocated by the ancients is very inspiring to today's scholars. Zeng Guofan's family letters talk about reading in many places. Naturally, some contents are utilitarian, but some essences of reading, such as gaining interest in reading, changing temperament, cultivating temperament and being open-minded ... For example, reading, one should have ambition, knowledge and perseverance, which can be seen from his life-long reading experience. Facts have proved that a person must study hard and be good at thinking if he wants to succeed in his career. All these letters from home exude strange brilliance and insight, which not only moistens the growth of a family, but also leaves a "white monument" for future generations. Therefore, I like reading home books and collecting letters. There are several boxes of real letters in my mail collection.