pay attention to one 's own moral uplift without thought of others(dú shàn qí shēn)

pay attention to one 's own moral uplift without thought of others

It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is d ú sh à NQ í sh à n, which means to cultivate one's body and mind and keep one's moral integrity. The latter refers to the individualistic philosophy of dealing with affairs in which only one cares about oneself and no one cares about others. It's from Mencius with all his heart.

The origin of Idioms

"Mencius: to be poor means to be alone, to be good means to be good all over the world." Zhao Qi's note: "to govern his body and stand in the world alone, he will not lose his control."

Idiom usage

The verb object type is used as predicate, attributive and adverbial with derogatory meaning. example Chinese people pay attention to "being alone" and "thinking about myself three times a day", that is, to maintain the balance of mind through self-cultivation. Compared with western culture, Chinese traditional culture is introverted and implicit. people tend to be content to dominate and willing to dominate. They don't need too many edges and corners, and they don't need creative ideas of work. In terms of personality, they advocate "self-cultivation", "convergence of body and mind", "elimination of human desires" and "poverty leads to self-improvement". In the book of Jin, the biography of loyalty and righteousness, it is said that "if he is only good at his own body, he should be filial." In the biography of Yuan Zhuan in the northern history, it is said that "turning over the name and position is very important, which was promoted by xiantui at that time. However, it's despicable to be alone, to have nothing to reward, to suppress and to be backward. " In the biography of Yu Li in the book of Chen: "the book of Li left by Gaozu said: '" Today's imperial court is only new and seeks for Yingjun. How can it stay in the East and be alone? Now your brother and son are going to take out the capital. It must be that the vice court is too late. " Chapter 37 of romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty.

Idioms and allusions

original text

Mencius called song Goujian and said, "is it good to travel? I say Ziyou: if people know it, it's noisy; if people don't know it, it's noisy. " He said, "how can you be so arrogant?" He said, "if you respect virtue, music and righteousness, you can be arrogant. Therefore, the poor and righteous scholars can not be separated from the Tao. If you are poor and righteous, you will get yourself; if you are not far from the way, you will not be disappointed. In ancient times, if you succeed, you will benefit the people; if you don't succeed, you can cultivate yourself in the world. If you are poor, you will be good at yourself; if you are successful, you will be good at the world. "

translation

Mencius said to song Goujian, "do you like to lobby the monarchs of all countries? I'll tell you the attitude of Lobbying: if others understand it, they can be complacent; if others don't understand it, they can be complacent. " Song Goujian asked, "how can we be complacent?" Mencius said, "if you respect virtue and like righteousness, you can enjoy yourself. Therefore, when the scholars were frustrated, they did not lose morality; when they were satisfied, they did not leave the road. When you are frustrated, you will not lose morality, so you will enjoy yourself; when you are happy, you will not leave the way, so the people will not be disappointed. In ancient times, when people were satisfied, their benefits spread to the common people; when they were not satisfied, their moral character showed itself in the world. When you are frustrated, you can improve your body and mind. When you are happy, you can save the world. "

Chinese PinYin : dú shàn qí shēn