reflect on oneself three times a day(sān xǐng wú shēn)

reflect on oneself three times a day

During the spring and Autumn period, Confucius' students were diligent and studious, and they were deeply loved by Confucius. His classmates asked him why he made such rapid progress. Zeng Shen said: "I have to ask myself many times every day: do I try my best to do things for others? Is there any dishonesty in dealing with friends? Did I practice what I taught my students? " (Zeng Zi is a teacher, so he introspects like this.)

Idiom information

Introspection: examination and reflection; body: self. The former refers to checking oneself from many aspects every day, while the latter refers to checking oneself consciously many times. In the Analects of Confucius, Xueer once said: "I look at myself three times every day, and I am unfaithful to others? Do you believe in making friends? Is it hard to pass on

Idiom story

classical Chinese

Confucius said, "isn't it true to learn while learning? It is such a delight to have friends coming from afar? Is it not a gentleman who does not know but is not angry? " (Xueer) Zeng Zi said: "I think about myself three times every day: is it cheating to be a schemer? Do you believe in making friends? Is it hard to pass on Confucius said, "if you review the old and know the new, you can be a teacher. Confucius' "ten Analects of Confucius'"

translation

Zengzi said: "I reflect on myself many times every day - is it not enough to care for others? Is it not honest to communicate with friends? Is the knowledge I impart to students to practice? " Wisdom point: the world is diverse and bustling, the heart is moved by external interests, and almost lose the true self; material desires are rampant, and even the human heart is not old; seeking external desires, but ignoring the integrity of memory. How to deal with the turbid world? Confucius advocated that human beings should seek the agreement with others in the world, and seek themselves first when seeking others: have I done it? So as to influence and guide the world. In Confucianism, the concept of existence is not empty, but the real existence of individuals and their sincere concern for the whole. It is precisely because of the overall consciousness of society that people can always feel human beings and human nature, and feel a sense of historical and social mission; because the moral basis of benevolence enables people's personality to form the collective will of fraternity, and the collective will drives the continuous reflection of individuals. Therefore, the pursuit of individual personality of Confucianism is completed in the perfection of collective personality.

Examples of Idioms

1. If you think about yourself three times, you will have no fault. In the Western Han Dynasty, Yang Xiong's Ode to poverty 2. Chinese people pay attention to "self-improvement" and "self-examination every day", that is, to maintain the balance of mind through self-cultivation. Compared with western culture, Chinese traditional culture is introverted and implicit.

Chinese PinYin : sān xǐng wú shēn