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1、中庸&论语TheDoctrineoftheMean&TheConfucianAnalectsEL111谢冰玉中庸TheDoctrineoftheMeanTheDoctrineoftheMeanisanotheressayinTheBookofRites(《礼记》）.AsisterchaptertoTheGreatLerning（《大学》）,isabouttheConfucianismphilosophyoflife.AccodingtotheConfucianscholarsoftheSongDynasty,whileTheGreatlearningisagatewaytoperfectv
2、irtue,TheDoctrineoftheMeanteachesthewaysoftheworld.ZhongyongortheMean,atypicalConfucianconcept,iscomposedoftwoChinesecharaters.Zhongmeansneithertoomanynottoofew,neithertoomuchnortoolittle;andyongmeansneitheroutstatndingnorcommon.Therefore,accordingtotheConfucianscholars,whatevertheydoandwhomeverth
3、eyhappentodealwith,peopleshouldalwaysadheretothisprinciple.Thisisthespirtofthehappymedium,whichisindeedthehighestprincipleofConfucianismregardingthewaysoflife.Thebook,writtenintheearlyHanDynasty,wassaidtobecomposedbyZisi,agrandsonofConfucius`,anditwaslaterpasseddowntoMencius.ZhuXidividedthebookint
4、o33chapters.ThefirstchapterisPandect（总论）.Accordingtothebook,loyalty,filialpiety,benevolenceandloveareallparthumannature.Everythingwillbefineprovidedpeopleletnaturetakeitscourse.However,thefactisnoteverybodycandoso.Thereforeitisnecessaryforpeopletoreceiveeducation,andtrytoperfectthemselves.Ifeveryo
5、nemakesstrictdemandsonhimself/herself,anddoseeverythingaccordingtotheConfucianrites,thentherelationsbetweenthekingandtheminister,thefatherandthesonwilleventuallybeharmonized,andthesocietywillgosmoothly.Thisiswhatiscalledthe"ConfucianWayoftheHeart".Unfortunatelythisisnoteasilyachievedinthereallife.
6、Asaresult,anewconceptchengorsincerityisputforwardinTheDoctrineofehMean,whichisalsoregardedaspartofhumannature.Ifpeoplearealwayssincerebycultivatingthemselves.Onlythiscanhelpthemtofollwotherightway,thatis,thegoldenmean.中庸节选天命之谓性，率性之谓道，修道之谓教。WhatHeavenhasconferrediscalledTheNature;anaccordancewithth
7、isnatureiscalledThePathofduty;theregulationofthispathiscalledInstruction.道也者，不可须臾离也，可离非道也。是故君子戒慎乎其所不睹，恐惧乎其所不闻。莫见乎隐，莫显乎微，故君子慎其独也。Thepathmaynotbeleftforaninstant.Ifitcouldbeleft,itwouldnotbethepath.Onthisaccount,th
