Keeping Oneself Clear:"The Doctrine Of The Mean" Quoting "The Book Of Songs" Is "Clear And Wise,in Order To Protect Oneself" Connotation Research

"The Doctrine of the Mean" quotes "The Book of Songs" at the end of "being both clear and wise to protect one’s body" to show its meaning.This sentence has different interpretations in academic circles,especially after it is simplified to the idiom of "clearly and wisely protect one’s body",there are many in the world.Misreading,think this idiom is derogatory.The narrow understanding of "beneficial philosophical protection" obviously deviates from the meaning of "The Doctrine of the Mean" itself.However,those who have always interpreted the sentence of "The Doctrine of the Mean" mostly understand it as the body that preserves their own life and body.Pre-Qin Confucianism is certainly a precious life,but Confucianism does not require the world to surrender and steal.Different from the walking dead,it has always been despised by Confucianism.At the same time,if it is only understood as the body that preserves life,it is contrary to the spirit of "killing one’s body and becoming benevolence" and "giving up one’s life for justice" advocated by Confucius and Mencius.To truly understand the connotation of "being both clear and wise to protect one’s body",the key lies in the specific meaning of the phrase "this" at the end of this chapter,and an isolated interpretation of "being both clear and wise to protect one’s body" Ignoring the specific meaning of "this",it is impossible to correctly interpret "to understand one’s philosophy and protect one’s body".The "this" of "this is and" refers to the previous "state-owned road,its words are enough to thrive;the country has no way,its tacitness is enough to tolerate",this is the core of the interpretation of "being both clear and wise to protect one’s body";Furthermore,the interpretation of the sentence "be both clear and wise,to protect oneself",if it is not interpreted in conjunction with the content of the entire chapter of Chapter 27,the connotation of this sentence cannot be correctly revealed.The interpretation of this sentence should be consistent with the spirit of the whole chapter.,In order to fully demonstrate the main purpose of this chapter;finally,the essence of "The Doctrine of the Mean" is to teach people to cultivate oneself and to practice the way.If it is not implemented from the perspective of education,the interpretation of this sentence will also deeply understand its inner philosophical meaning and spirit of education.The main content of this chapter of "The Doctrine of the Mean" is consistent with the spirit of the whole book of "The Doctrine of the Mean",that is,emphasizing self-cultivation through etiquette and self-cultivation.This is the basic proposition of the teaching philosophy of "The Doctrine of the Mean".The basic spirit of "Tao",therefore,"Concentration of Dao in Virtue" also constitutes the main theme of this chapter.Gentlemen’s self-cultivation aims at achieving the highest virtue,and even virtue is the highest way.The gentleman of De Ning Tao is the top and the bottom,and his words and his silence are not lost in his way."Being clear and wise to protect oneself" is the further condensing and sublimation of this kind of thinking."Ming" means that a gentleman’s heart is transparent and unobstructed,"Zhe" refers to the wisdom of his nature,and "to understand his philosophies to protect his body" means that a gentleman acts in his place and is always present,no matter where he is.This kind of circumstances can preserve its virtue.A gentleman of the highest morality,he "does not be arrogant at the top,but does not go against the bottom,the world has a way and its words are enough to thrive,and the world has no way and its silence is enough to tolerate." In the preface and the post,the position of the gentleman is that the gentleman will act according to his position,and that the gentleman will be in the middle of the time.Being in a high position is not arrogant to others,and being in a low position is not contrary.There is a word in the world that is enough to inspire people in the world,and there is no way and silence in the world that is enough to accommodate.To be safe is to be safe,and to be safe means that although there is no way in the world,there is still spiritual sustenance and spiritual refuge,that is,without losing the sense of the meaning of one’s own life.The body of a gentleman is always the body that shows the meaning of life.This also determines that the existence of a gentleman will always be an existence that shows the meaning of life.The life of a gentleman is always a life full of life meaning.This is the true "brightness" and the true "philosophy".Any "ming" and "philosophy" must be implemented in the manifestation of the meaning of life in real life.