"Confucius Family Talk": a must read treasure book of Confucianism

《孔子家语》 ：儒家思想必读宝典

There is also a treasure book of Confucianism, the Confucius Family Language, which contains great wisdom and is worth reading.

----Zhuge Changqing

Confucianism is an important pillar of Chinese culture.

Confucius is competent and a great master of Confucianism.

You may be familiar with the following words.

The tree wants to be quiet but the wind is still, and the son wants to be raised but not treated.

Good medicine is bitter in the mouth and beneficial to the disease, while good advice is adverse to the ear and beneficial to the action.

But do you know where they come from?

Yes, it is from the Confucius Family.

In order to thank Confucius for leaving great wisdom to mankind, people call Confucius "the supreme master of Dacheng"!

Zhuge Changqing believed that good study and practice of Confucianism can rapidly improve wisdom and enrich life.

Many people are reading the Four Books and Five Classics.

University, the golden mean, the Analects of Confucius, Mencius, the Book of Changes, etc.

In fact, there is still a treasure book of Confucianism that is worth looking at carefully.

This treasure book is Confucius Family Language

Zhuge Changqing believed that only after reading the Confucius Family Talk can we really understand Confucianism.

"Confucius Family Language", also known as "Confucius Family Language", or "Family Language" for short, is a book recording the thoughts, words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples.

There are ten volumes and forty-four chapters in the current version of Confucius Family Talk, which is annotated by "Wang Su" in Wei Dynasty. There are Wang Su Preface and "Post Preface" at the back of the book.

In fact, the preface is divided into two parts. The first part is written in Kong'anguo's language, which is generally called Kong'anguo Preface, and the second part is written by the descendants of Kong'anguo, so it is called Houkong'anguo Preface, which contains Kong'anguo's grandson KongYan's "play words" about the "family language".

The original book has twenty-seven volumes, and this book has ten volumes, totaling forty-four.

Confucianism in the Song Dynasty attached great importance to the study of mind and nature, and attached importance to the Analects of Confucius, Mencius, Great Learning, and the Doctrine of the Mean. However, compared with these "four books", the Confucius Family Talk is much higher in both scale and content. Determined by the characteristics of the book, the book is more valuable for the comprehensive study and accurate grasp of early Confucianism. In this sense, the book can be regarded as the "first book of Confucianism".

In 1973, the bamboo slips "Confucian Word" unearthed from the Western Han Tomb in Bajiaolong, Dingxian County, Hebei Province, are similar in content to the current version of "Jiayu". In 1977, the tomb of the Western Han Dynasty in Shuanggudui, Fuyang, Anhui Province, also unearthed a bamboo slip with the title corresponding to the Confucian Statement, and the content is also related to the Family Language.

A better version of "Confucius Family Talk" is a photocopy of the Song version of "Four Parts Series".

Confucius (September 28, 551 BC (August 27, the lunar calendar) - April 11, 479 BC (February 11, the lunar calendar)), with the surname Zi, the surname Kong, the name Qiu, and the name Zhongni, was born in Chou (Nanxin Town, Qufu City, Shandong Province, China) of the State of Lu during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. His ancestors were nobles of the State of Song (Shangqiu, Henan Province). A thinker and educator in the late Spring and Autumn Period, and the founder of Confucianism. Confucius, a master of ancient Chinese culture, was known as the "Holy of Heaven" and "Woodock of Heaven" during his lifetime. He was one of the most knowledgeable scholars in the society at that time. He was honored by later rulers as the sage, the most holy, the most holy teacher, and the teacher of all ages, and was selected by UNESCO as the first of the "Top Ten Cultural Celebrities in the World". Confucius and Confucianism have a profound impact on East Asia and Southeast Asia.

The Confucius Family Talk records in detail the questions, answers and talks of Confucius and his disciples, which is of great theoretical value for the study of the philosophical, political, ethical and educational thoughts of the Confucian school (mainly the founder of Confucius). At the same time, because the book has preserved many relevant records in ancient books, it has great document value for the textual research of ancient remains and the collation of pre-Qin classics.

Secondly, most of the contents in the book have strong narrative feelings, that is to say, most of them are anecdotes about Confucius, so this book has high literary value. First of all, this book is an important reference for studying Confucius' life and thoughts.

You may be familiar with the following words.

But do you know where they come from?

Yes, it is from the Confucius Family.

Zhuge Changqing shared part of the essence of Confucius Family Sayings with those who were predestined:

The tree wants to be quiet but the wind is still, and the son wants to be raised but not treated.

Good medicine is bitter in the mouth and beneficial to the disease, while good advice is adverse to the ear and beneficial to the action.

Living with a good person is like entering the house of Zhilan without smelling its fragrance for a long time. Living with a bad person is like entering the abalone restaurant without smelling its smell for a long time. The red is hidden in the pill, and the black is hidden in the lacquer. So a gentleman must be careful where he is.

Zilu said, "There is bamboo in the Nanshan Mountain. It is not soft and straight. It can be cut and used to reach the rhinoceros leather. In this way, how can it be learned?" Confucius said, "It is not deep enough to absorb the feathers, and it can be sharpened by the arrows." Zilu said again, "Respect and be taught."

The official said, "What is a saint?"

Confucius said, "The so-called sage, whose virtue is in harmony with heaven and earth, has no way to change, and is poor in everything at the end of the day. He combines the nature of the common people, and applies its main road to form sentiment. The sun and the moon are in harmony with each other, and his behavior is like a god. The people do not know his virtue, and the people who see him do not know his neighbor. This is also called sage.".

Thank Confucius and their disciples.

They have made great contributions to the inheritance of the Chinese nation's culture, and their merits are immeasurable.

Introduction to Zhuge Changqing: Zhuge Changqing, the inheritor and promoter of traditional Chinese culture, is willing to work with like-minded people in the world to "inherit traditional Chinese culture, promote good morality, revitalize China, and benefit the world".

儒家还有一部宝典，就是《孔子家语》，包含大智慧，值得拜读。

---- 诸葛长青

儒家思想，中华文化重要支柱。

孔子胜任，是儒家思想一代宗师。

下面这些话，你可能很熟悉。

树欲静而风不止,子欲养而亲不待。

良药苦于口而利于病，忠言逆于耳而利于行。

但是你知道他们出自哪里吗？

是的，就是出自《孔子家语》。

人们为了感谢孔子给人类留下大智慧，称呼孔子是--大成至圣先师！

诸葛长青认为，好好学习实践孔子儒家思想，可以迅速提升智慧，丰富人生。

很多人都在看四书五经。

大学、中庸、论语、孟子、易经等。

实际上，儒家还有一部宝典值得仔细一看。

这部宝典就是----《孔子家语》

诸葛长青认为，读了《孔子家语》，才会真正了解儒家思想。

《孔子家语》又名《孔氏家语》，或简称《家语》，是一部记录孔子及孔门弟子思想言行的著作。

今传本《孔子家语》共十卷四十四篇，魏“王肃”注，书后附有王肃序和《后序》。

《后序》实际上分为两部分，前半部分内容以孔安国语气所写，一般称之为《孔安国序》，后半部分内容为安国以后人所写，故称之为《后孔安国序》，其中收有孔安国的孙子孔衍关于《家语》的《奏言》。

原书二十七卷，今本为十卷，共四十四篇。

宋儒重视心性之学，重视《论语》、《孟子》、《大学》、《中庸》，但与这"四书"相比，无论在规模上，还是在内容上，《孔子家语》都要高出很多。由《家语》的成书特征所决定，该书对于全面研究和准确把握早期儒学更有价值，从这个意义上，该书完全可以当得上"儒学第一书"的地位。

1973年，河北定县八角廊西汉墓出土的竹简《儒家者言》，内容与今本《家语》相近。1977年，安徽阜阳双古堆西汉墓也出土了篇题与《儒家者言》相应的简牍，内容同样和《家语》有关。

《孔子家语》较好的版本有《四部丛刊》影印明黄鲁曾覆宋本。

孔子(公元前551年9月28日(农历八月廿七)-公元前479年4月11日(农历二月十一))，子姓， 孔氏，名丘，字仲尼，东周时期鲁国陬邑(今中国山东曲阜市南辛镇)人，祖上为宋国(今河南商丘)贵族。春秋末期的思想家和教育家，儒家思想的创始人。孔子集华夏上古文化之大成，在世时已被誉为"天纵之圣"、"天之木铎"，是当时社会上最博的学者之一，被后世统治者尊为圣人、至圣、 至圣先师、万世师表，被联合国教科文组织评选为"世界十大文化名人"之首。孔子和儒家思想对东亚和东南亚等地区有深远的影响。

《孔子家语》详细记录了孔子与其弟子门生的问对诘答和言谈行事，对研究儒家学派(主要是创始人孔子)的哲学思想、政治思想、伦理思想和教育思想，有巨大的理论价值。同时，由于该书保存了不少古书中的有关记载，这对考证上古遗文，校勘先秦典籍，有着巨大的文献价值。

其次书中的内容大都具有较强的叙事情，也就是说大多是有关孔子的逸闻趣事，所以，此书又具有较高的文学价值。首先，此书是研究孔子生平及其思想的重要参考资料。

下面这些话，你可能很熟悉。

但是你知道他们出自哪里吗？

是的，就是出自《孔子家语》。

诸葛长青把《孔子家语》部分精华分享有缘者：

树欲静而风不止,子欲养而亲不待。

良药苦于口而利于病，忠言逆于耳而利于行。

与善人居，如入芝兰之室，久而不闻其香，即与之化矣．与不善人居，如入鲍鱼之肆，久而不闻其臭，亦与之化矣。丹之所藏者赤，漆之所藏者黑，是以君子必慎其所处者焉。

子路曰：「南山有竹，不柔自直，斩而用之，达于犀革．以此言之，何学之有？」孔子曰：「括而羽之，镞而砺之，其入之不亦深乎．」子路再拜曰：「敬而受教．」

公曰：「何谓圣人？」

孔子曰：「所谓圣者，德合于天地，变通无方，穷万事之终始，协庶品之自然，敷其大道而遂成情性；明並日月，化行若神，下民不知其德，睹者不识其邻．此谓圣人也。

感恩孔子和他们的弟子们。

他们为中华民族文化传承做出巨大贡献，功德无量。

诸葛长青简介：诸葛长青，中国国学传统文化传承弘扬者，愿与天下志同道合者一起“传承国学、弘扬善德、振兴中华、造福世界”。

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Introduction to Zhuge Changqing: Zhuge Changqing, the inheritor and promoter of traditional Chinese culture, is willing to "learn from sages, promote virtue, revitalize China and benefit the world" together with people with the same ideals in the world.

(Zhuge Changqing: zhuge8031@163.com ）

Zhuge Changqing mailbox：

zhuge8031@163.com

Zhuge Changqing's Chinese Dream

Learn from sages and carry forward virtue

Revitalizing China for the benefit of the world

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诸葛长青简介：诸葛长青，中国国学传统文化传承弘扬者，愿与天下志同道合者一起“学习圣贤、弘扬善德、振兴中华、造福世界”。

（诸葛长青：zhuge8031@163.com）

Zhuge Changqing mailbox：

zhuge8031@163.com

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