Mencius said the goal of self-cultivation: everyone can be Yao and Shun

孟子说修身目标：人人皆可为尧舜

Since ancient times, sages and gentlemen have been constantly improving themselves through self-cultivation.

----Zhuge Changqing

Confucianists are also the magic weapon of national security and social harmony.

Confucius, Mencius and other seventy-two sages are the masters of Confucianism.

There are two sages in Confucianism: one is Confucius, known as "the most holy"; The second is Mencius, who is called "the second sage".

The thoughts of Confucius and Mencius basically contain the essence of Confucianism.

Therefore, people are used to generalize Confucianism with "the way of Confucius and Mencius".

Mencius was the reborn disciple of Confucius' grandson Kongji. He received his mother's education from childhood, worked hard to study, and later determined to carry forward Confucianism, vowed to educate the people of society, and finally became a sage.

The story of "Mencius' mother moved three times" tells the story of Mencius' learning and growth.

Disciple Regulation tells people that saints and sages can be tamed. It means that as long as you work hard, everyone can become a sage. Zhuge Changqing believes that the life story of Mencius tells us that as long as we work hard, always maintain benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and trust, always adhere to the principle of filial piety, and always benefit the society, we will naturally step into the path of sages and sages.

Wherever Mencius went, he spread Confucius' principles of filial piety, benevolence and self-cultivation.

Mencius often said that everyone should work hard, everyone can be Yao and Shun.

Everyone can be Yao and Shun. This sentence is blown by the wind of wisdom. It is like a spring breeze blowing all over the earth in an instant, like a spring rain nourishing everything. For a time, everyone knows the phrase "everyone can be Yao and Shun".

Later, this sentence came to the ears of a man named Cao Jiao.

Cao Jiao pondered for many days, but never found the answer: strange, how powerful Yao and Shun are, how can we become Yao and Shun? Don't understand, don't understand.

Cao's friend told him that the world said that Mencius was the first intelligent expert. You can go to consult him.

So Cao Jiao decided to ask Mencius why he said "everyone can be Yao and Shun".

One day, Mencius was explaining Confucius' thought to his disciples.

Cao sent a note to ask questions.

Cao Jiao said to Mencius, "I will delay you a little time. Please give me a question. I ask, everyone can be a sage like Yao and Shun. Can I really do it?"

Mencius said, "Yes, everyone can be Yao and Shun."

Cao Jiao said, "I can't understand. How can people become Yao and Shun?

Look, I don't compete with the sages of Yao and Shun, but with King Wen of Zhou and Shang Tang.

King Wen of Zhou is ten feet tall, Shang Tang is nine feet tall, and I am nine feet four inches tall. In a word, my body is also very tall, even higher than Shang Tang. Should I be a sage like King Wen of Zhou and Shang Tang?!

Why do I only eat, read a little and think simply?!

Let alone compare with Yao and Shun. I have been thinking for many days, but I can't understand it. Please tell me about it. "

Mencius smiled and said, "You are diligent in thinking and good at learning, which is worthy of praise.

Many people also have this question about your question.

Everyone can be Yao and Shun. It's not about your status and influence, but about being the same as them in terms of ideological level, moral quality, life and things. If you do, you will be a sage like Yao and Shun.

Let me give you a few simple examples:

In fact, a person can become what kind of person you want to be, as long as you do it seriously.

For example, if the same person is selfish, swearing, likes to steal, does not respect his parents, and does not care about others, people will hate him, hate him, and hide from him. On the contrary, if he is filial, civilized and courteous, likes to do good, respects his parents, and cares about others, people will praise him, like him, and follow him. Yao and Shun are such people. Everything is in a flash. Look, is it easy to be Yao and Shun?

Let me give you another example: for example, when walking, if you can walk behind the elders with humility and respect, it will reflect your heart of sages. You are like Yao and Shun; If you are self-righteous, have no respect at all, act like nobody else, and go ahead of the elders, this shows that you have no breeding quality. You see, the reason is so simple. It is your choice to walk fast and slowly, and whether to show respect. Is it impossible for people to walk slowly? It's just not doing that. The same is true of Yao and Shun, but they do a good job of filial piety and fraternity. Think about it. Is it easy to do it?

Another example: You wear Yao's clothes, say Yao's words, and do Yao's things. You are Yao. If you wear Jie's clothes, say Jie's words and do Jie's things, you are Jie. Can you understand what I said? "

Cao Jiao said, "I understand that you are indeed a wise man. I understand that everyone can be Yao and Shun. In fact, it is to let people learn Yao and Shun's filial piety and the heart of benefiting the society. As long as you really learn and do, you will reach the realm of Yao and Shun. That's very good. Thank you."

Mencius said, "Yes, everyone can be Yao and Shun. It depends on whether you make up your mind to do it.".

Mencius turned back and said to his disciples:

All of you should remember the sentence "everyone can serve Yao and Shun". Learn and work hard. Come on, everyone

Mencius (about 372 B.C. - about 289 B.C.), whose name is Ke, or Zi Yu, is a Chinese (Han), Zou (now Zoucheng City, Shandong Province).

He is the second disciple of Confucius' grandson Kong Ji. It is said that he is the descendant of Qingfu, the aristocratic son of the Ji surname in the State of Lu. His father's name is radical, and his mother is (zh ǎ Ng) surname.

Mencius was a great thinker, educator and representative of Confucianism in the Warring States Period. Together with Confucius, they are called "Confucius and Mencius". The representative works, such as "Getting more help, losing less help" and "Born in distress, died in peace and happiness", have been included in the junior high school Chinese textbooks, and "How can I help the country" has been included in the senior high school Chinese textbooks.

Politically, Mencius advocated that the law should precede the king and implement benevolent government; Theoretically, he respected Confucius.

He advocated benevolent government, put forward the people-oriented idea of "valuing the people and despising the king", traveled in Qi, Song, Teng, Wei, Lu and other countries, followed Confucius to carry out his own political ideas, which lasted more than 20 years.

Finally, he retired to give a lecture and, together with his students, wrote "Preface to" Poems "and" Books ", stating the meaning of Zhongni (Confucius), and seven pieces of" Mencius ".

Mencius "is good at cultivating my noble spirit". A man of noble integrity is also called a gentleman.

Those who are noble and upright will be enriched by virtue, and those who are not virtuous will be empty. In ancient times, intangibility was regarded as qi, so it was called qi.

Later generations later granted Mencius the title of "Ya Sheng Gong" and the title of "Ya Sheng". Its disciples and reborn disciples recorded Mencius' words and deeds into a book called "Mencius", which is a collection of essays in the form of quotations. It is a compilation of Mencius' remarks, and was jointly prepared by Mencius and his disciple Wan Zhang.

"Everyone can be Yao and Shun" is from the "Chapter and Sentence" of "Mencius".

The book Mencius is a compilation of Mencius' speech, which was jointly compiled by Mencius and his re-born disciples. It records Mencius' language, political views (benevolent politics, the discrimination of kingship, the people's foundation, the rule of the king's heart, and the people's respect for the king) and political actions.

The essence of Mencius' thought is embodied in Mencius, which has seven chapters handed down from generation to generation; "Gongsun Chou" up and down; Teng Wengong up and down; "Li Lou" up and down; Ten Thousand Chapters; Up and down in "Jiaozi"; "Heart to Heart" up and down. The starting point of his theory is the theory of good nature, which puts forward "benevolent government" and "kingly way", and advocates the rule of virtue.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhu Xi combined "Mencius" with "The Analects of Confucius", "The University" and "The Doctrine of the Mean" to call them "Four Books". "Mencius" is the largest and heaviest book in the four books, with more than 35000 words. From then on until the end of the Qing Dynasty, "Four Books" has always been the compulsory content of the imperial examination. (This article refers to Mencius data)

自古以来，圣贤君子，都从修身养性入手，不断提升自己。

---- 诸葛长青

  儒家者，国泰民安、社会和谐之法宝也。

  孔子、孟子七十二贤等，儒学思想之宗师也。

  儒家有二圣人：一是孔子，人称“至圣”；二是孟子，人称“亚圣”。

  孔子、孟子的思想，基本包含了儒家思想精华。

    所以人们习惯把儒家思想用“孔孟之道”来概括。

  孟子是孔子之孙孔伋的再传弟子，自幼接受母亲教育，发奋读书，后立志弘扬儒家思想，发愿教化社会人心，终成一代圣人。

  “孟母三迁”的故事，就是讲述了孟子学习成才成长的经历。

  《弟子规》告诉人们说：圣与贤、可驯致。意思是只要努力，人人都可以成为圣贤。诸葛长青认为，孟子的人生故事告诉我们，只要勤奋努力，时刻保持仁义礼智信，时刻坚持孝悌之道，时刻造福社会，自然就会步入圣贤之道。

  孟子不论走到哪里，都传播孔子的孝悌之道、仁爱思想、修身理念。

  孟子经常说的一句话是：大家要努力啊，人人皆可为尧舜啊。

  人人皆可为尧舜，这句话被智慧风一吹，瞬间犹如春风吹遍大地，犹如春雨滋润万物。一时间，“人人皆可为尧舜”这句话，无人不知无人不晓。

  后来这句话传到一位叫曹交的人的耳朵里。

  曹交深思多日，始终没有找到答案：奇怪，尧舜多厉害啊，我们怎能成为尧舜呢？不理解、不理解......。

  曹交的好友和他说，世人都说孟子是第一智慧高手，你可以去请教。

  于是曹交决定去找孟子请教：为何说“人人皆可为尧舜”。

  一天，恰逢孟子正在给弟子讲解孔子的思想。

   曹交便来请教问题。

   曹交对孟子说：“耽误您一点时间，请您指教一个问题。请问，人人都可以做尧舜那样的贤人，请问真的能做到吗？”

  孟子说：“是的，人人皆可以为尧舜。”

  曹交说：“我理解不了啊。人怎能都成为尧舜呢？

  你看啊：我不和尧舜那些圣贤比，就和周文王、商汤比一比。

  周文王身高一丈，商汤身高九尺，我身高九尺四寸，论起来，我的身体也很高大，甚至比商汤都高，也应该成为周文王、商汤那样的圣贤啊？！

  为什么我却只会吃饭、稍微读点书、进行简单思考？！

  更不用说和尧舜比了。我思考多日，不得其解，请您给我讲一讲。”

  孟子微微一笑说：“你勤奋思考，善于学习，值得赞叹啊。

   你提出的问题，很多人也有这个疑问。

   人人皆可以为尧舜，不是说你的地位、影响力，而是说在思想境界、道德品质上、做人做事上要和他们一样。如果做到了，也就是尧舜一样的圣人了。

  这样吧，我简单给你举几个例子：

  实际上，一个人你想成为什么样的人，就能成为什么样的人，只要认真去做就行了。

   譬如：同样一个人，如果他自私自利、脏话连篇、喜欢偷盗、不孝敬父母、不关心别人，人们就会厌恶他、怨恨他、躲着他。反之，如果他落实孝悌、文明有礼，喜欢行善、孝敬父母、关心别人，人们就会赞叹他、喜欢他、追随他，尧舜就是这样的人啊。一切都是一念之间啊。你看看，做尧舜是不是很简单呢？

  再给你举个例子：比如说走路，遇到长辈长者时候，如果你能自觉的用谦虚恭敬之心，走在长者后面，这就体现你的圣贤之心，你就像尧舜一样；如果你自以为是，一点恭敬之心都没有，旁若无人，抢在长者之前扬长而去，这就体现你没有教养素质。你看看，道理就是这么简单。走快走慢、是否放恭敬都是你的选择。那慢一点走难道是人做不到的吗？只不过是不那样做而已。尧舜之道，也是如此，只不过他们认真做好孝和悌罢了。你想想，是不是很容易做到呢？

  再举个例子：你穿尧的衣服，说尧的话，做尧的事，你便是尧了。你穿桀的衣服，说桀的话，做桀的事，你便是桀了。我的话，你能理解吗？”

  曹交说道：“我懂了，您果然是智慧高人啊。我明白了，人人皆可以为尧舜，实际上是让人们学习尧舜的孝悌之道、造福社会之心，只要真学真做，也就达到尧舜的境界了，您说的太好了。谢谢您了。”

  孟子说：“是啊，人人皆可以为尧舜，就看你是否下决心去做罢了”。

  孟子回头重重的对弟子们说：

   你们都要记住“人人皆可以为尧舜”这句话，真学真做，持续努力，大家加油啊 ......

  孟子（约公元前372年—约公元前289年），名轲，或字子舆，华夏族（汉族），邹（今山东邹城市）人。

  他是孔子之孙孔伋的再传弟子。相传他是鲁国姬姓贵族公子庆父的后裔，父名激，母仉（zhǎng）氏。

  孟子是战国时期伟大的思想家、教育家，儒家学派的代表人物。与孔子并称“孔孟”。代表作有《得道多助，失道寡助》和《生于忧患，死于安乐》等已编入初中语文教科书中，《寡人之于国也》编入高中语文教科书中。

  政治上，孟子主张法先王、行仁政；学说上，他推崇孔子。

   他主张仁政，提出“民贵君轻”的民本思想，游历于齐、宋、滕、魏、鲁等诸国，效法孔子推行自己的政治主张，前后历时二十多年。

   最后他退居讲学，和他的学生一起，“序《诗》《书》，述仲尼（即孔子）之意，作《孟子》七篇”。

   孟子“善养吾浩然之气”。浩然正气者，谓君子之气也。

   浩然正气者，以德充实，无德则虚。古以无形为气，故谓之气。

  后世追封孟子为“亚圣公”，尊称为“亚圣”，其弟子及再传弟子将孟子的言行记录成《孟子》一书，属语录体散文集，是孟子的言论汇编，由孟子及其弟子万章共同编写完成。

   《人皆可以为尧舜》出自《孟子》的《告子章句下》。 

   《孟子》一书是孟子的言论汇编，由孟子及其再传弟子共同编写而成，记录了孟子的语言、政治观点（仁政、王霸之辨、民本、格君心之非，民贵君轻）和政治行动的儒家经典著作。

   孟子思想精华体现在《孟子》中，《孟子》有七篇传世：《梁惠王》上下；《公孙丑》上下；《滕文公》上下；《离娄》上下；《万章》上下；《告子》上下；《尽心》上下。其学说出发点为性善论，提出“仁政”、“王道”，主张德治。

   南宋时朱熹将《孟子》与《论语》《大学》《中庸》合在一起称“四书”,《孟子》是四书中篇幅最大的部头最重的一本,有三万五千多字.从此直到清末，“四书”一直是科举必考内容。（本文参考孟子资料）

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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 ）

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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）

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