![]() TheĪncients who wished to manifest their clear character to the world would first bring order to their states. To know what is firstĪnd what is last will lead one near the Way. Affairs have their beginnings and their ends. Only after deliberation can the end be attained. Only after having peaceful repose can one begin to deliberate. Only after having achieved tranquillity can one have peaceful repose. Only after knowing what to abide inĬan one be calm. The student should by all means follow this work in his effort to learn, and then he will probably be free from mistakes."Īdult education) consists in manifesting the clearĬharacter, loving the people, and abiding (chih) in The Analects and the Book of Mencius are next to it. It is only due to the preservation of this work that the order in which the ancients pursued their learning may be seen at this time. ![]() Master Ch'eng I said, "The Great Learning is a surviving work of the Confucian school and is the gate through which the beginning student enters into virtue. ![]()
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