Honest, heaven also; What does it mean to be sincere and have a way of being human?

It means that honesty is the law of nature, and the pursuit of honesty is the law of being a man.

From Chapter 12 of Mencius Li Lou: Mencius said: "There is a way to please your relatives: you are not sincere and unhappy with your relatives." There is an honest way: if you don't know what is good, you won't be honest. It is a sincere person, and heaven is also; If you think sincerely, you will learn from others. Those who are sincere and motionless are not there; If you are dishonest, there will be no porters. "

Mencius said: "The way to please parents: reflect on your insincerity and you will not be pleased by your parents." The ways to make yourself sincere are: if you don't understand what good deeds are, you won't make yourself sincere. Therefore, honesty is a natural truth, and the pursuit of honesty is the truth of being a man. Things that are extremely sincere and not touching will never happen; Without sincerity, no one will be moved. "

Similar Sentences in Mencius Li Lou;

1, Mencius said: "Rules and regulations are the best for party member; Saint, interpersonal relationship is extremely important. If you want to do your best for the monarch, you want to do your best for the minister: both are law-abiding. Those who don't respect the monarch because of Shun, those who don't cure the people because of Yao, and those who steal the people. Confucius said, "Tao 2: Kindness and unkindness are enough. "If you violently attack your people, you will die; Not so good, then the country is in danger.

The name is "quiet and complete" Although a dutiful son loves his grandson, he will never change his life. The poem says:' Yin Jian is not far away, in Xia Hou's world.' This is also called. 」

Meaning: Mencius said: "Compass and ruler are the highest standards of square and circle;" A saint is the highest example of being a man. To be a monarch, we must try our best to be a monarch, and to be a vassal, we must try our best to be a vassal. Both of them should follow Yao Shun's example. It is disrespectful to your own monarch not to serve the monarch like Shun served Yao. Governing the people without Yao's rule is harmful to the people.

Confucius said,' There are only two principles to govern the world: the benevolent and the unkind.' If too many people kill themselves, they will be killed and the country will perish; Even if it is not too strict, it will encounter danger and weaken the country. After death, it will be called' static' and' complete'. Even a filial and kind child can't be changed after eternal life.

The Book of Songs says:' The finger of Yin Shang is not far away, just in the era of Jiezhi in Xia Dynasty.' That's what I'm saying. 」

2. Mencius said: "The three generations won the world with benevolence, but lost the world with unkindness. The reasons for the destruction of the country are the same. The son of heaven is ruthless and does not protect the four seas; The princes are heartless and do not protect the country; Doctor Qing is ruthless and does not protect the ancestral temple; Shu Ren is heartless. He didn't protect his four bodies. It is better to hate drunkenness than to hate death today. 」

Meaning: Mencius said: "Xia, Shang and Zhou won the world because of benevolence, but lost the world because of inhumanity." The same is true of the prosperity or decline, survival or extinction of a country.

The emperor can't keep the world, the princes can't keep the country, the Qing doctors can't keep the ancestral temple, and the scholars and the people can't save their lives. Now some people hate death but are willing to do unkind things, just like they hate being drunk but insist on drinking. 」

3. Mencius said: "If you don't love your lover, you will be benevolent; If he doesn't treat others, he turns his back on his wisdom; If he doesn't answer, he will betray his respect. Those who are not allowed to do things are all seek fortune for oneself; Its body is upright and the world belongs to it. Just as the poem says, "Never say what you want, and do it for yourself. 』」

Meaning: Mencius said: "You love others, but you can't get close to others, so you should ask yourself if you are kind." If you manage others, but you can't manage them well, then you should ask yourself whether you are wise. If you are polite to others, but you can't get a response from others, then ask yourself if you have enough respect.

Everything you do can't get the desired effect, you should find the reason from yourself. If you correct yourself, people all over the world will naturally submit to him. The Book of Songs says:' Follow God's will, long live the Zhou Dynasty! You must find happiness by yourself. 」