Commentary on the Analects (Jing Shou Edition).
Zi said: "If there is someone who does not know what to do, I am nothing." Hear more, choose the good one and follow it;See more and know more, and know more times. ”
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Confucius said: "There are people in the world who do not understand the actual situation and act in vain." That's not what I did. I listened to the opinions of many parties and then chose a favorable way to implement it. Secondly, it is to see more of the actual effects of what you have done and heard, record it, and then correct it!It's also a way to get an idea of what's actually going on!
It should be noted that Confucius said that it is not just about "smelling" and "seeing", but also about "many". "Smell more", and "see more".
"Smell" is not enough, it is necessary to "smell" many times and in many aspects, that is the meaning of investigation and research;
"See" is not good once, you have to "see" many times, and there is the meaning of assessment.
Cognition - has the meaning of identification and scrutiny.
Ignorance includes --- self-knowledge that is really unaware, or self-righteous knowledge that is detached from reality, and is actually ignorance.
Above, the Master also said that "listen to his words and watch his deeds"!
This sentence, to quote a sentence from *** to explain, is "no investigation, no voice"!It is possible to do things with a good heart alone.
Like the "farmer exposing" style of doing things mentioned in the previous chapter;It's also possible to help more and more!Just like disaster relief, some people are full of passion to save people, but because of improper methods, they save people to death.
Zi said, you can't do it without knowing it. How profound it means!
So why do we need to smell more first, and then see more?
According to the current language, when doing an investigation, why do you need to go to many parties to inquire first, and then go to many parties to observe? Observe first, and then inquire more, is it okay?
The key reason for not understanding the actual situation is because things are often not seen, they can be seen, and what else is investigated?There is a sentence in "The Mean" "Don't see it, don't show it". Often, things are hidden but not visible, subtle but not visible.
There are a lot of things, because you don't know how to do it, even if you can't see it, you can't see it!
I don't know it", the premise is that in the case of "not knowing", if you can understand it at a glance and everyone understands it, then it is not "not knowing"!
Therefore, the first step in investigation and research is to "smell", remember the words of Confucius, and "smell a lot"!
If you come back as soon as you "smell" it, thinking that it is true, then it will not work, so the next step is to "see", that is, to see, to investigate, to see if it is in line with reality. Unify what you hear with what you see!
If we talk about the theory of divine energy, people's spiritual energy always revolves around the body. If you always smell and think, that is, your spirit is always moving, but it doesn't land, it's not good for your body!After thinking about it, combining it with what you see in reality, your spirit will fall on concrete things, and this is healthy!
This sentence of Confucius is worth singing and dancing!
Looking at the various turmoil in the past dynasties, how many of the reasons are out of "ignorance"?Just like the farmer who "gave the farmer exposure", if he was the emperor, he thought that the sun was heating, and he thought that the national clothes would not need to be worn, and the house would not need to be lived. If the people oppose it, they will suppress it or ignore it. Moreover, the peasant emperor thought to himself, "I am for the country!"."I am for the people"!Wouldn't that be a big mess in the world!
Therefore, if a person wants to do good, he must listen to the opinions of many people!Verify the reality of the situation!Get the facts clear, and then do it!