Nan Huaijin is a contemporary Chinese writer, educator, and master of Chinese culture. Born in 1918 in Zhejiang, China, he studied Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, and integrated various ideas of Chinese cultureIn addition, he specializes in medicine, divination, astronomy, boxing, kendo, poetry, etc.
Nan Huaijin has written a wealth of works, including more than 30 kinds of works, such as "The Analects of the Analects", "Mencius Bypass", "Yuan Daxue Weiyan", "Lao Tzu Said", etc., which have been translated into eight languages and influenced China and foreign countries.
The set of books "Nan Huaijin Speaks Old Chinese Sayings" published by Oriental Publishing House is divided into two books, namely internal cultivation and external use.
The chapter on internal cultivation is the first part of "Nan Huaijin Speaks Old Chinese Sayings", which mainly tells how to improve people's quality of life and spiritual realm through inner cultivation. By quoting a large number of classic works and ideas in traditional culture, Nan Huaijin taught readers a lot of truths about self-cultivation, moral cultivation, and temperament.
The internal cultivation chapter is divided into four parts: the way of peace of mind, the foundation of virtue, the trick of learning Xi, and the essentials of practice.
In the book, Nan Huaijin believes that human life is composed of two aspects: internal and external, and internal cultivation is the key to determining the quality of life and destiny. Through internal cultivation, we can improve our moral character, cultivate our temperament, and cultivate spiritual strength, so that we can better face the challenges and difficulties in life.
The second part of Nan Huaijin Speaks Old Chinese Sayings is the external use chapter, which mainly tells how to apply the external manifestations of inner cultivation to daily life, and how to get along with others and society, and teaches readers a lot of truths about interpersonal communication, social adaptation, family education, etc.
It is divided into four parts: the treasure of the family, the method of discernment, the way of dealing with the world, and the way of economic development.
In this set of books, Nan Huaijin tells readers that human life is not only about inner cultivation, but also about external performance and practice. Only by combining inner cultivation with external performance can we truly improve our quality of life and spiritual realm.
Nan Huaijin's external use chapter not only emphasizes the practicality and modernity of traditional culture, but also combines the lifestyle and ideas of modern society, and provides readers with many practical methods and suggestions. For example, he advocated that family education should be paid attention to and the cultivation of children's moral character and temperament;It also advocates paying attention to the way of getting along with others, learning to respect others, understand others, and help others.
Nan Huaijin Speaks of Old Chinese Sayings is a book that is worth reading repeatedly, and the internal cultivation chapter mainly tells how to improve people's quality of life and spiritual realm through inner cultivationThe external application chapter mainly talks about how to apply the external manifestations of inner cultivation to daily life, and how to get along with others and society.
Nan Huaijin is worthy of a generation of masters of Chinese culture, this book selects the essence of his various books and lectures, expounds the essence of traditional culture in simple terms, and also combines the lifestyle and thoughts of modern people, providing readers with many practical methods and suggestions.
If you want to learn more about Nan Huaijin and learn more about traditional Chinese culture and self-cultivation, then this book must be worth reading.