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弟子規(英文版)-Standards for Being a Good Studen
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Di Zi Gui
Standards for Being a Good Student and Child
弟子規(英文版)
CONTENTS
Introduction
Outline
Chapter 1: At Home, Be Dutiful to Your Parents
Chapter 2: Standards for a Younger Brother When Away from Home
Chapter 3: Be Cautious in Your Daily Life
Chapter 4: Be Trustworthy
Chapter 5: Love All Equally
Chapter 6: Be Close to and Learn from People of Virtue passion
Chapter 7: After All the Above Are plished, Study Further and Learn
Literature and Art to Improve Your Cultural and Spiritual Life
INTRODUCTION
Many of you will probably wonder what this book is all about. What is in this book that made it so important in ancient China? Can it still be relevant today? If we teach this book today, what can it do for us and what kind of influence will it have on our present society?
Di Zi Gui, in English, means standards for being a good student and child. It is an ancient Chinese book handed down to us from ancient Chinese Saints and sages. The source for the outline of this book was selected from Analects of Confucius, Book 1, Chapter 6, where Confucius said: “A good student and child must first learn to be dutiful to his parents, and be respectful and loving to his siblings. Next he must be cautious with all people, matters and things in his daily life, and be a trustworthy person. He must believe in the teachings of the ancient saints and sages and put their teachings into practice. Then he must learn to love all equally and be close to and learn from people of virtue passion. Only after all the above duties have been plished, if he has the time and energy, he should then further study and learn literature and art to improve the quality of his cultural and spiritual life.”
Since the main outline of this book is based on the teachings of Confucius, let us find out who he is. Confucius was a great Chin