Chapter 68 Moderation is a realm

The core of enlightenment is "balance". Laozi summed up all kinds of balances as Yin-Yang balance. How to grasp the key points of balance also directly induced Confucius' doctrine of the mean. The attraction of beauty and the pursuit of happiness are the driving force of our life, but no matter what we should not go too far, we should follow a "middle way".The Doctrine of the Mean is a precious method that the Chinese have acquired through painful training and years of practice over the past 2,000 years.But I remember that when I was in junior high school, I was catching up with the "criticism of Lin Piao and Confucius". The first time I came into contact with "The Doctrine of the Mean" was in the great criticism, and I could only understand it from the negative side.At that time, the doctrine of the golden mean was labeled with many unpleasant terms and criticized, and the golden mean became synonymous with negative images such as "conservative", "not seeking to make progress", "mediocre", "peacemaker", and "without principles". .In fact, the doctrine of the mean is the correction of honesty with humility; the correction of justice with love; and the correction of love with detachment.The Doctrine of the Mean is a realm, which is neither something we say nor can we achieve. It is cultivated through painful training such as meditation, dedication, and service.

It suddenly occurred to me to look up the dictionary to see how the mean is explained in the dictionary. I found that under the word "the mean", there is an example sentence, which is a sentence in Mr. Li Dazhao's "Minyi and Politics": "Judge its straightness, distinguish its To be honest and false, to check its gains and losses, and to balance its right and wrong, you must practice a golden mean." Between society and individuals, material and spiritual also need to use the wisdom of the golden mean to balance.