Chapter 42 To My Brothers: A Way to Study

【original】 The four brothers: Ninth brother's itinerary, it is estimated that he will be home at this time; since Ren Qiu sent the letter, he has not received a second letter so far, so it is too much to hang!I don't know if there is any danger?The fourth brother and the sixth younger brother took the court exam, and it was planned that there should be a letter at this time, but the difference has not been seen for a long time, so I am really looking forward to it! Yu's body is the same as that of his sixth brother in Beijing, and he always suffers from tinnitus. When asked by Wu Zhu, it was like a cloud: "There is only one way to rest, and medicine can't do it."It is suspected that moving into the inner city can save half of the unnecessary transactions, but I haven't found it yet.I regretted it every day, but I couldn't cleanse and rehabilitate in the end; after my ninth brother returned, I decided to read the scriptures every day and history every day, and I often read lazily and unsettled.After reading "Book of the Later Han Dynasty", I have already read eight books with Dan's pen, although I don't remember them all, but compared with reading "Book of the Former Han Dynasty" last year, I have a deeper understanding.

Wu Zhuru has been in close contact with each other recently, and when he comes, he will talk every day, and what he says is all the principles of the state of mind and body.Qu said that there is Dou Lanquan, a native of Yunnan, who has seen the Tao very well and should be plain.If Zhu needs to move into the city, Mr. Jinghai can be a teacher in Gaicheng, and Mr. Dou Lanquan, Mr. Wugenfeng can be a friend. Teachers and friends will stay together. Even cowards have ambitions.Yusi Zhu Zi said: "To learn the wall is like cooking meat, you must first boil it with a strong fire, and then warm it with a slow fire." I have never cooked it with a strong fire in my life. Employing labor is no more than playing with the ear, like soup that has not yet boiled, and if you use it to warm it over a fire, it will become more and more unfamiliar.So anxious to enter the city, so eager to move into the city, get rid of everything, and engage in the study of self-denial.

The two gentlemen of Jinghai and Genfeng, Chi advised me to move quickly, and my friends outside the city, I also thought about it, and there were many people, such as Shao Huixi, Wu Zixu, He Zizhen, and Chen Daiyun.Huixi often said that friendship with the Duke of Zhou is like drinking wine, and the two of us have this flavor, so we have long talks every time we see each other.Yu Xu is a human being, and I have not been able to determine his character so far, but his knowledge and insight are the greatest and most refined. I tried to teach me and said: "Working hard is like digging a well. You dig a few wells in spring, but none of them are as good as the spring. Why do you always line a well and strive hard?" The phrase "reaching the spring and using it inexhaustibly" is consistent with Yu's disease, and covers the so-called digging of wells, but they are not as good as the spring.

He Zizhen and Yu's words are very similar, saying that I have a great source of true knowledge, and I must never abandon it.I tasted that all things and principles in the world come from the two hexagrams of Qian and Kun, that is, they are discussed by writing characters, purely by the spirit, the atmosphere is vigorous, the veins are well-connected, and it is taught internally with great concentration. This is the main way.The structure is exquisite, there is a way to the back, and the length is shortened to fit, this is the way of Kun.Fan Qian speaks with spirit and spirit, Fan Kun speaks with form, and rituals and music are incomparable, so it is necessary to get rid of the body, which is the way.Joy is based on work, etiquette is based on kun, and those who write calligraphy and enjoy themselves, full of real power, are the meaning of joy.If every detail is in order, and the turning point is legal, that is the meaning of etiquette.When I talked to Zizhen about this, Zizhen thought it was true, and said that all her strengths in her life ended in this.

Chen Daiyun is related to me everywhere, and the ninth brother knows it. I have written so far, and I have received a letter from my family, knowing that my fourth and sixth brothers have not been admitted to school. I am disappointed!However, sooner or later, the name of the subject is always determined by the past, and there is no way to force it.There are only two things for our generation to study. One is to improve morality, which emphasizes the way of sincerity and righteousness, and seeks to be born without embarrassment. . It is difficult to describe the body of virtue, but as for the practice of self-defense, I would like to speak.Guarding the body is nothing like seeking food. Farmers, businessmen and commerce labor for food, and scholars labor for food.Therefore, whether the food is paid in the court, the professor is in the village, or the guest who passes on the food, or the guest who enters the curtain, all must consider their occupations, enough to eat and not to be ashamed.The name of the family ⑧, the rank of food and salary, must also take into account my career. In the future, I will not go to the corpse for a vegetarian meal ⑨, and then I will be worthy of the name of the family. I can’t get food. It’s up to heaven to decide what to do, and it’s up to people to decide what to do. Whether it is fine or not is up to me.

However, I have never seen a person who is fine in karma and fruit and cannot eat it in the end. Farmers and fruits are hard to cultivate, although there is famine, there will be a good year; Seeing that it will not be named in the end?Even if you don't get the name of the subject, how can you have no other way to ask for food?However, I suffer from insufficiency in karma.There is no other way to seek the essence of career, it's just called specialization.A proverb says: "Too many arts but not self-cultivation means that you are not professional." I have dug many wells but have no springs to drink, and I am not professional to blame!

All younger brothers must always strive to be professional, just like the ninth younger brother who is determined to practice calligraphy, and he will not completely waste his other careers; but every day when he is practicing peace, he must raise his spirit, and he can be enlightened anytime and anywhere.Fourth brother and sixth brother, I don't know if he has a special addiction in his heart?If you want to write poor scriptures, you must stick to one classic; if you want to compose righteousness (11), you must read only one manuscript; if you want to write ancient prose, you must read only one anthology.The same is true for writing poems of various styles, and it is also the same for writing test posts. It is absolutely impossible to do both at the same time (12), otherwise there will be nothing you can do.Please tell me!Thousands of thousands!

Since then, I have written letters saying that all my younger brothers have special responsibilities, and they must be clearly stated, and they must be asked in detail, and they are long and long, so that I can read their handwriting to know their ambitions and insights.Anyone who specializes in a profession must have experience and doubts.Brothers, if you have experience, you can tell me to appreciate it together, if you have doubts, you can tell me to analyze it together, and the letter is detailed, then brothers four thousand miles away are like talking to each other in the same room, how happy is it?

In all my life, I am the only brother in the family, I am especially sorry!My father taught me everything he knew, but I couldn't teach my younger brothers everything I knew.The ninth younger brother has been in Beijing for more than a year, and he has not made much progress. Every time he thinks about it, he feels ashamed.Afterwards, I always use this lined paper to write letters to my younger brothers. My younger brother should keep it and bind it into a book every year. The benefits of it must not be ignored.Brothers who write letters to me must also use the same color grid paper for binding.Brother Guofan hand tools.

(September 18, 22nd year of Daoguang) 【Note】 ① Body": country: self-cultivation, nourishment, C/united country, family management, that is, matters related to individuals and the country. ② Wansuo: Playing and seeking. ③ Alcoholic mash: mellow and delicious fermented rice. ④ Sixu: A little time. ⑤ Integrity and integrity: sincerity, righteousness, self-cultivation, family harmony. ⑥No embarrassment: no shame. ⑦Passing food guests: that is, the diners raised by famous scholars and officials.The guests who enter the curtain refer to the staff and guests of those who occupy the position of high officials and magnates.

⑧ Name of subject: Obtain fame by passing the imperial examination. ⑨Vegetarian meal in the corpse position: occupying the position in vain, not planning for anything. 10 special addiction: a special hobby. (11): Poor Classics: Study all Confucian classics; Zhiyi, stereotyped essays written for the imperial examination. (12): Simultaneously, taking into account at the same time, this term has a derogatory meaning. (13): As good as: more than, not only, not different from. 【Translation】 The four brothers: The ninth brother's itinerary is expected to be home now.Since Ren Qiu sent the letter, he has not received a second letter so far, so it is extremely suspenseful!Don't know what difficulties and obstacles are on the road?It is expected that the result of the fourth brother and sixth brother's hospital examination should be available by now, but the discount has not been seen for a long time, which is really exciting! My body is the same as when my sixth brother was in Beijing, always suffering from tinnitus.I asked Wu Zhuru, and he said: "Only recuperation is not something that can be cured by medicine." But there are so many entertainments every day, and I have always been impetuous, how can I truly rest?I plan to move to the inner city, which can save half of the round trip, but I haven't found a house yet.I regret all the time, but I couldn't cleanse myself in the end.After the ninth brother went back, I decided to read the scriptures on both days and study history as soon as possible.Reading is often lazy and unsettled. I have already lit eight books with a Chinese ink brush while reading "Books of the Later Han Dynasty". Wu Zhuru has been in close contact recently.When you come here, you have to talk all day long, and what you hear is all about physical and mental health and national affairs.He said that there was Dou Lanquan, a native of Yunnan, who had a very solid understanding of the Tao, and Dou knew me very well.Have not interviewed each other in detail.Zhuru insisted that I move into the city, because Mr. Jinghai in the city is a teacher, and Mr. Wu Genfeng and Mr. Dou Lanquan can be friends, and teachers and friends are in the middle. Even a coward has to be determined.I think Zhu Zi said: "Doing learning is like boiling meat. You have to boil it over high heat first, and then warm it up over low heat." I have never cooked over high heat in my life.Although some insights are obtained from the state of enlightenment, occasionally hard work is nothing more than a good game.It's like uncooked soup, warm it up with a warm fire immediately, the warmer it is, the less hot it is.Therefore, I was eager to move to the city, get rid of all distracting thoughts, and engage in the knowledge of "restraining oneself and restoring rituals". Mr. Jing Hai and Gen Feng also advised me to move quickly.Among the friends outside the city, there are also a few people who want to meet often, such as Shao Huixi, Wu Zixu, He Zizhen, and Chen Daiyun.Huixi often said that friendship with the Duke of Zhou is like drinking fine wine. The two of us have this flavor, so every time we meet, we have long talks and are reluctant to part.Zixu's personality, I still can't determine his taste, but his knowledge is broad and profound. He often taught me: "Study is like digging a well. Instead of digging several wells and not seeing the spring water, it is better to always dig a well. Be sure to dig until you can see the spring water." Spring water, then it will be inexhaustible.” These words fit my problem, because I am a person who digs wells but does not see spring water. He Zizhen and I discussed calligraphy very well, saying that I really understand the secrets of calligraphy and must not give up on myself. I often say that all things and principles in the world are the same as the two characters of Qiankun. In terms of calligraphy, writing with pure charm, the whole body is full of atmosphere, the veins are well-connected, and the heart is turned inward. This is the principle of doing it.The structure is exquisite, the back and forth are in the right direction, and the length is shortened to fit. This is the principle of Kun.Qian, in terms of charm; Kun, in terms of shape.It is also the same principle that rituals and music cannot be separated from the body.Music is based on work; ritual is based on kun.It is the meaning of happiness to write and enjoy oneself, full of strength.Every detail, the turning point is legal, which is the meaning of etiquette.Occasionally, I talked about these things with Zizhen, and Zizhen felt that it was right, saying that all his strengths in his life were due to these. Chen Daiyun has everything to do with me, this is what the ninth brother knows.As I wrote this, I received a letter from my family, knowing that my fourth and sixth brothers did not enroll, what a pity!But the presence or absence of a family name, sooner or later, is always predetermined during life, and it cannot be forced at all.There are only two things for us to study: one is to improve morality, to pursue the principles of sincerity, integrity, and integrity, so as to live up to life; It's hard to say everything about Jinde.As for the self-defense of self-cultivation, let me talk about it.There is nothing greater in defending oneself than earning a living.Farmers and workers work hard to make a living; scholars work hard to make a living.Therefore, whether you are an official in the imperial court to get a salary, or teach in your hometown to make a living, or serve as a diner for conveyances, or participate in other people's palaces as guests, you all use your own karma to make a living worthy of The satisfaction of the heart.The name of the department is the ladder for an official to get a salary, and one must also measure one's academic performance, so that one will not be a vegetarian in the future.To make a living is not to be able to find it, to make a living is up to the sky, to be taken away is up to the man, to be good or not, to be up to oneself. However, I have never seen a fine man who finally failed to make a living.If a farmer works hard, although there will be famine, he will definitely have a prosperous year.If a merchant hoards loans, although there will be a backlog, there will be a time when they will sell well.If a scholar can study well, how can he not have a subject name?Even if you can't get the name of the department, how can you not have other ways to make a living?Therefore, I am afraid that the karma will not be refined.There is no other way to ask for professionalism, but to be specific.A proverb says: "If you have too many skills, you can't cultivate your health. It is said that he is not specific." I dug too many wells but there is no spring water to drink. It is the fault of not being specific. Brothers should strive to be professional. For example, the ninth brother is committed to calligraphy, and he will not give up on other things. But when writing every day, we must raise our spirits. Anything at any time can inspire inspiration.Fourth and sixth brothers, I don't know if they have special hobbies in mind?If the ambition is to be poor, then one should specialize in the study of one classic.If the ambition is to make art, then you should specialize in the study of some manuscripts.If the ambition is to write ancient prose, then you should read a collection of anthologies.It's the same for writing poems of various genres, and it's the same for writing test posts. You must not do both.If you learn everything, you will gain nothing.Please tell me!Thousands of thousands! When you write letters from now on, you must specify what your younger brothers specialize in, and you must ask questions in detail, explain your own experience in detail, and write long and long, so that after I read it, I can know your aspirations and insights.A dedicated person will definitely have experience and doubts.Brothers, if you have experience, tell me that you can appreciate it together; if you have doubts, tell me that you can analyze it together.And it is written in detail, so brothers who are four thousand miles away seem to meet in a room, how happy it is! All my life, I have felt too much guilt for the fact that there is only brotherhood among the ethic.Because my father taught me as best he could with what he knew.And I can't teach my younger brothers with what I know, it's a big disobedience!Ninth Brother has been in the capital for more than a year and has not made much progress. Every time he thinks about it, he feels ashamed.From now on, when I write letters to my younger brothers, I will always use this kind of grid paper. The younger brothers should keep it and make a volume every year. The benefits of it should never be read casually.When my younger brothers write letters to me, they also need to use grid paper of one color for binding, brother Guofan hand tools. (September 18, 22nd year of Daoguang)