Chapter 2 foreword

Looking back on the past fifteen years, it is not too much, but it is not too little.But I am forgetful of time by nature, carefree and flickering, and I really don’t know the approach of old age. Now, in order to publish this lecture, I searched the previous records, only to find that in the short fifteen years, I have already talked about three or four times. Second-rate.At first, it was purely out of whim, and it was published out of my personal views on reading, without any intention of defending morality, let alone the intention of being unconventional.After speaking, when I saw my classmate's notes, I couldn't help but smile, like talking in a dream. "Speaking of death and worrying about it, there is no trace of the past." It's quite fun to think about it.

The first lecture was in the autumn of 1962. At that time, only the first six chapters were recorded. It was published later. It was originally titled "A New Language of Confucianism——"The Analects of Confucius" Essence and Lessons", which was inscribed by Layman Yang Guanbei.Once I gave half a lecture in a relevant unit, but I didn't organize the records.Then in April 1974, he was invited to give lectures for two hours every Wednesday afternoon, and it took nearly a year to finish the lectures.And the most touching thing is all the transcripts of Mr. Cai Ce.Not only did he record it faithfully, but he also supplemented the information in detail for me, such as the format of the traditional family tree, and the etiquette of the traditional sacrificial ceremony. Unfortunately, he was too busy to add all of them.During this time, Cai Jun was working as the secretary of "Central Daily".A person engaged in writing work, mental and mental toil, beyond the imagination of outsiders, but he spent ten times the time of listening to lectures for nothing, and completed this record, which is emotional and admirable.

In addition, this lecture has been deeply loved by President Tang Shuxiang.All published in the Cihu edition of "Youth Warrior Daily" (from April 1, 1975 to March 16, 1976); at the same time, most of them were published in "Humanities World".I was also met by Mr. Li Pingshan, who sponsored the printing of the book.However, the narration in this book is just some knowledge based on time and place, and has no academic value.What's more, "the book is not exhaustive, and the words are not exhaustive." Let alone the cultural weight.Modern and ancient academic knowledge is probably a reflection of the stimulation of the times, and the lamentation of social illness.Who can revive the decline and make up for the weakness, change the historical era and make it peaceful and happy?It all depends on the efforts of the actual workers.Scholars of my generation know and see that game articles are really useless to make up for the difficulties, and it should be regarded as a play theory to relieve boredom and sorrow.

As for the value of Confucianism and this book, no matter in any era and in any region, as long as its original meaning is not misinterpreted, it will always have indestructible and immortal value. , Integrate and gain and see it in action, it will surely be self-certified.Now that this book is going to press, the incisive insights of Song Confucian Mr. Chen Tongfu are specially recorded for readers to learn from. As he told Song Xiaozong: "Today's Confucianists, scholars who think they are honest and sincere, are all people who don't know pain and pain. For the rest of their lives, they will be at peace with the enmity of the monarch and father, but Fang bows his head and offers his hands to talk about his life. I don't know what it means Life." And Yu said: "A book is nothing more than a matter of learning. Scholars seek the high-level words and fail to find them, so they take the words if they are subtle. Those who play with them and learn from them, and then do it for it. Speech: It is said that this is the essence, but Peter has a rough ear. This is why I read it all my life, and I fell into the haze, but I still think that I have gained it. Husband and Taoism are in the world. There is no root and end, no inside and outside. The words of the sage There is no such thing as picking one and leaving the other! Picking one and leaving the other is like a sage and the Tao. However, if you read the book, it says: Use the understanding in your heart, and learn from it , and those who seek the same as their hearts, with deep and powerful skills, will be able to succeed in the future, which is nothing more than learning today. Therefore, if you read the book, you must know the whole body and be good."

This book is named "Bie Cai", because all the explanations this time are different from the orthodox Confucian Confucian Confucian classics. It is only what I have seen, and I am not in the academic pre-stream, and it is not enough to talk about the progress of learning and progressing. Things are. Recorded by Nan Huaijin in Taipei in March of the year Bingchen (1976)