University · Moderate

Chapter 35 Intellect

[Original text]

Self-sincerity and clarity are called nature; self-clarity and sincerity are called teaching;

【Note】

①Sincerely: Refers to understand the truth.From, from, from.Ming, understand.

② then: that is.

【Translation】

From the sincerity of the heart to the understanding of the truth, this is called innate nature.From a clear understanding of the truth to a sincere heart, this is called enlightenment.If you are sincere in your heart, you will understand the truth, and if you understand the truth, you will be sincere in your heart.

[Zhu Xi Tips]

Chapter 21 on the right, Zi Si inherits the meaning of the Master's Tao of Heaven and Humanism from the previous chapter, and makes a statement.From then on, the following twelve chapters are all the words of Zisi, in order to repeatedly deduce the meaning of this chapter.

【Translation】

Zhu Xi said that the above paragraph is Chapter 21, and it was written by Zisi following the will of Confucius in the previous chapter about the way of heaven and the way of humanity.The twelve chapters after this are all Zisi's words, in order to repeatedly infer and clarify the meaning of this chapter.

(End of this chapter)