University · Moderate

Chapter 36 Sincerity
[Original text]

Only the sincerity in the world can fulfill its nature①; if it can fulfill its nature, it can fulfill its human nature; if it can fully realize its human nature, it can fully realize its nature; If you can praise the cultivation of the heaven and the earth, then you can participate with the heaven and the earth.

【Note】

① only: only, only.Sincerity: Refers to a sincere person, that is, a saint.Do: exhaust.Make the best of it: Try to give full play to your natural nature.Zheng Xuan's note: "Those who do their best are those who follow the principles and do not lose their place." Confucian scholars believe that the nature of people and all things contains "natural principles". Nature, and then exert the nature of all things.

② Like: Sponsorship, help.

③Participate with heaven and earth: stand side by side with heaven and earth as three.Reference: side by side, side by side.

【Translation】

Only the most sincere people in the world can give full play to their natural nature; if they can give full play to their natural nature, they can give full play to the nature of all people in the world; If you can help the heaven and the earth to nourish all things, you can help the heaven and the earth to nourish all things, and you can stand side by side with the heaven and the earth as three.

[Zhu Xi Tips]

RightChapter 22.

【Translation】

Zhu Xi reminded that the above paragraph is Chapter 22.

(End of this chapter)