Zeng Guofan's "three commandments"

Zeng guopan, a politician, strategist, neo-Confucianism and writer in modern China, was one of the four famous ministers in the late Qing dynasty. It is said that the existence of him and three other famous ministers made the Qing dynasty last for 5 years. He was a pioneer in China's modernization, built the first warship and opened the first ordnance school, which was the first time that he proposed to send overseas students to study advanced western technology. Many of these overseas students have become the pillars of the motherland. He did business all his life, suppressed the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, recruited talents, and established many great achievements. Official to liangjiang governor, zhili governor, wuyingdian university student, sealed the first-class yi yonghou, called wenzheng. However, Zeng Guopan has not only made great achievements in politics and military affairs, but also in ideology and culture. Many of Zeng Guopan's words and deeds, as well as many words spoken by him, are of great enlightenment significance, so the world calls him half a saint.

Zeng guopan's three commandments: don't talk too much, don't be angry, and don't beg. Although the world calls Zeng Guopan a half-saint, saints are also human beings, and they are not above. Zeng Guopan's holiness is not that he is flawless and perfect. It is that although he has shortcomings, he is bent on warning himself, correcting his shortcomings and guiding himself on the right path. Zeng guopan's three precepts came into being under such circumstances. It was Zeng Guopan who, after realizing his own shortcomings, put forward the idea of always warning himself.

Don't talk too much

The Book of Rites says: Bad words don't come from the mouth, angry words don't reflect on the body, and idioms also say that if you talk too much, you will lose, which shows its importance. The first rule is to refrain from talking too much, that is, Zeng Guopan warned himself to talk less.

After Zeng Guopan entered Hanlin, he celebrated his father's birthday and invited many relatives and friends. One of them is very close to Zeng Guopan, and they are outspoken and very casual together. But that day, Zeng Guopan drank more wine because he was happy. I don't know what he said made people feel disgusted, so he left at that time. After waking up, Zeng guopan regretted it very much and reflected: there are three major problems in this matter: I don't believe in disrespect on weekdays, I rely too much on each other, and I also; Compared with the time, it is out of line, resentful and rude, and second; After the quarrel, the people, I am shameless and unreasonable, three also. Bad words don't come from the mouth, and angry words don't reflect on the body. I don't know, why ask others? Keep this in mind and take it as a precept!

Quit Anger

Anger is an emotional expression of people. But if a person is too irritable, then something is wrong with him. The reason why Zeng Guopan wants to abstain from anger is actually to create a healthy psychological environment, so as to achieve the realm of being surprised suddenly and not angry without reason. In order to achieve such a spiritual realm, Zeng Guopan also specially learned the method of sitting still from his friend Feng Shutang, and the method of nourishing qi can only be known, but not done.

abstain from begging

abstain from begging, that is, quit greed.

Zeng Guofan once wrote a poem to his younger brother Ceng Guoquan: Zhong Ming slandered books in the left column, multiplication and division were everywhere in the world, and he bowed his head and said that everything was too empty. Tell his brother that some people say hello, and naturally some people say you are not good. Fame and fortune are actually floating clouds, as long as you can stick to your true heart. Just like Zeng Guopan himself, after his Xiang army suppressed the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, it reached its peak for a while. Some people even persuaded him to proclaim himself emperor, but Zeng Guopan chose to kill the Xiang army himself and aim at the overall situation.

Zeng Guo Pan Jiashu

1. Diligently manage family affairs and be strict with family rules.

second, do filial piety and get rid of arrogance.

third, study hard is the first priority.

fourth, the way to stay at home, do not have extra money.

five, marriage is not necessarily rich.

six, avoid luxury in family affairs and be frugal.

seven, the eight characters of housekeeping: test, treasure, morning, sweep, book, sparse, fish, pig.

VIII. Relatives should value affection over things.

nine, don't get tired of household chores.

ten, choose a good teacher for advice.