How to understand the Confucian "sixteen-character heart biography"

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"The human heart is only in danger, and the heart is only in the micro; Only the essence is exclusive, let it be stunned. " These sixteen characters are the famous "sixteen-character heart biography" in the cultural tradition of Confucianism and even China.

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"People are afraid of danger" means that people are unreliable and have hidden dangers. The ancient glyph of "danger" (small fork), with people above, cliffs in the middle and the shape of leg joints below, symbolizes danger and danger. People's hearts are "competitive, jealous, stingy, caring for others' hearts, right and wrong" and so on. (Li Hao: Two Episodes, Zhonghua Book Company, 1996, p. 2)

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"The heart of the Tao is subtle" means that the heart is subtle. "Tao heart" is the natural heart of heaven and earth. The subtlety of Tao's mind can be quoted from Tao Te Ching: "Tao is a thing, but it is only vague." It's embarrassing, and elephants. Hey, there's something in it. "(Chapter 21 of Tao Te Ching) The mystery of Tao sets off the subtlety of debut.

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"Only the best and the best" means to strive for perfection, be single-minded, and be "knowledgeable, knowledgeable, thoughtful, discerning and faithful" (Complete Works of Wang Yangming, Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House, 1992, 13).

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"Allow yourself to be in the middle" means sincerely observing the golden mean of impartiality. "unbiased; It is not easy to call it mediocrity. The winner is king, and the world is right. Mediocrity is the theorem of this world. " (Zhu Zhu notes "Four Books and Chapters")