Confucius

<p>Select 15 cross-sections of Confucius' life juxtaposing his words actions and thoughts with his life experiences to restore a multidimensional and authentic figure and to appreciate the spiritual power of unyielding perseverance.</p><p>选取孔子人生15个横截面，将言行思想与人生经历对读印证，还原一个立体而真实的人，感受永不妥协的精神力量</p><p></p><p>If we were to ask who has had the greatest influence on Chinese culture the answer would undoubtedly be Confucius. His philosophy of life has shaped generations of Chinese people for over two millennia. It is precisely for this reason that questions about what kind of person Confucius was what life experiences he had and what机缘 led him to discover the principles of benevolence and forgiveness continue to captivate us. Labels such as sage benevolent one and homeless dog have been attached to him throughout history. In this book author Li Shan distills fifteen cross-sections of Confucius' life juxtaposing his extraordinary journey-from his humble beginnings and multifaceted talents to his studies in music and rituals his role in stabilizing the state of Lu his travels across various kingdoms his teachings at the Apricot Altar and his editing of the Six Classics-with his words and ideas such as not hesitating to learn from those below diligence in action and eagerness to learn governing with virtue promoting benevolent rule teaching without discrimination and preserving the Way and establishing enduring principles. Through this approach Li Shan reconstructs for us the image of a great life that never compromised.</p><p></p><p>Confucius' life was marked by the loss of his father in childhood the absence of a wife in middle age and the deaths of his son and disciples in old age. Yet it was also a life characterized by relentless progress and unwavering perseverance. No matter where he was or what circumstances he faced he never lost sight of his ideals. For these ideals Confucius traveled across various states for fourteen years enduring immense hardships and sufferings. Though he faced repeated setbacks he never gave up. In the dark and chaotic era of the late Spring and Autumn Period his advocacy of benevolence left a glimmer of light in a world full of suffering. His lifelong persistence demonstrated the grandeur of a truly great life.</p><p></p><p>若问谁对中华文化影响最大，恐怕非孔子莫属。他的人生哲学在两千多年的时间里影响了每一代中国人。正因如此，孔子是个什么样的人，有着怎样的生活经历，是什么机缘让他发现仁恕的道理，诸如此类问题，至今仍吸引我们不断追问。圣人仁者丧家狗，人们曾给予孔子种种标签。本书作者李山，提炼孔子的十五个横截面，将孔子少贱多能、学琴问礼、相鲁定乱、周游列国、杏坛讲学、删述六经的非凡一生，与不耻下问敏事好学为政以德推行仁治有教无类存道垂宪的言行思想互相印证，为我们还原了一个永不妥协的大生命。</p><p>孔子的一生，是少年丧父、中年无妻、老年丧子又丧徒的一生，也是见其进、未见其止的一生。不论身处何地，有何境遇，他始终不忘自己的理想。为了这个理想，孔子周游列国十四载，尝尽人世间的辛酸苦楚，虽然一直碰壁，但从未放弃。在春秋末年那个黑漆漆的乱世，他的仁道主张为苦难的人世留下了光亮。他一辈子的坚持，展示了一个生命的大格局</p>