Below is a friendly reminder of our next meeting on January 24, 2009. Please share the information with your family or friends and invite them to join us. Hope to see you there.
Irvine Reading Club:
Date & Time: 1/24/09, Saturday, 10AM - 12 Noon
Location: Room# 205, 9 Truman, Irvine / South Coast Chinese Cultural Center
Study Contents:
大學 – 首章
The proceeding chapter of the Great Learning
Contacts: 黃世明 院長 (Mr. Hwang 949-857-0277)
魏仲莉老師: Teacher Wei 949-350-7860 ©
鍾梅馨 (May Wen, 949-551-6957)
Next meetings: 2/14/09 & 2/28/09
Blog Site: http://ade-ccrc.blogspot.com
Reference Site: http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/
發一崇德讀經教育全球資訊網: http://www.read.org.tw/
Best Regards,
May Wen
949-551-6957
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經一章 大學之道
大學之道,在明明德,在親民,在止於至善。知止而后有定,定而后能靜,靜而后能安,安而后能慮,慮而后能得。物有本末,事有終始,知所先後,則近道矣。
古之欲明明德於天下者,先治其國;欲治其國者,先齊其家;欲齊其家者,先修其身;欲修其身者,先正其心;欲正其心者,先誠其意;欲誠其意者,先致其知;致知在格物。物格而后知至,知至而后意誠,意誠而后心正,心正而后身修,身修而后家齊,家齊而后國治,國治而后天下平。
自天子以自於庶人,壹是皆以修身為本。其本亂而末治者否矣;其所厚者薄,而其所薄者厚,未之有也。