Sincerity: a sincere mind; making the thoughts come from sincerity, not deceiving others or self-deception;

Righteous heart: means to make people's hearts turn towards righteousness and have a righteous heart , not afraid of enemies;

Cultivation: Cultivate body and mind, strive to improve one's own ideological and moral cultivation;

Qijia: Housekeeping, manage the family and make the family harmonious.

The original text is "In ancient times, if you want to bring clear virtue to the world, you must first govern your country; if you want to govern your country, you must first regulate your family; if you want to regulate your family, you must first cultivate your body; if you want to cultivate your body, He must first rectify his mind;... If his mind is rectified, then his body will be cultivated; if his body is rectified, then his family will be in order; if his family is in order, then the country will be in order; if the state will be in order, then the world will be at peace."

The general idea is that those in ancient times wanted to make virtue manifest. People in the world must first govern their country; people who want to govern their country must first put their own homes in order; people who want to put their families in order must first cultivate themselves; people who want to cultivate themselves must first be righteous. His thoughts... If his thoughts are correct, then he will cultivate himself to perfection; if he cultivates himself to perfection, then the family will be in order; if the family is in order, then the country will be stable and prosperous; if the country is stable and prosperous, then the world will be peaceful.

Extended information

"The Great Learning" is a prose that discusses the Confucian thought of self-cultivation and governing the country to bring peace to the world. It was originally the 42nd chapter of "The Book of Rites of Xiao Dai" and is said to have been written by Zeng Zi. , is actually a Confucian work of the Qin and Han Dynasties. It is an important work discussing educational theory in ancient China. After Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi of the Northern Song Dynasty tried their best to respect it, Zhu Xi of the Southern Song Dynasty also wrote "Great Learning Chapters", which was eventually called the "Four Books" together with "The Doctrine of the Mean", "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius". After the Song and Yuan Dynasties, "The Great Learning" became the official school textbook and a required reading for imperial examinations, which had a great impact on ancient Chinese education.

The "Three Programs" proposed by "The Great Learning" (explaining morality, being close to the people, and striving for perfection) and the "Eight Items" (investigating things, seeking knowledge, sincerity, upright mind, self-cultivation, ordering the family, governing the country, and peace) The world) emphasizes that self-cultivation is the prerequisite for governing others, and the purpose of self-cultivation is to govern the country and bring peace to the world, which illustrates the consistency between governing the country and bringing peace to the world and personal moral cultivation.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - University