传统文化系列讲座之"孔子周游列国",欢迎参加!

文化沙龙推出传统文化系列讲座, 欢迎参加!

Time: 本周一晚六点
Topic: "孔子周游列国",
speaker: Dr. Gao
Host and interpreter: Ms.Jiang

Confucius’ Journey

This is an attempt to introduce Confucius’s stories, regarding his traveling around the world to find the true way for life and to realize his dream society. Although his dream society has never become realized, his way for life has enlightened the country for about two thousand years and his spirits has become the symbol of the nation. The talk wish to be conducted through interactive discussions, and hope everyone can take an active part.

This talk will be mainly conducted in Mandarin, with a little English. However, we will provide translators for some foreign friends.

这是一次尝试，给大家讲述孔子生平以及论语的一些资料，从而激发大家讨论，以起来探讨孔子，一起学习我们的传统文化。

主要以中文探讨，中间可以掺杂少量英文。对于外国朋友，我们有专门的翻译。

附，
读论语
最近比较喜欢读论语，感受到儒学的内在的和谐，外在的进取精神。
不靠金钱，不靠强力，也不用宗教的力量，而门人三千，贤人七二，心甘情愿追随孔子。为何？“学而不厌，悔人不倦”追求大道，然后把生命的源泉传给别人。弟子从他身上吸取的是，厚道和仁爱，反省自躬，至大至刚的进取精神。智慧而不自满。温柔敦厚而不软弱，宽容而不乡愿。为理想奔波不已，知其不可为而为之。千载之下，仍令人追思。
“子厄于陈蔡，而弦歌未绝”，何其洒脱。
“己欲利而利人，己欲达而达人”，何其大气。
“躬自厚而薄责于人”，何其歉卑和宽容，真正的反省自躬。
“君子无所争，必也，射也，辑让而升，下而饮。所争也君子“，何等的光明磊落。
“知其不可为而为之” ，何其的执著，何其的进取。
“修身，治国，齐家，平天下”，内圣而后外王，修身到一定程度再追求社会抱负和个人理想。
不追求当地位而追随者无数；不追求名声功业而名垂千古，功成万代。何也？厚积而薄发, 修身厚德，而魅力自有，功业自成。
故曰：“君子有所不为” ，不妄为，不强为也。顺流而推舟，纲举而目张，治大国如烹小鲜。