太极通书
周敦颐
3 chapters·12,714 characters·Classical Chinese · Public Domain
北宋周敦颐著。原名《易通》,共40章。许多地方直接引用《易大传》并加以发挥。其中心观念是“诚”。诚包括天道和人性两重意义。书中说:“诚者圣人之本。‘大哉乾元,万物资始’,诚之源也;‘乾道变化,各正性命’,诚斯立焉。”诚是人真实无妄的本性,它源于宇宙本原即万物资始的乾元。书中又说:“圣,诚而已矣。诚,五常之本,百行之原也。静无而动有,至正而明达也。五常百行非诚,非也,邪暗塞也。故诚则无事矣。”
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