Confucius said that a gentleman has nine kinds of thoughts. When he looks at it, he should think about whether he has seen it clearly. When he listens, he should think about whether he is gentle in the face of others, respectful in his attitude towards people, faithful in what he says, serious in what he does, appropriate in his demands on others, what will happen when he is angry, and righteous when he is profitable.
Confucius listed nine situations in which people should think twice before acting. This is in line with "see no evil, don't listen if you are indecent, don't speak if you are indecent, and don't move if you are indecent". Confucius warned people to think more about their words and deeds, and their words and deeds should conform to the "ceremony", which is benevolence and righteousness.
However, when we speak and do things, we are often dominated by emotions and desires without thinking. Because this is in line with human nature, brain thinking needs to consume energy. If you think everywhere and everything, your brain will get tired easily and your willpower will be weakened. After a long time, your brain will enter the energy-saving mode, that is, the automatic driving state.
"Weird Brain Science" says that the human brain is a very elementary version, full of bugs. Buddhism also says that people have five poisons: greed, delusion and doubt. However, it is this deficiency that gives human beings room for evolution and allows people to experience the joys and sorrows in the process of spiritual practice. Mr. Hu Shi said: I am afraid of infinite truth, and I am glad to enter an inch.
The nine ideas put forward by Confucius are comprehensive, but they are really difficult to implement. We should accept our imperfections, because they are human shortcomings, but we can spend our whole life practicing and making up for them, so that we can be farther away from perfection.
Before we evaluate a thing, we should ask ourselves whether we really know the truth of the matter and whether the evaluation is comprehensive and appropriate, so that our evaluation will be more objective;
When we hear different opinions, don't rush to refute them. First, think about whether we really understand each other's intentions, so that we won't get into an argument because of speculation.
When we support our parents, do we have a gentle expression and attitude, do we feel that our parents are old and unreasonable, and let us reconcile with the family we came from;
Whether we are approachable to our subordinates, whether we will blame their leaders and let us be respected;
Before making a promise to a friend, we should seriously consider whether we have the ability to do it, whether we will talk big because of face and friendship with friends, so that we will not lose faith in others;
Whether you are conscientious in your work, whether you will think too much about personal interests and focus on office politics, so that you can do things well;
When we are angry, have we considered whether impulse is the devil, so as to control our anger and find a better solution?
When we acquire property, do we consider whether the way is right or not, whether it will harm the interests of others, the collective and the state, and thus refuse ill-gotten gains?
In short, think more about everything, and thinking is in line with "benevolence and righteousness."