I had the chance to read The Essential Explanation of the Doctrine of the Mean by Yoon Seo-hyun. The editor says the book was organized out of a wish for people living in the modern world to keep the Doctrine of the Mean close to heart, and so readers would not have to repeat the difficulties the editor faced while studying The Chapters and Sentences of the Doctrine of the Mean. The two books, The Chapters and Sentences and Yi Ik’s Treatise on the Doctrine of the Mean, are placed together, and

After reading The Essential Explanation of the Doctrine of the Mean... Many books on the Doctrine of the Mean have been published, each with its own distinctive approach. But many focus only on the original text, only on the translation, or quote and translate only selected parts rather than the whole work. For readers without basic knowledge of classical Chinese, this made it difficult to study the Doctrine of the Mean in its entirety. To solve this problem and spare readers the difficulties

If you want to understand the true flavor of the Doctrine of the Mean, the central work among the Four Books and Five Classics, or study the classics properly, keep this book close and read it every day. It is an essential textbook for anyone who dreams of becoming a leader.

“Mean” is the proper Way of all under heaven: it does not lean to one side. “Ordinary” is the established principle of all under heaven: it does not change. The mean simply needs to fit the principle, but because people do not realize that it has continued from ancient times to the present and cannot change, the word “ordinary” is added (p. 50, The Great Commentary on the Chapters and Sentences of the Doctrine of the Mean). The title The Essential Explanation of the Doctrine of the Mean means a

The Doctrine of the Mean is one of the Four Books, which, together with the Three Classics, are regarded as core texts of Confucianism in the East Asian classics. Along with The Great Learning, The Analects, and Mencius, it is considered a foundation of Confucian scholarship. It does more than record ancient wisdom: it offers deep insight into relationships, moral judgment, and leadership in modern society, and remains remarkably relevant today. Yun Seo-hyeon's The Exposition of the Doctrine of

More than 2,500 years ago, many schools of thought emerged during China's Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. The Hundred Schools of Thought refers to traditions such as Daoism, Legalism, and Confucianism. Confucius's Confucian school was not welcomed by any state at the time. But after the Qin dynasty, centered on Legalism, fell, Confucianism became China's established governing philosophy. The Doctrine of the Mean, written by Zisi, Confucius's grandson, is one of the Four Books and

On page 22, a line from the Book of Songs—“Looking up at the high mountain, walking along the broad road”—gave me a lot to think about and taught me something. Blog review: https://m.blog.naver.com/pogba963/223447770320

I had never studied the Doctrine of the Mean deeply, yet I had reduced it to a formula of moderation and gone around saying it was simply good. The title suggested that its deeper meaning could be made accessible, and I was excited to finally understand it properly. Then I saw the book's format and worried it might be an academic textbook; only then did the Chinese-character title catch my eye. At some point I had developed the habit of skipping anything written in Chinese characters, and I

I received this valuable book at a good opportunity. The Confucian classics called the Four Books and Three Classics are The Analects, Mencius, The Great Learning, the Doctrine of the Mean, the Book of Songs, the Book of Documents, and the Book of Changes. Adding the Spring and Autumn Annals and the Book of Rites gives the Four Books and Five Classics. During the Song dynasty, Zhu Xi established the Four Books system by separating The Great Learning and the Doctrine of the Mean from the Book of