師心自用(As he considered himself a master, he
only trusted his own subjective opinions.)
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中國的宋王朝有一個著名的哲學家，他的名字叫做陸九淵。他與他的兩個哥哥都是非常著名的學者，他生活在一個有著深厚的文化傳統的家族。
他曾經寫過一封信給他的一個好朋友，這個好朋友的名字叫做張輔之，這封信的大概意思如下。
根據我的觀察，現在有些人有一個很嚴重的問題但是這些人自己沒有發覺。
這些人認為自己的主觀想法就是最好最正確的。
他認為自己是一個大師所以他只相信自己的主觀想法。
如果一個人出現這種心態，那麼這個人就無法聽取別人的意見。
有些學者也有這種心態，這些學者的學識很豐富，但是這些豐富的學識並沒讓這些學者認清自己需要虛心學習，反而成為這些學者強化自己主觀想法的根基。從這個角度看來，豐富的學識對這些學者並沒好處反而帶來了壞處。
我們從歷史書上也可以看到許多這類型的人，這些人外表看起來是學習古代的那些偉大的賢能的有智慧的人的行為，但是他們只是用這些古代的偉大的賢能的有智慧的人的想法來包裝自己的觀點。
我們相信一個想法，我們因為相信這個想法所以做了一些行動，這是很正常的，但這些人內心其實並不相信這些想法，但是他們假裝自己相信這個想法而採取了行動，我認為這些人的行為表現出他們的沒有主見，他們會隨著外界的潮流而隨時改變自己。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是他認為自己是一個大師所以他只相信自己的主觀想法。
這句成語被用來形容一個人只相信自己，這個人只按自己的主觀意圖行事。
這句成語被用來引申形容一個人固執己見、自以為是，這個人聽不進別人的正確意見或諫言。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你是否常常想要指導別人做人做事呢? 你是否曾經因為固執己見而導致自己遭遇禍害呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為宋-陸九淵集-卷3-與張輔之書
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As he considered himself a master, he only
trusted his own subjective opinions.(師心自用)
This blog was originally created to
introduce Chinese culture to international friends. For the sake of simplicity
and ease of understanding, some concepts and terms have therefore been
simplified and translated into modern, easily comprehensible language. This is
for the convenience of translation, not historical research. If you wish to
consult more rigorous historical materials, please refer to the sources listed
at the end of the article.
There was a famous philosopher in China's
Song dynasty named Lu Jiuyuan. He and his two elder brothers were all renowned
scholars, and he came from a family with a strong cultural heritage.
He once wrote a letter to a good friend
named Zhang Fuzhi. The gist of the letter is as follows:
'Based on my observations, some people
today have a serious problem, but they are unaware of it themselves.
These people believe that their own
opinions are the best and most accurate.
As he considers himself a master, he only
trusts his own subjective opinions.
If a person has this mentality, they are
unable to listen to the opinions of others.
Some scholars also exhibit this mentality.
These scholars have extensive knowledge, but rather than recognising the need
for humble learning, they use it to reinforce their own ideas. From this
perspective, abundant knowledge is not beneficial to these scholars; rather, it
is harmful.
We can see many such people in history
books. While these individuals may outwardly appear to be learning from the
actions of great and wise ancient figures, they are merely using the ideas of
these sages to promote their own views.
It's normal to believe in an idea and act
on that belief. However, these people don't actually believe in the ideas; they
just pretend to and act accordingly. I believe their behaviour demonstrates a
lack of independent thought — they readily change their minds according to
external trends.
The idiom literally translates as "As
he considered himself a master, he only trusted his own subjective opinions.".
It is used to describe someone who only
believes in themselves and acts according to their own intentions.
It is also used to describe someone who is
stubborn, self-righteous and unwilling to listen to the correct opinions or
advice of others.
Dear friend, what insights or thoughts did
you gain from this story?
Do you often want to guide others in how
they conduct themselves? Have you ever been harmed by your stubbornness?
I hope this story gives you some new
insights.