大学之道
TheWayofGreatLearning
这学说，是最基本之理想，也是儒教所依据之道理。
ThesearethefundamentalideasofConfucius'teaching,
andalsotheprinciplesuponwhichConfucianismisbased.
大学之道以“三纲领”和“八条目”为宗旨。何谓三纲领?就是“明德，亲民，止于至善。”
TheWayoftheGreatLearningconsistsofthreeguidelinesandeightarticles.Thethreeguidelinesare:illustratingvirtue,renewingthepeople,andrestinginthehighestexcellence.
(一)明德：自己的德性清净光明之后，也教他人的德性清净光明
1.Illustratingvirtuemeansthatafterone'sownvirtuebecomepureandbright,oneteachesotherstomaketheirvirtuepureandbrightaswell.
(二)亲民：令所有老百姓知道正当的道路，做个明理的人。
2.Renewingthepeoplemeanscausingallthepeopletoknowtheproperpathandtounderstandprinciple.
(三)止于至善：大家居处于最完善的地方。
3.Restinginthehighestexcellencemeansthatallpeopleabideinthemostexcellentplace.
何谓八条目?就是“格物，致知，正心，诚意，修身，齐家，治国，平天下。”
Whataretheeightarticles?Theyareinvestigatingthings,extendingknowledge,rectifyingthemind,makingtheintentsincere,cultivatingoneself,regulatingthefamily,managingthestate,andbringingpeacetotheworld.
(一)格物：研究天地间万事万物之性理。
1.Investigatingthingsmeansinvestigatingthenaturesandprinciplesofthemyriadthingsoftheuniverse.
(二)致知：运用智慧，仔细分析物理，知道究竟2.Extendingknowledgemeansusingone'swisdomtoanalyzeindetailtheprinciplesofallphenomena,sothatultimateknowledgecanbeattained.
(三)正心：端正一身所主宰的心。3.Rectifyingthemindmeansmakingone'smind,whichisthemasterofthebody,properandupright.
(四)诚意：诚实所发之意。4.Makingtheintentsinceremeansbeingsincereinone'sthinking.
(五)修身：修好自己的身(德行)。5.Cultivatingoneselfmeanscultivatingone'sownvirtuousconduct.
这五种是属于身心之学。
Thesefivearticlespertaintothestudyofbodyandmind.
(六)齐家：整齐自己的家。
6.Regulatingthefamilymeansmanagingone'sownfamily.
(七)治国：治理自己的国家。
7.Managingthestatemeansgoverningone'scountrywell.
(八)平天下：令天下太平。8.Bringingpeacetotheworldmeanscausingtranquilitytoprevailthroughouttheentireworld.
这三种是属于政治之学。
Theselastthreearticlespertaintothestudyofpolitics.
这是孔子之学说，是最基本之理想，也是儒教所依据之道理。今将《大学》中的三纲领和八条目略释，将来再评细的解释。
ThesearethefundamentalideasofConfucius'teaching,andalsotheprinciplesuponwhichConfucianismisbased.TodayIhavebrieflyexplainedthethreeguidelinesandtheeightarticles.Amoredetailedexplanationmaybegiveninthefuture.
