Confucian · Cultivating oneself and caring for others
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Begin with the Great Learning, explore everyday conduct in the Analects, then study Mencius and the Doctrine of the Mean.
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Awareness and letting go
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论语Analects (Lunyu)Confucian春秋至战国 · 孔子弟子及再传弟子儒家入门第一书，从日用伦常进入修身之学。孟子Mencius (Mengzi)Confucian战国 · 孟子及弟子由仁义、性善、浩然之气理解儒家的生命气象。大学Great Learning (Daxue)Confucian先秦 · 相传曾子述、后儒整理儒家工夫纲领，明明德、亲民、止于至善。中庸Doctrine of the Mean (Zhongyong)Confucian先秦 · 相传子思作由中和、诚、天命之性进入儒家形上与工夫。孝经Classic of Filial PietyConfucian先秦至汉 · 旧题孔子述从孝亲进入成人责任与伦理根基。近思录Reflections on Things at HandConfucian宋 · 朱熹、吕祖谦编宋代理学入门，承接孔孟而进入心性工夫。传习录Instructions for Practical LivingConfucian明 · 王阳明心学核心经典，重在致良知与知行合一。道德经Daodejing (Tao Te Ching)Daoist春秋 · 老子道家入门第一书，从道、名、无为、柔弱进入天地之理。庄子ZhuangziDaoist战国 · 庄子及后学由逍遥、齐物、养生进入精神自由与生命安顿。列子LieziDaoist战国至魏晋 · 列子及后学理解道家变化观、虚静观与寓言传统。阴符经Daoist题名古奥，流传复杂 · 旧题黄帝理解道家与术数中的天人变化思想。清静经Classic of Clarity and StillnessDaoist流传于道教经典系统 · 旧题太上老君道教修心入门，重在清静、寡欲与观心。心经Heart Sutra (Xinjing)Buddhist汉译佛典 · 般若经典释家入门核心短经，从观照五蕴进入破执离苦。金刚经Diamond SutraBuddhist汉译佛典 · 般若经典由无住、无相进入破除执著的工夫。坛经Platform SutraBuddhist唐 · 惠能相关语录理解禅宗明心见性与日用修行。法句经DhammapadaBuddhist汉译佛典 · 佛教偈颂集以短偈训练觉察、心念与行为因果。