Tag: Di Zi Gui

Standards for Being a Good Student and Child (A Guide to a Happy Life) Chapter 7 “After Doing the Above, the Arts Come Next” The seventh chapter teaches us that after we have accomplished all the above duties, we should further study literature and art to improve our cultural and spiritual life. Confucius set a Read More …

Standards for Being a Good Student and Child (A Guide to a Happy Life) Chapter 6 “Being Close to Kind and Virtuous People” There is an old Chinese saying that a person with virtue and compassion has no enemies. “Xiao” and “Ti” have been the very foundation of Chinese culture for five thousand years. Those Read More …

Standards for Being a Good Student and Child (A Guide to a Happy Life) Chapter 5 “Loving All Beings” This is the fifth chapter from Di Zi Gui and is titled “Loving All Beings”. It teaches us that: A person must love all equally. What do we mean by equally? The love it talks about Read More …

Standards for Being a Good Student and Child (A Guide to a Happy Life) Chapter 4 “Being Trustworthy” The first chapter was titled “Respecting and Loving our Parents at Home.” It taught us the proper conduct on how to talk to and behave in front of parents, and what our correct attitudes and manners should Read More …

Standards for Being a Good Student and Child (A Guide to a Happy Life) Chapter 3 “Being Mindful in Daily Life” In the first chapter titled “Respecting and Loving our Parents at Home,” we were taught the proper conduct on how to talk to and behave in front of parents, and what our correct attitudes Read More …

Standards for Being a Good Student and Child (A Guide to a Happy Life) Chapter 2 “Interacting with Others Away From Home” We began this lecture series with the first chapter titled “Respecting and Loving our Parents at Home.” This chapter teaches us the proper conduct on how to talk to and behave in front Read More …

Standards for Being a Good Student and Child (A Guide to a Happy Life) Chapter 1 “Respecting and Loving our Parents at Home” Introduction This is the first of seven lectures based on an ancient Chinese book called Di Zi Gui, or in English it translates to “Standards for Being a Good Student and Child.” Read More …