Preface

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子程子曰「不偏之謂中,不易之謂庸, 中者天下之正道, 庸者天下之定理」此篇乃孔門傳授心法,子思恐其久而差也,故筆之於書,以授孟子。 其書始言一理, 中散為萬事, 末復合為一理。放之則彌六合,卷之則退藏於密,其味無窮,皆實學也。善讀者, 玩索而有得焉, 則終身用之, 有不能盡者矣。

Zu Xi quoted Cheng Zi (程子): “Not deviating is the Center. Not changing is Continuous. Those who practice the Center will be righteous and can be manifested by the unchanging principle of action”. This statement contained the value of Confucianism and had been passed on for generations. Tzu Su (子思) became dreadful of time; therefore, he wrote the Middle Path and passed it on to Mencius; (孟子). This book started off with the principle of the universe (Tao), then how it applied to all, and finally returned to the principle (Tao). This principle (Tao) interestingly is everywhere (from the big universe to a drop of water) and one should study it. Those who studied it would discover a joyful journey for a lifetime.