"The Four Lessons of Liaofan" Author: Yuan Liaofan [Ming Dynasty] Publisher: Sanqin Publishing House

Introduction · · · · · ·
Professor Fei Yong commented on Yuan Liaofan's "Four Lessons of Liaofan": "Because it is written for future generations, it is particularly sincere, and I try my best to teach my life's experience and lessons, all my life insights to my children, hoping that they can live a good life." The family motto left by Yuan Liaofan, a thinker in the Ming Dynasty, to his descendants is based on his lifelong knowledge, experience and insights, and earnestly teaches the truth that "my destiny is determined by myself, not by God." Do good deeds and get good results - persuading people to be good and seek an upright life with a worldly heart, it can be regarded as a timeless lifestyle manual.

After reading the book, Zeng Guofan was moved by the words "Everything today is like life today", so he changed his name to "Disheng" and required his descendants to read the book; Hu Shi regarded the book as an important representative work in the study of Chinese medieval thought; Yin Guang and Hongyi, two of the "Four Great Monks of the Republic of China", advocated reading the book; Japanese Yangming scholar Yasuoka Masataka believed that the book was "the great knowledge that can be used in life", and suggested that the emperor and prime minister regard it as a "treasure book for governing the country"; Japan's "business saint" Kazuo Inamori claimed that he gained enlightenment in life from this book.

About the Author
Yuan Liaofan (1533-1606)

Originally named Biao, he later changed his name to Huang, and his original pseudonym was Xuehai, which he later changed to Liaofan. He was a thinker in the Ming Dynasty, and his works covered many fields such as agriculture, calendar, military, music, geometry, and Buddhism.

Translator

Fei Yong, a famous scholar and writer, was born in Zhejiang in 1965. He entered college at the age of 15 and successively obtained bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. He is currently the founder of Haoda Culture, the dean of Haoda Lifestyle Research Institute, and the co-founder of Tangning Bookstore. He also serves as the co-dean, professor and doctoral supervisor of the Lifestyle Research Institute of Jinan University. His main works include the series of mind-cultivation courses such as "How to Live Without Anxiety: Mind-cultivation Courses in the Diamond Sutra" and lifestyle-related works such as "Life is Really Not as Good as That Glass of Wine by Tao Yuanming", which have been published in mainland China, Taiwan and South Korea and have been selected for many lists such as the Phoenix Network Good Book List for many years.