Abstract: The first sentence of Confucian Analects,to learn with constant application,is the main idea of the book.Chu Tsi used "to imitate" to interpret "to learn".To imitate should rely on constant practice;mind was enlightened by the principle.Hu Zhi,a second generation disciple of Wang Yangming,interpreted humanity as awareness.Crystal-clear awareness can know the things broadly;clear intelligence can pervade myriad things deeply.Zou Yuanbiao,a disciple of Hu Zhi,believed that to learn was his doctrine.To learn means to awake transcendentally.Zou Yuanbiao used "time meaning" of I Ching to annotate "constant" of the first sentence of Confucian Analects."This hen-pheasant on the mountain bridge-how timely! How timely!",the last sentence of the original edition of Confucian Analects also emphasizes "constant".To learn is to imitate practically and to be aware transcendently,and the two annotations enrich the meaning of "to learn".
张昭炜. 《论语》首句“学”诠释中的仁学分化[J]. 南昌大学学报(人文社会科学版), 2009, 40(05): 30-34+86.
Zhang Zhao-wei. Two Humanity Doctrines and Annotations of First "To Learn" of Confucian Analects. , 2009, 40(05): 30-34+86.