本集課程重點包括：

一、求學就是要內心有覺悟

    覺悟做人處世的道理、分寸，覺悟做事情的次第，還有覺悟人生必需要依道而行、依禮而行、要豐富生命、要博學。學也有「效」的意思，就是學習要有效果，能夠變化氣質，使思想開闊，對治自己的煩惱情緒，圓融處世，並使自己能夠修身、齊家，甚至治國、平天下。

二、人生的兩種快樂都來自學

    第一種的快樂，就是從學習中發掘出內心的喜悅，像久旱逢甘霖，使內心得到了潤澤；第二種的快樂，就是學有所成，因此有朋自遠方來，互相切磋琢磨，豐富了學問，豐富了知識，彼此規過勸善，成為事業的伙伴，這是外在朋友所給的快樂。

三、學由自己，用由天命，君子何慍之有？

    「慍」是內心裡面不舒服、不高興，君子默默無聞時，不要說外邊沒有怒相，內心裡面也沒有不舒服、不高興，這才是真正的君子。君子等待時機，時機是給準備好的人，所以時機不到不用生氣，時機到了就能夠好好的運用出去。

學而篇第一章經文及白話解釋

【經文】

子曰：學而時習之，不亦說乎。有朋自遠方來，不亦樂乎。人不知而不慍，不亦君子乎。

【字詞解釋】

說：ㄩㄝˋ，喜悅的意思。

慍：ㄩㄣˋ，怨恨。

【白話解釋】

孔子說：學習做人的道理，剛開始學為士人，乃至於後來學為聖人，皆不離開學。求學須尋師訪友，對所學要時常練習、複習，當學有所成、有心得，就會感到喜悅。

有志同道合的朋友從遠方來請教，樂得天下英才而教之，故說樂。而學在自己，用由天命，學成而人不知，道弘揚不出去，是天命，君子不怨天，不尤人，所以不會生氣，心中不會發牢騷。

【章旨】

此章勉人求學，並敘其為學功夫及效驗。

《論語講要》原文

前言

今講此書，注重學道，並以立人格、知天命為學道之本，其沿革等從略。

論語乃孔夫子與弟子講學之語錄。何人記錄，不能確定。漢劉向謂孔門群弟子選記。宋程子意為有子、曾子門人所記，因書中稱孔門弟子皆為子某，惟稱二子為有子、曾子。

論語凡二十篇，其中或因文字演變，或因錯簡，而有難講之處。講時有不能通者，取闕疑。讀古人書，尤其讀聖賢書，必須恭敬，遇有疑難者，可加小注，不可妄改。

論語二十篇，各取首章第一句之二字或三字為題。

學而篇第一章

    人非生而知之者，故人生來即須求學。學、覺也。學喻開蒙，學然後知不足。故二十篇以「學而」為首。

    此第一章。子，古時男子之美稱，此稱孔夫子。研究任何學問，首須明其作用。前清人學論語，用於科舉考試，吾人今日用於復興文化。天地人號為三才，天地皆有好生之德，人為天地之心，應具天地之德，始可稱之為人，此為中國文化。學即是學作人之道，初學為士人，以至學為聖人，皆不離學。時乃時常，習乃練習，說即悅。時常練習，所學有成，故喜悅。

    朋，志同道合者。學儒必須尋師訪友，學有所得，又有志同道合者自遠方尋來請教，樂得天下英才而教之，故云樂。

    學在自己，用由天命，學成而人不知，不得其用，天命也，君子何慍之有，故曰不慍。

English

Teacher Tang Yuling will accompany you to read The Analects

Highlights of this lecture include:

1. One must light up that inner heart to learn well
     One has to understand how to associate with people and get on in the world, to behave properly and orderly, and to realize that life must be led according to the Tao (Path) be handled with courtesy, be full of life and be well-learned. The Chinese character of “Xue” or learn, also stands for “efficacy.” It also has the meaning of learning well. That is, learning must have an effect on changing ones’ temperament, broadening ones’ mind, knowing how to govern ones’ worries and emotion, and to foster ones’ well-rounded personality. In turn, making self-cultivation and familial unity possible, and to further reaching out for well-governance of a nation and peace to the world.

2. Two kinds of happiness in life come from learning
     The first kind of happiness is to discover the inner joy from learning, like timely rain falls after a long drought, so that the inner heart is moisturized. The second kind of happiness is to gain accomplishment in ones’ dedicated studies, and to have friends coming from distant quarters to share their studies, discuss and reason about what they have learned, enrich each other with vigorous knowledge, and can able to open-heartedly giving bias-free opinions and sound advices among friends. In turn, these people of good hope could be good partners in their future engagement. This is the happiness for having genuine friends.

3. Learning is an activity originated from within oneself; whether one’s competency could be applied for the use of the nation is up to the divine providence. What else can let a man of complete virtue be discomposure?
     “Discomposure” is the state or feeling of being disturbed or agitated. When a virtuous and competent man is obscure and unknown, he neither displaces resentfulness, nor would he feel bitterly agitated by the situation. A true virtuous man of great competence would wait for his opportune moment to arrive. Chance favors the prepared mind. Well preparation, not displeasure, is needed. Then you can take action when opportunities come.