Essentials of the Doctrine of the Mean

1. Read through the original text of The Doctrine of the Mean once, then read the corresponding chapters of this book, to better grasp how the exposition corresponds to the original.
2. Pause after each chapter and reflect, in light of your own life experience, on where "the essentials of cultivation" land; there is no need to hurry.
3. Readers unfamiliar with the life-science perspective may first read the introductory chapters to build a framework before turning to specific passages.

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