I have seen Mr. Ren Jiyu so many times now，Mostly at major events held by the National Library。As a curator，He will happily give a speech，And I just listened silently，Looking at this respected elder surrounded by people from a distance。The first face-to-face communication with my husband was April 14th，It has been nearly a month since Mr. retired from the post of director of the National Library of China。
●The character of philosophy lies in seeking the root cause
1934，Ren Jiyu, who graduated from middle school, was admitted to the Department of Philosophy of Peking University with excellent results，This is the school and the most ideal department he wants to study in。Under the social environment at that time，It is difficult to find a suitable career by studying philosophy。There are more than a dozen people who entered the philosophy department with my husband，Only 3 people left in the end，Mr. is one of them。
Why does Ren Jiyu like to study philosophy？Because he always likes to break the casserole and ask questions，The character of philosophy lies precisely in seeking the root cause，Explore "why people live？”、“Where will society develop？" and other abstract questions。
Ren Jiyu is famous for his research on the history of Chinese philosophy，At first, his interest was in the history of Western philosophy，A long journey in the third year of college laid the foundation for his future life and academic direction。That year，That is, after the "July 7th Incident" broke out，Peking University Bet365 gamesdecides to move south，Ren Jiyu moved south with the school to the School of Liberal Arts of Peking University at the foot of Hengshan Mountain in Hunan，Half a year later, it moved to Southwest Associated University in Mengzi County, Yunnan。Ren Jiyu participated in the "Hunan, Guizhou and Yunnan Tour Group" organized by the school，Been gone for nearly two months，More than 1,300 kilometers traveled。Having food and sleep in the open along the way，The hard work goes without saying。“This trip，Give me the opportunity to see the poverty and decline in rural China。" Ren Jiyu later wrote this，He began to think about how his life ideals related to the rural reality in front of him。He decided to live his life to the fullest，To explore China’s traditional culture and traditional philosophy。
“I often recall the time I spent at Southwest Associated University。"Ren Jiyu said。Although the school conditions were poor at that time，But very warm，Teachers and students share a three-story dormitory，Meet every day，Get along day and night。Southwestern Associated University by Peking University、Composed of a number of famous universities such as Tsinghua University，Located in the rear，Gathered a group of intellectual elites in China，Strong academic atmosphere。Some academic lectures are often held after school，Ren Jiyu will listen when he has time。For example, Feng Youlan’s “Zen Thinking Method”、He Lin's "New Theory on the Integration of Knowledge and Action" and Chen Guofu's "A Study on the Origin of Taoism", etc.。
Strong academic atmosphere，For Ren Jiyu’s future academic research and expansion of knowledge structure，Laid a good foundation。Time flies，The young people back then were already in their old age，Ren Jiyu still has high hopes for philosophy: the more the economy bet365 games best slotsdevelops，The deeper people look at the problem，The more important the task of philosophy is。
●Mao Zedong inspired him to study religion
October 13, 1959，Mao Zedong suddenly called for Ren Jiyu，The first thing you say when meeting is，I have read all your books，Then he said: “We used to practice atheism，Revolutionary，Didn’t care about the issue of religion，Religious issues are very important，Research to be conducted。”
Winter 1963，After Zhou Enlai visited the fourteen Asian and African countries，Written a report to the central government，Recommended to strengthen research on foreign countries，Prepare to establish including the United States、14 research institutes targeting the Soviet Union。Mao Zedong gave instructions in this report on December 31, 1963，Request to increase support for the world’s three major religions (Christianity、Islam、Study of Buddhism。Because of this instruction，Ren Jiyu was appointed to establish the Institute of World Religions of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in 1964。
When the ideological circles of most countries in the world recognize that China has no religion，Ren Jiyu stepped forward，Trying to refute this view。He believes: "It is impossible for any country to have its own religious beliefs，Otherwise it would be impossible to maintain a country and a nation with a history of five thousand years of civilization。”Eighties of the last century，He re-proposed the view that "Confucianism is a religion"，And established a Confucian classroom at the Institute of World Religions he chaired。
Currently，In academia，It is recognized that Mr. Ren’s greatest contribution to Chinese philosophy is: he believes that Confucianism、Interpretation、Tao is the three pillars of Chinese traditional culture，It has profoundly and extensively affected all strata of society in our country。bet365 live casino gamesHe strives to bring Chinese Buddhist thought into the mainstream of the development of Chinese philosophy，And believes that Taoism is no less important to the Chinese nation than Buddhism。In his ideology，Always believe that the study of ideology and culture must also proceed from national conditions，And "a multi-ethnic unified country" will always be China's national condition。Of course，He still firmly believes that human beings will reach a certain point one day，It is possible to enter the "Datong Society"。Death of national organization，And religion and philosophy still exist。The basis of religion is faith，The foundation of philosophy is doubt。Religion is not as thorough as philosophy，The life span of religion is longer than that of country，Philosophy has a longer lifespan than religion。
●Completing ancient books without any name or profit
The compilation of ancient books is the thing that Mr. has invested the most energy in recent years。The 107-volume "Chinese Tripitaka" edited by him，It took more than ten years to come out one after another。
Ren Jiyu thinks，Different antique books，Not a vase，But for people to read，Some books are lying in the library now，If it is not organized, it will not be effective。Like "Zhaocheng Jinzang", the original version of "Chinese Tripitaka"，Originally hidden in the library，Well preserved，Cannot be seen by readers，Tidy it up now，Everyone can use it。
Compiling ancient books is something that has nothing to do with fame and fortune，Mr. has been working hard for many years，Focus on this cause of "benefiting future generations"，But I often lament that there are no successors to my career。
“Today’s college graduates are more realistic，A salary of 1,000 yuan per place，Another place gives 1,500 yuan，He went to the place that gave him 1,500 yuan，No consideration for ideals，Regardless Bet365 loginof whether you are interested。" The gentleman finally sighed: "Some young people are unwilling to open up wasteland，Only willing to harvest。If everyone is like this and only wants to collect from the collective，No reward，Or ask for more and get less in return，There is no development if there is a collective。"Biography of Ren Jiyu:
Born in 1916，People from Shandong Plains。Graduated from the Philosophy Department of Peking University in 1938，He later taught in the Department of Philosophy, Peking University。In 1964, he was appointed to establish the Institute of World Religions, Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences，Later served as the director of the institute、Researcher，Concurrently serves as the President of the Chinese Atheist Society、President of China Tibetan Buddhist Research Association、President of the Chinese Society for the History of Philosophy。In 1985, he served as the director of the Beijing Library (the predecessor of the National Library)，Also the Honorary Director of the Institute of Religion。The fourth in the National People's Congress、五、Six、Seventh Representative。Current Honorary Director of the National Library of China。The monograph includes "Collection of Buddhist Thoughts of Han and Tang Dynasties"、"Collected Essays on Chinese Buddhism" (co-author)、"History of Chinese Philosophy"，Editor-in-chief "History of Chinese Buddhism"、"History of Chinese Taoism"、"Religious Dictionary"、"Chinese Tripitaka", etc.。