Yu Dan's talk on Lun Yu 于丹 - 论语
Yu Dan 于丹 narrates with ease among teaching ancient wisdom, glorifying non material wealth and coaching traditional values on 百家講壇 The Lecture Room, a hit television show in China.
She talks with the authority and formality of a professor, yet engages her audience with personal anecdotes and stories from Internet.
于丹 Yu Dan's talk on Lun Yu 论语 is a series, and some of them are available from YouTube.
I find those with Chinese transcription and English subtitle useful for in depth learning.
Here are some of them:
Confucius Teachings: Lun Yu 论语.
"The Way to Make Friends" 交友之道.
By Professor Yu Dan of Beijing Normal University with insightful commentary of Confucius teachings of knowing and distinguishing three types of good and bad friends.
Confucius Teachings: Lun Yu 论语.
"The Way of the Superior Man" or The Way of the Gentleman 君子之道. Part 1.
By Professor Yu Dan of Beijing Normal University.
An insightful commentary of Confucius teachings on Self Improvement and the Way of Behaviour.
I love Confucius teaching after listening to her talks!
The video have her speech with English and Chinese subtitle. It is very good for those who are not able to follow her speech through listening!
This video is very captivating. Some of her other speeches are
also very inspiring.
If you like her talks, just follow the links provided by YouTube at the end of the video, like part 2 which I added here:
Confucius Teachings: Lun Yu 论语.
"The Way of the Superior Man" or The Way of the Gentleman 君子之道. Part 2.
The follow video is without Chinese transcription and English subtitle, after you listen to it and compare with the above three videos, you may find what is missing in the process of listening and learning.
百家講壇: 于丹《論語》心得之天地人之道(10分鐘)
To me, learning is a combination of listening, reading, and thinking. All these three elements run simultaneously. Without visual input (transcription in Chinese and translation in English), learning through mere listening can be very hard for some learners or audience. It is not easy for one to concentrate and pick up key points if the Chinese Characters and the English translation is not displayed on the screen.
Hence, if you like her talk, you may like to read her book of the same title, it will enhance your understanding. The reverse is true too!
Dexterine Ho
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Thank you so much for the links! Do you have more links where Prof. Yu Dan's lectures can be watched with English subtitles?
Wei LI
peacefulway2006@gmail.com
July 12, 09
Dear Wei LI
Sorry! So far only manage to get those I posted on the blog!
Thanks for your comments!
hey,
i am huishan. wonder you remember me?
i just finish watching the 5 disc of Yu Dan's series. so was doing some online research to know better, den came across your blog.
Some points are realy very meaningful. But i think i need to watch a few times. some points are quite difficult to understand.
Take care.
so excited to see your blog.
Dear Hui Shan,
How are you! It is a happy e-reunion!
I listen to Yu Dan's Lun Yu many times and it is meaningful in a new way each time!
I guess it depends on our life experience and thought processing at that moment!
If you have time to read the book, you may have different understanding as the written text let you pause and reflect whenever you like!
For video on you tube, you can pause and rewind, but most of us do not do it as and replay seems more convenient!
Email me you blog url if you have one!
Cheers!
Keep in touch!
I watched the last video you posted and I was impressed. The professor is very articulate, clear, and easy to understand. I found her comparison with western ideologies interesting along with her commentary on how Chinese thought and vision of the world developed from the old legends.
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