Strengthening ideals and beliefs is the primary task of developing political life within the party (studying and implementing the spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee)

　　党的十八届六中全会通过的《关于新形势下党内政治生活的若干准则》（以下简称《准则》），站在政治和全局的高度，着眼全面从严治党，建设一个更加坚强有力的马克思主义政党，更好推进中国特色社会主义伟大事业，强调必须高度重视思想政治建设，把坚定理想信念作为开展党内政治生活的首要任务。这充分体现了以习近平同志为核心的党中央坚持思想建党、保持党的先进性和纯洁性的高度自觉，体现了我们党坚持不忘初心、继续前进的政治清醒。要认真学习贯彻《准则》精神，坚持以严格的党内政治生活锤炼坚定的理想信念，自觉成为共产主义远大理想和中国特色社会主义共同理想的坚定信仰者和忠实实践者，在全面建成小康社会、实现中华民族伟大复兴中国梦的历史进程中充分发挥先锋模范作用。

　　一、坚定理想信念是共产党人安身立命的根本

　　我们党从诞生之日起就把马克思主义写在自己的旗帜上，把实现共产主义确立为最高理想，鲜明表达了中国共产党人的政治理念、价值追求、行动纲领。坚定理想信念，就是要把对马克思主义的信仰、对社会主义和共产主义的信念作为毕生追求，矢志不渝为共产主义远大理想和中国特色社会主义共同理想而奋斗。

　　(1) Ideals and beliefs are the spiritual pillar of communist party people. People always have a little spirit. The spirit of communist party people is "revolutionary ideals are higher than the sky". It is with the support of this spirit that our party has withstood the bloody revolutionary test of bullets, life and death, the arduous pioneering test of hurricane and rain, the test of reform and opening up, and has continuously moved from victory to new victory and developed into the world’s largest ruling party. Just as Comrade Deng Xiaoping pointed out: "Why did we struggle out under very difficult circumstances in the past, and overcome numerous difficulties and dangers to win the revolution?"? It is because we have ideals, Marxist beliefs and communist beliefs. " Over the past 95 years, generations of communist party people have stood the test of blood and fire, life and death in their heroic struggle for national independence and people’s liberation, national prosperity and national rejuvenation. The key lies in their unswerving ideals and beliefs and their confidence in the bright future of a better society. "It doesn’t matter to behead, as long as the doctrine is true" and "The enemy can only chop off our heads and never shake our faith", all of which vividly show the steadfast and persistent spiritual pursuit of communist party people. Facts fully show that ideals and beliefs are the spiritual foundation and source of strength of communist party people. As long as you build a spiritual pillar with ideals and beliefs, you will not be afraid of any difficulties and challenges, and you will be able to overcome any difficulties and challenges.

　　（二）理想信念是共产党人的政治灵魂。理想信念是政治觉悟、思想境界、道德情操的集中体现。有了坚定的理想信念，就能坚持正确政治方向，在胜利时和顺境中不骄傲不自满，在困难时和逆境中不消沉不动摇，经受住各种赞誉和诱惑考验，经受住各种风险和挑战考验，永葆共产党人政治本色。习近平总书记反复强调，共产党人如果没有理想信念，或者理想信念不坚定，精神上就会“缺钙”，就会得“软骨病”，就必然导致政治上变质、经济上贪婪、道德上堕落、生活上腐化。当前，绝大多数党员干部理想信念是坚定的、政治上是可靠的，但也有一些人理想信念模糊甚至动摇。有的认为“理想很丰满，现实很骨感”，谈理想太远、谈信念太虚；有的不信马列信鬼神，热衷于算命看相、烧香拜佛；有的对中国道路和制度缺乏自信，总觉得西方的月亮比较圆；等等。这些现象和问题，应当引起高度注意。从一些领导干部违纪违法案件可以看出，他们之所以步入歧途、走上不归路，最根本的是思想政治出了问题，是理想信念出了问题。事实警示我们，理想信念动摇是最危险的动摇，理想信念滑坡是最危险的滑坡。只有坚定理想信念，Only in this way can we solve the "master switch" problem of world outlook, outlook on life and values, constantly strengthen our political determination and protect the political soul of communist party people.

　　(3) Ideals and beliefs are the ideological basis for maintaining the unity and unity of the Party. Ideals and beliefs are the spiritual banner of a political party’s unity and forge ahead, which determines the cohesion and centripetal force of a political party. Over the past 95 years, despite all kinds of setbacks and hardships, our party has always been United as one, unswerving and rock-solid, leading the people of all ethnic groups in the country to March forward bravely together, relying on the cohesion and inspiration of ideals and beliefs. At present, our party has more than 88 million party member and more than 4.4 million party organizations. Great changes have taken place in the party, and the situation and tasks it faces have changed greatly. How to unite and unite such a large party organization, form a common will, and maintain unity of action and keep pace? The most fundamental thing is to build up ideals and beliefs. The tortuous course of world socialist practice shows that once Marxist political parties give up their Marxist beliefs, socialist beliefs and communist beliefs, they will fall apart. The disintegration of the Soviet Union and the collapse of the CPSU are very important because the ideals and beliefs have been shaken, the ideological defense line has fallen, and the lessons have been extremely profound. Facts tell us that the decline of a political party often begins with the loss or absence of ideals and beliefs. Only by always holding high the banner of ideals and beliefs can we consolidate the ideological foundation of unity and ensure that the party is stronger and more prosperous.

　　Second, firm ideals and beliefs must be based on a profound grasp of Marxism.

　　Ideological and theoretical firmness is the premise of political firmness. Our party is a Marxist political party that is nurtured and nurtured with advanced ideas and armed with scientific theories. Party member and cadres, especially senior cadres, must take Marxist theory as a compulsory course, constantly improve their ideological awareness and theoretical level of Marxism, build a solid foundation of faith, supplement the calcium of spirit, and keep the rudder of thought steady.

　　(1) Unswervingly adhere to the guiding ideology of Marxism. Marxism is the fundamental guiding ideology for building the Party and the country, and it is also the core and soul of communist party people’s ideals and beliefs. When we say that we are firm in faith and loyal to the Party, we should first look at whether we unswervingly adhere to the guiding ideology of Marxism. If you deviate from or give up Marxism, you will lose your soul and lose your direction, and you will be alienated from the party, which is actually a betrayal of the party’s thoughts. On the fundamental issue of adhering to the unification of Marxist guiding ideology, we must be firm, and we must not engage in diversification of guiding ideology at any time and under any circumstances. To adhere to Marxism, the key is to make sure that our ancestors can’t lose sight of it, but also speak new words, so as to continuously develop Marxism in combination with the reality in China. Persistence is the foundation of development, and development is the best persistence. It is very harmful to treat Marxism with a skeptical and negative attitude, or with a pragmatic and dogmatic attitude. Over the past 95 years, the reason why our Party has been able to accomplish the arduous tasks that all kinds of political forces can’t accomplish in modern times, and to lead and promote China’s revolution, construction and reform to win great victories continuously lies in always taking Marxism as its own action guide, and persisting in constantly enriching and developing Marxism in practice. In the future journey, no matter what kind of setbacks and interference we encounter, we must firmly adhere to Marxism as the backbone.

　　（二）系统掌握马克思主义立场观点方法。马克思主义立场观点方法，是马克思主义科学思想体系的精髓所在。只有掌握了马克思主义立场观点方法，才能真正掌握马克思主义活的灵魂，从根本上提高马克思主义思想觉悟和理论水平，打牢理想信念坚定的基础。长期以来，我们党始终强调学习掌握马克思主义立场观点方法，并自觉用以研究和解决中国的实际问题。这不仅使马克思主义显示出巨大的真理力量，而且为马克思主义注入了强大的生机活力。我们学习马克思列宁主义、毛泽东思想、邓小平理论、“三个代表”重要思想、科学发展观，学习习近平总书记系列重要讲话精神，既要认真学习这个科学思想体系的基本内容，更要系统掌握贯穿其中的马克思主义立场观点方法，系统掌握马克思主义基本原理，学会用马克思主义立场观点方法观察问题、分析问题、解决问题，特别是要聚焦现实问题，不断增强改造客观世界和主观世界的能力。

　　（三）深入学习领会习近平总书记系列重要讲话精神。习近平总书记系列重要讲话，紧紧围绕坚持和发展中国特色社会主义，创造性回答了关系党和国家全局的一系列重大问题，进一步深化了对共产党执政规律、社会主义建设规律、人类社会发展规律的认识，是中国特色社会主义理论体系的最新成果，是当代中国马克思主义的最新发展，是指导我们进行具有许多新的历史特点的伟大斗争的鲜活的马克思主义。党的十八大以来，党和国家事业之所以能开新局、谱新篇，根本就在于以习近平同志为核心的党中央的坚强领导，根本就在于习近平总书记系列重要讲话精神的科学指导。我们学习马克思主义理论，筑牢理想信念之基，最重要的是把习近平总书记系列重要讲话精神学深悟透。要坚持读原著、学原文、悟原理，结合历史学、联系实际学，深入领会讲话的丰富内涵和核心要义，深入领会讲话贯穿的科学世界观和方法论，深入领会讲话蕴含的坚定信仰追求、历史担当精神、真挚为民情怀、务实思想作风和科学思想方法，做到真学真懂真信真用。

　　(4) Seriously study the party rules of party constitution. Party constitution is the general charter of governing the party, which embodies the basic theory and political proposition of the party, the collective will and the principle requirements of the party, and is the fundamental code of conduct that the whole party must abide by. Party rules are the extension and concretization of party constitution, and the concrete follow-up to regulate party member’s behavior. Ideals and beliefs are not abstract, but concrete, which is embodied in the specific provisions of party constitution’s party rules. To strengthen the cultivation of party spirit and strengthen ideals and beliefs, the most basic requirement is to learn the party rules and regulations of party constitution. At present, some cadres in party member have such problems as cheating, escaping and leaking. One of the important reasons is that they don’t learn party constitution’s party rules, forget party constitution’s party rules and don’t take party constitution’s party rules as a discipline. It can be said that whether we can seriously study and strictly abide by party constitution’s party rules is an important test of party member cadres’ party spirit and party loyalty, and also an important test of party member cadres’ ideals and beliefs. We should firmly establish party constitution’s awareness of party rules, regard party constitution’s party rules as the basic standard for strengthening party spirit cultivation and strengthening ideals and beliefs, consciously study party constitution’s party rules, strictly implement party constitution’s party rules, resolutely safeguard party constitution’s party rules, and truly internalize them in the heart and externalize them in the line.

　　Third, strive for the realization of ideals on the road of Socialism with Chinese characteristics.

　　To achieve lofty ideals and goals, we must have a firm and pragmatic trip. We should always maintain the spirit of struggle of the Communist Party of China (CPC) people when the Party was founded, hold lofty ideals, grasp realistic goals, unswervingly adhere to and develop Socialism with Chinese characteristics, and constantly push forward the great practice of fighting for lofty ideals.

　　(a) adhere to the practice of Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s common ideal and firm communist lofty ideal. Realizing communism is the highest ideal of communist party people. Communism can only be realized on the basis of fully developed and highly developed socialist society, which will be a very long historical process. Building Socialism with Chinese characteristics is an inevitable stage to realize communism, and Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s common ideal is the concrete embodiment of the highest ideal of communism at this stage. Therefore, Socialism with Chinese characteristics is the unity of the Party’s highest program and basic program, and the realization of the common ideal is essentially the same as the realization of the highest ideal. If you forget the highest ideal and only care about the present, you will lose your way and become utilitarian and pragmatic; Leaving the realistic goal and talking about the highest ideal will be divorced from reality and become utopianism. For communist party people, we can’t shout the slogan of communism every day and do things like "running into communism", and we can’t live without the beacon of communism. We should correctly understand the relationship between Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s common ideal and the lofty ideal of communism, base ourselves on the basic national condition that China is still in the primary stage of socialism and will be in it for a long time, and make unremitting efforts to realize the Party’s basic program at this stage.

　　（二）坚定中国特色社会主义道路自信、理论自信、制度自信、文化自信。理想因其远大而为理想，信念因其执着而为信念。习近平总书记强调，“当今世界，要说哪个政党、哪个国家、哪个民族能够自信的话，那中国共产党、中华人民共和国、中华民族是最有理由自信的。”为什么这样说？就是因为我们成功开创和发展了中国特色社会主义道路、理论和制度，继承和发展了灿烂辉煌的中华文化，使中国人民富起来了、中华民族强起来了，为人类对更好社会制度的探索贡献了中国智慧。当代中国的伟大社会变革，不是简单延续我国历史文化的母版，不是简单套用马克思主义经典作家设想的模版，不是其他国家社会主义实践的再版，也不是国外现代化发展的翻版，而是自己历经千辛万苦探索出来的正确道路，具有鲜明的独创性。坚定道路自信、理论自信、制度自信，说到底是要坚定文化自信。文化自信是更基础、更广泛、更深厚的自信。这种文化自信，来自于博大精深的中华优秀传统文化，来自于党领导人民创造的激昂向上的革命文化和生机勃勃的社会主义先进文化，来自于以爱国主义为核心的民族精神和以改革创新为核心的时代精神。我们要坚定中国特色社会主义必胜信念，Not afraid of any risks, not confused by any interference, we will create a more extraordinary "China miracle" and write a more wonderful "China story" on the journey of pursuing lofty ideals.

　　(3) Consciously work hard to advance the cause of Socialism with Chinese characteristics. Any great cause begins with ideals and ends with hard work. Without the spirit of hard work and hard work, no matter how great the goal is, no matter how beautiful the blueprint is, it can only be a castle in the air. Our Party has always emphasized hard work and hard work. From "arousing millions of workers and peasants to work with one heart" to "not doing anything, there is no Marxism at all", and then to "talking about making mistakes in the country and rejuvenating the country with hard work", the word "doing" has always been the loudest motto of the Communist Party of China (CPC) people. The red mountains and rivers of new China were shot down by countless revolutionary ancestors, one city and one pool; The magnificent building of socialism was built by countless laborers, brick by brick. Among them, thousands of outstanding party member cadres have devoted all their energy and even their lives. Without lofty ideals, he is not a qualified Communist party member; Leaving real work and talking about lofty ideals is not a qualified Communist party member. Today, it is even more necessary to work hard to promote the great cause of Socialism with Chinese characteristics, realize the goal of "two hundred years" and realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. We should aim high and be down-to-earth, embody the firmness of ideals and beliefs in the process of doing our job well, do every job well in a down-to-earth manner, and strive to achieve our excellent results in the "relay race".Leading cadres, especially senior cadres, should play an exemplary role and let party member and the masses feel the power of ideals and beliefs with practical actions.

　　四、持之以恒抓好理想信念教育

　　理想信念教育是党的思想建设的战略任务，是固本培元、补钙壮骨的基础工程，党的各级组织必须抓紧抓好。要采取更加有力的举措，把理想信念教育贯穿到全面从严治党全过程，融入到加强和规范党内政治生活各方面，不断提高全党思想政治水平。

　　（一）着力抓好党委（党组）中心组学习。党委（党组）中心组学习，是党的理论武装工作的重要抓手，是加强领导干部理论学习和理想信念教育的有效途径，对推动全党学习教育有着重要示范引领作用。要突出学习重点，加强马克思主义理论特别是习近平总书记系列重要讲话精神学习，加强党中央治国理政新理念新思想新战略学习，加强党章党规、党史国史学习。要创新学习形式，综合运用集体研讨、个人自学、专题调研等方式，提升学习质量和效果。要完善学习制度，加强督促检查，把学习情况作为领导班子和领导干部考核的重要内容，提高制度化规范化水平。要大力弘扬马克思主义优良学风，把理论学习同贯彻落实党中央重大决策部署结合起来，同解决改革发展稳定中的实际问题结合起来，真正做到学而信、学而用、学而行。广大党员干部特别是高级干部要自觉抓好学习，增强党性修养。

　　(two) efforts to guide party member cadres to distinguish between right and wrong, and resolutely resist the erosion of wrong ideas. At present, the mainstream in the field of ideological theory is good, with a loud theme and strong positive energy, but there are also some wrong thoughts and wrong views, some of which are still influential and confusing. If we don’t strengthen correct guidance and in-depth guidance, it will be difficult to unify the ideological understanding of party member cadres, and even shake our ideals and beliefs. It is necessary to improve the system of analyzing and reporting major ideological and theoretical issues within the Party, regularly judge and report important trends in the field of ideological and theoretical issues, objectively and comprehensively explain the deep-seated ideological and theoretical issues to party member cadres, and set the direction, say hello, draw the bottom line, defend the position and prevent erosion. We should focus on the erroneous ideological trends such as western constitutional democracy, "universal values", neo-liberalism and historical nihilism, and make a clear-cut analysis and criticism to guide party member cadres to recognize their essence and harm. The broad masses of party member cadres should stand firm in their political stance, stick to the political bottom line, dare to show their swords and confront each other in the face of erroneous ideological trends, and never let it go and stay out of it.

　　(3) Focus on improving innovative education methods. At present, great changes have taken place in the situation of the times and the ranks of party member, and the ways and means of ideal and belief education need to be improved and innovated accordingly. It is necessary to thoroughly study the characteristics and laws of ideal and belief education under the new situation, inherit good experience and practices, explore new ways and means, and constantly enhance the times and attractiveness. We should persist in carrying out centralized study and education within the Party, sum up and make good use of long-term practical experience, especially the fresh experience of the Party’s mass line education practice activities, "three strictness and three realities" special education and "two studies and one doing" study and education since the 18th CPC National Congress, so as to continuously educate and improve party member cadres. We should pay more attention to the ideological reality of cadres in party member, adhere to the combination of advanced requirements and extensive requirements, solve ideological problems with practical problems, and educate people with understanding and caring for people. It is necessary to make full use of all-media diversified forms of communication and use differentiated and interactive methods to enhance the pertinence and effectiveness of education.

　　(four) efforts to expand and expand the coverage of education. The education of ideals and beliefs should be carried out not only among cadres in party member, but also for the whole society. We should continue to deepen publicity and education in Socialism with Chinese characteristics, make clear the historical inevitability and great superiority of Socialism with Chinese characteristics, and maximize social consensus. It is necessary to carry out in-depth publicity and education on the Chinese dream, pay attention to spreading the Chinese dream with literary and artistic works, show the Chinese dream with patriotic education bases, cultivate the Chinese dream with mass theme activities, and guide the broad masses of the people to pursue their dreams together. It is necessary to further promote the construction of socialist core values, do a solid job of integration and implementation, and strive to promote compliance with the law and integration into social life, making it the common pursuit of all people. Ideal and belief education should pay special attention to young people, guide them to firmly listen to the party’s words and follow the party’s beliefs, and establish lofty life aspirations and lofty ideals.