孟子不动心之道——读“知言养气章”

Mencian Doctrines of Mental Stability——Impressions of “Zhi Yan Yang Qi”

《孟子》中的“知言养气章”是一著名篇章,它对后世的积极影响不容低估,对于文本的理解也是众说纷纭。朱熹以“恐惧疑惑”释“动心”,让人感觉不得其要,通读全文以“恐惧疑惑”作为“动心”的完整理解显然是狭隘的。告子也非“未为知道”,与孟子相比较只是工夫的入门处不同。

Mencian ″Zhi Yan Yang Qi Zhang″ is a famous article. That is knowing the truth to go in for self-cultivation. Its active effects have never been underestimated by the later generations, while, no unanimous conclusion can be drawn to understanding its version. For explaining ″disturbance″, Chu Hsi's theory is ″fright or doubt″. But people feel his theory fails to grasp the main points and is limited in knowledge and narrowed in experience. Comparing Kao Tzu's ″uncertainty thoughts″ with Mencian theory, his theory is only different from the ABC of mastery.