退溪“礼缘仁情”中的易学思想

Thoughts of the Book of Changes Studies Embraced in Li Tuixi's Doctrine of the "Ritual Originating Itself from Benevolence and Sincerity"

退溪学《易》、讲《易》、述《易》完全是为了进修践履。退溪既继承朱子,又与朱子有所不同。他认为“《易》乃理数渊源之书”,而不赞成朱子“《易》本为卜筮之书”的观点。退溪体悟《易》的时中之义至精,且身体力行之。他主张礼有因有革,有常有变,礼在践履中从俗、从宜、从权,其基点是“缘仁情”。

That Li Tuixi studies, interprets, and comments on, The Book of Changes is entirely for the purpose to cultivate himself and to implement what he has learned. His doctrine is different from that of Zhu Xi＇s, although he has at the same time inherited its legacy. He argues for the view that＂The Book of Changes is a book concerning the origin of the eight diagrams and their respective positions , ＂but against Zhu Xi＇s conclusion that＂it is a book of divination. ＂ He comprehends accurately the meaning of the doctrine of the Mean under all contexts （shi zhong）, and puts it into practice as well. And he advocates that the ritual has its own reason to exist but does not stay unchanged, i.e. it is both constant and variational： it is in accordance with the customs and manners, tact and flexible, with＂originating itself from benevolence and sincerity＂as its basis.