从内省到自悟——儒家修身思想的心路历程

From introspection to self-discovery——On the moral cultivation in the Confucian school

儒家历来强调修身,并且把形成道德的自律与人格的建构作为人生的追求。修身不仅是儒家道德的核心,也是实现其人生理想的基础所在。修身要经过两个重要的过程,其一是内省,通过内省,儒家把自己的自在修为与理想道德联系在一起,时刻反省,常常省察,最后修成至高的理想人格;其二是自悟,儒家通过对圣贤文章和经典的研读,把对人生的想法、信念与经典结合而得其之真谛,博学广知,最后成"王"成"圣",最终实现自己的人生价值与理想。这一段不平凡的心路历程,需要儒家学者不断地努力和修为方能实现。

The Confucian school emphasizes the self- cultivation, taking the moral self- discipline as a life- long pursuit. The Confucian moral cultivation is not only the core of Confucianism, but also the basis of life ideals. The moral self - discipline includes two processes of introspection and self - discovery, which can be connected to moral. On the other hand, self- discovery includes reading and following of the Confucian teachings of human values and ideals.