论“孔颜乐处”

Exploration to Yan Hui's Getting along well with Confucius

"孔、颜乐处,所乐何事?"是宋代理学家热衷探讨的问题。理学家们的回答,主要有德性之乐、知性之乐和本体之乐。本文认为,孔颜之乐,一为学道、守道与弘道而乐,二为君子之乐及与"小人"同乐,三乃与天地鬼神和谐之乐,而三者总以一定的物质条件为基础。孔颜之高尚处在于,不沉浸于物质享用的安乐之中,而是努力追求道之实现,使自己的作为与天道运行融而为一,从而达到千古不朽的境界。

In the Song Dynasty neo-confucians were keen on discussing Yan Hui＇s getting along well with Confucius and what they take delight in. Neo-confucians＇ answer to This question maybe as follows： joy of virtue ,joy of intellectual and joy of thing - in - itself. The author says Yan Hui and Confucius take delight in three aspects as learning,insisting and promoting Confucian values; gentleman and villain＇s joy;heaven and earth deities harmonious pleasures .These happiness are on the basis of certain material conditions. Yan Hui and Confucius pursue of Confucian values instead of immersing in materials, making themselves harmony with heaven and earth, then achieved theimmortal realm.