试论中国哲学中的“心灵环保”思想

The Idea of Environmental Protection of Human Psyche in Chinese Philosophy

"心灵环保"是相对自然环保、生活环保而言的心身修养。中国哲学很重视心灵环保活动与功能。心灵不仅有知、情、意的功能,还是人完满自足的精神本体。但认识的偏狭、物欲的侵扰使得心灵的完满还只是一种潜在的可能,尚需通过格物、内省等修养方式促使心灵自我实现、自我提升。中国哲学中的这种关注人生、关怀生命的精神价值资源,有益于人们在竞争日趋激烈的市场化生存环境中调适心灵,安顿生命。

Environmental protection of human psyche parallels that of nature and human life. It focuses on spiritual cultivation. In the tradition of Chinese philosophy tremendous amount of thought is given to the problems of function and environmental protection of human psyche. Chinese philosophers believe that in each individual human mind there is a unifying and self-sufficient spiritual subject crowning on top of the functions of cognition, emotion and volition. However, spiritual harmony remains a mere possibility before it is actualized through the investigation of things and self-elevating introspective meditation. This is because that human mind can never be immune from faulty cognition and material greed. Chinese philosophy is rich in spiritual resources that emphasize the nourishment of human life and the elevation of human mind. It will prove of great help for those who hope to maintain their spiritual integrity in the fiercely competitive economic life.