《淮南子》论圣人的政治品格及其对当代的启示

Political Qualities of Saint in Huai Nan Tzu and The Enlightenment on the Present Age

《淮南子》中圣人的政治品格表现为:清净无为,顺道而行;修养心性,反求诸己;处静节俭,需求有度;警戒谨慎,深谋远虑;亲人爱民,造福天下;志向远大,心胸宽阔。圣人政治品格对当代的启示是:"因循应变"是治国理政的基本原则;修养心性是成功的内在要求;节俭美德永远不能丢;忧患意识是卓越的政治智慧;以民为本是长治久安的根本保证;志向远大,心胸宽阔是政治家的基本素质。

Political qualities of saint in Huai Nan Tzu are described as discarding all desires and worries in one＇s mind, behaving along with the universal law, cultivating one＇s mind, seeking the cause in oneself; keeping calm and thrifty, having limited demands;being alert and cautious, thinking and planning for ahead;having family love for people, creating happiness for the world;possessing far -reaching ambition and a broad mind. The enlightenment of saint on the present age includes the following aspects ： meeting the emergency according to the natural law is the basic principle of ruling the country;cultivating one＇s mind is the internal requirement of success;keeping economical virtue is the morality never to be lost;possessing awareness of unexpected development is the remarkable political intelligence for goveruers;depending on the people is the radical guarantee for a long and peaceful reign ; having the far - reaching will and broad mind is the basic quality of polit cians.