《淮南子》修养论对当代廉政建设的启示

Enlightenment of Huainanzi's self-cultivation to the construction of honest governments

《淮南子》的修养论在形养、气养、神养三位一体的基础上,强调神养的统领作用。《淮南子》尊生贵生的生命观告诉我们慎用公共权力,珍视生命;养心、养性、养德的神养论则告诉我们持守本性、少私寡欲,治治不该有的贪欲之病,洗去多余的身体负累,最终实现人生的真正价值,并享受真正的快乐。这些思想能够解决"廉政进入人脑的困难",以推进廉政建设。

Theory of self-cultivation in Huainanz i takes the view that physical preservation, Qi preservation, and spirit preservation are closely related as its basis, emphasizes the primary function of spirit preservation. View of life that life ought to be respected in Huainanzi warns that we use public power cautiously and cherish life; theory of spirit preservation in Huainanzi which focuses on the maintenance on mind, temper, and moral reminds us that we should cleanse our minds, and limit our desires. Only when the excessive burden is taken out of people＇s body,the real happiness could be eventually returned to them.Those ideas can solve the problem of how to promote the idea of honest government into human＇s mind.