程颢易学“生生”之道的哲学意蕴

The Vitality of Universes Worth Observing——A Philosophical Sense of Cheng Hao's Yi Studies

程颢在《易传》"生生之谓易"论断的基础上,以易之道为关注点,从解读乾卦卦辞"元"字出发,揭示"易"字的真义指向生生之道。程颢在指出"易"首先指向万物的生意的基础上,继而揭示生意的根基在天理,天理就是易之道。万物因禀受此天理、易之道而成其性,因此性而确立各自生生的基因,进而以自己独有生意彰显自身精彩,映现天理、易之道的奇妙,展示着以天理、易之道为一本而通贯为一体的现实易世界的美好。

Cheng Hao revealed that the true meaning of the word ＂Yi＂was the Tao of creative creativity based on a statement which said ＂creative creativity is called Yi＂from Yizhuan. He revealed that Yi directly pointed to the flourishing vitality in world by focusing on the Tao of Yi and interpreting yuan,an important concept of Hexagram Qian. From ＂creative creativity＂to ＂vitality＂,Cheng Hao introduced Yi of reality： ＂Yi of vitality＂. Then he revealed that eternal cause of vitality was Heavenly Principle. The Heavenly Principle was the Tao of Yi. The Heavenly Principle or the Tao of Yi endowed universes their nature and lives. The nature endowed by Heavenly Principle or the Tao of Yi established universes＇ gene of creative creativity. All universes showed splendor of themselves＇,splendor of Heavenly Principle and Tao of Yi by their respective various vitality. They also showed splendor of the unity of the Yi of reality world.