龙场悟道:对人生意义的追问

Realizing Tao in Longchang: Questioning the Meaning of Life

龙场悟道对人生意义展开追问与回答,成为阳明心学的"独立宣言"。五溺三变的求学经历,为阳明龙场悟道提供了必要的思想准备。居夷处困之时,对生死一念的执着追问成为阳明的核心课题。正是在这一追问之下,阳明完成了性命之学的突破,确立了吾性自足、心外无物的为学立场,并在此基础上建构了知行合一的格致诚正学说。龙场悟道完成了阳明心学的人生哲学,也为阳明此后的政治哲学和形而上学思考开辟了道路。

Realizing Tao in Longchang is focused on the problem of the meaning of life, thus becoming the declaration of independence of Yangming’s theory of the mind. The learning experiences with five indulgings and three variations provide the necessary philosophical preparation for his Realizing Tao in Longchang. The problem of life and death becomes his core subject, based on which Yangming determines his academic positions of Nothing but the Mind and constructs his theory of Knowledge-action Unity. The life philosophy is finally completed during the Realizing Tao in Longchang, and this helps pave the way for his ensuing thoughts of political philosophy and metaphysics.