“幽人”:解读苏轼的一个易学视角

"Secluded Man":An Interpretation of Su Shi from the Perspective of Yiology

在贬谪黄州时期,苏轼以"幽人"身份演《易》,著成《苏氏易传》,至谪居海南时修订完稿。其中对"幽人贞吉"作了别具一格的演绎,赋予崭新的内涵,并提出实现"幽人贞吉"的策略和途径。这与整部《苏氏易传》一样,不乏思想意义和理论价值,其思想理论却更多地被苏轼用于"洗心""忘忧",成了他作为"隐约而不愠"的"幽人"情怀及其生命的实践形态。这是解读苏轼,尤其是黄州、惠州与儋州三地苏轼的文化性格和文学创作不可或缺的一个易学视角。

When Su Shi(苏轼) was exiled in Huangzhou(黄州), he acted as a "secluded man"("幽人") in the spirit of The Book of Changes(《易经》), and started to write A Collection of Essays by Su Shi on The Book of Changes(《东坡易传》), which was revised and finished when he was in exile in Hainan(海南). In this book, Su Shi made a unique interpretation of the saying that "A secluded man who is upright is blessed", endowed it with new connotations, and put forward his strategy and way for its realization. Just like the whole book, this interpretation was full of ideological significance and theoretical value, but what should be noted is that he practiced his ideological theory in "purifying his mind to forget about his worries"("洗心""忘忧"), which became his "indistinct but not upset sentiment"("隐约而不愠") as a "secluded man" and its practice form of life. This is an indispensable perspective from Yiology(易学) to interpret Su Shi, especially his cultural disposition and literary creation in the periods of his stay in Huangzhou, Huizhou(惠州) and Danzhou(儋州).