论儒家传统修身理论的个体生命观

On the Individual Life View of Traditional Confucian Self-cultivation Theory

儒家传统修身理论重视个体生命的存在及自我道德教化的养成。通过“人禽之辨”确立人之生命存在的高贵性;“天命之谓性”的生命神圣观向我们传递出尊重生命、敬畏生命并对生命负责的思想;“内圣外王”的人格理想体现出一种追求生命理想与生命价值的取向;“格物致知”“自省”“慎思”“慎独”的修身功夫体现出儒家文化注重自我生命的内在修养和完善,并作为成就个体生命价值的重要途径。

The traditional Confucian theory of self-cultivation attaches importance to the existence of individual life and the cultivation of self-moral education. The nobleness of human existence is established through the distinction between human and bird;the divine view of life based on destiny conveys to us the idea of respecting life, revering life and being responsible for life;promoting the the personality of inner saint and outer king reflects the orientation of pursuing life ideal and life value;the practice of self-cultivation embodies the Confucian culture’s emphasis on the inner cultivation and perfection of one’s own life, and serves as an important way to achieve the value of individual life.