Tang Junyi's Theory On Tao Of Pre-qin Confucianism And Taoism

The study of Tang junyi for Tao is a large academic system. For the Pre-Qin Confucianism and Taoism, he analyzes the "Tao" of Confucius, Mencius, Master Xun, Master Lao, Master Zhuang, about which he does a systematic study. At the same time, in the Taoist school, Tang makes a comparison between Master Lao, Master Zhuang, Shen Dao, Tian Pian and Peng Meng's Tao.Benevolence of Confucius is most closely linked with Tang Junyi's philosophy of life. Mr. Tang starts from his own Spiritual life to understand the Confucian Benevolence. Confucius considered benevolence to be above the other virtues such as Loyalty, Trust, Righteousness, Respect, Wisdom and Bravery. The work is divided into three steps for seeking benevolence. First, human life should be outside mastery, resonate with the lives of others; The second is to carry out the Tao on the basis of Benevolence, to achieve their own sense of inner life. Which People's life is to resonate with ghosts and spirits is the third step. Mencius's purpose of Way, Mainly in the "Humanity", is to make a distinction, distinct humanity from animals, in order to connect to sages. Mencius believed that people have the mind of compassion, shame, polite, the mind of right and wrong. They are the beginnings of benevolence, righteousness, propriety and wisdom. People should expand these minds in order to complete its Tao and groom the virtue. The Tao of Master Xun has two meanings: one is the Tao of heart, the other is the Tao of history. Form"vacuity, unity and quiescence"to form"mind of the way", people can know the law of all things and conform the nature, and to be sages.Tang junyi analyzes the Tao form the vertical say they have six meanings: natural law, body of the Way which is above shapes, image of the Tao, the Tao which as virtue and the state of things and human's state of mind. Tang Junyi also analysis the Tao form the horizontal: People should follow the earth's law, earth should follow the sky's law, sky should follow the Tao's law, and the Way should follow nature. Major topics of the Master Zhuang Inner Chapter is how to be perfect man. The Outer Chapters mainly about the Tao of universe and advocate comes the universe's natural. Tian Pian , Peng Meng and Shen Dao say people conform nature, discard the wisdom and abandon themselves.Tang junyi's theory of the Tao, combines the ideas of many scholars and some western philosophy, conform his academic system of Tao.