A Study Of Zhu Xi 's Moral Cultivation Theory

Raising individual level of morality, enhancing the moral construction of government officials, improving social moral system has been the key to construct our modern society, also the focus to concerned by ancient philosophers and thinkers. The representative figure of the southern song dynasty Confucian Zhu Xi has been committed to revive orthodox Confucianism, he based on the ideas of Cheng Yi and Cheng Hao, Interpreted Confucian principles uniquely by Buddhism and Maoism, and formed the system theory of moral cultivation. It can be said, "He became the undisputed leader of the school, acknowledged in academic circles later and his theory is adapted to the nation".The theory of moral cultivation is the backbone of Zhu Xi’s thought, throughout all the aspects of his ethical thoughts. On the purpose of moral cultivation, he believed that only rulers keep a balance of his heart, so he can affect the courtiers, then maintain the order of state and purify social atmosphere. All the nations affected by atmosphere also will be able to support their rulers, finally can be attribute to the ultimate goal of Confucianism,namely governance, Maximize the rectification and stability of social order; On the basis of moral cultivation, Zhu Xi thought ethnics is the embodiment of the principle, that is supreme and sacred, The points are different, resulting in people different from objects, but because of "Intrinsic Gas" appeared differences on moral, It needs to further strengthen the moral cultivation for the role of the heart to dominate the "humanity and emotion", and truly achieve the realm of "save heavenly principle, and destroying human desires"; On the specific practices of morality, Zhu Xi roughly divided into two ways, internal and external. Considered by the investigation of things, to achieve the heavenly principle through the inner hold, so as into the heaven by achieve knowledge and principle.Zhu Xi attaches great importance to the ideological and moral cultivation, that is increased to the level of national governance, has certain reference significance for Chinese construction of "rule of virtue". Based on the present background, we improve the social moral system, at the same time, the vital interests of people and the construction of officials’integrity should be more concerned, we should pay further attention to the study of moral motivation, strengthen the implementation of moral behavior, promote the individual’s all-round and free development and the level of social morality.