On Confucius' Thought Of The Idea Of Harmony

Harmonious viewpoint is the cognition of Confucianism about human survival,nature sense and world possibility, which is the logos that Confucius and theConfucianists identified and continues the Confucianists. Harmonious logos includesmany levels, and Harmonious viewpoint is value ideal which is both universe andmoral inspirit, and is the inspirit of law of nature and humanism combined, is theharmonious inspirit brought by the soul conflict and amalgamation of the human andsociety, human and human, human and nature. Harmonious is demanded by universesurvival and evolvement, is the development mode, is the process of flow and open,and is a bourn of serenity, sedateness, peace, indifferent to fame or benefit,substantiate and joviality. Its purpose is the universe mixs in harmony.The Confucianists school which Confucius founded regards sky, terra and human asa harmony whole one. It emphasizes interpersonal relation is harmony and in order,and establishes a ideology cored by "humanity", based on "morality", and has acourtesy criterion. Therefore a harmony and order society is established.To establish a harmony society, it must supported by harmony culture. TheConfucianism is cognizant of the fact that the universe which human society survivesis a continued conflicted entia. The basic principle it follows is "harmony anddifference", one should right understand the "difference" between objective things,and consciously and initiatively find the contradictions, and then solve them, developthe existed "harmony". And at the same time, one should avoid insisting "harmony"with blindly optimism. "Harmony and difference" is that, different things make up ofa harmony whole one, and each part in this whole one can live in harmony. This pointcan indicate the essence of harmony ideal from long time ago.Confucius's social ideal is to realize a harmony world full of love and humanity Torealize this aim, Confucius breathed the love and humanity into humans, and a lot ofpersons of ideals and integrity who aspire to carry forward the humanity ideal. Thesepersons should have both the ambition and the ability of carrying forward the idealsAccording to the understanding of Confucius, nature is the one that life is createdcontinuously, four seasons have their own order, plants and animals are flourish.These are not designed by manpower, but nature power. Life connection betweenhuman and nature is incarnated by sensibility value. Human and nature have a samekind of sensibility, and the internal connection of live incarnates a kind of sensibilityconnection, which is loving nature, close to nature, redound upon nature and reverenature.Confucius's "humanity" ideal has strong practical character. He focuses on societyand realism, and pays attention to the problem that how to realize the humandevelopment in practical life. Confucius's "humanity" ideal is not an only theory ideal,but more about telling human how to do practically, and it is the sublimation ofcommon personality, and the hope to social development in harmony. To developingthe love and humanity ideal is calling harmony society and moral society, and is theimportant content of socialist ideological and ethical progress.Confucius thought, that the purpose of abiding courtesy is to realize the situation of"harmony" between humans, and reach the "harmony" bourn finally.