A Study On Luo Rufang’s Philosophy Of Life

Since the middle of the16th century, Yang Ming School develops into the maintrend of middle and late Ming Dynasty. Follow Yang Ming, there are differentopinions on “intuitive knowledge”, either mystery or lust. In order to solve thisproblem, as the heir of Yang Ming School in Tai Zhou, Luo Rufang put forward hisown idea about the life philosophy join the heaven and human being. He used the“Natural kindness” to express the innate knowledge ontology.“The filial piety” isthe source of the “Natural kindness”，we must practice this rule that self-communionis the crux of to be a sage. On the Effort theoretically, Luo Rufang emphasized “alllies down and breaks the unreal ontology theory”, to fit the Natural kindness in thejust moment to Pursue the Humanity realm which Claim “One Unity of All Things”.Luo Rufang’s life philosophy inherited the simplicity and natural characteristicsof Tai Zhou, also maintained the characteristic of Yang Ming School, at the same timeto absorb the ideological essence of Taoist and Buddhism. Today, we study his lifephilosophy, it is not only the deepening the research on Yang Ming School, but alsothrough his life philosophy to guide the modern people’s physical and mentaldevelopment.