Xunzi’s Happiness And The Modern Enlightenment

"Happiness" is the eternal topic of human beings, no matter what period of history’s wheel went, people continue to ask what is happiness all the time. Chinese peoplepursue for happiness in their own unique way. From the ancient times of happiness "day conclusive "," spirits " theory, to the Spring and Autumn Confucius and Mencius "Virtue Theory of Happiness," people never stopped to think of happiness.XunZi as the Warring States Period master of Confucianism, he has a moreprofound understanding of the happiness. His concept of happiness base on theancestor’s, he absorb and learn the theory and enhance the well-being of Confuciusand Mencius. Heaven concept and understanding of human nature "Ming in Heaven andHuman" is the philosophical basis of his concept about happiness. He think that day andpeople are natural products, abandoned the mystery of " days of the personality of God,"since the Western Zhou Dynasty, a more objective understanding of the relationshipbetween people ’s days and t human nature, he has more rational interpretation. Aboutfortune and benefi, honor and disgrace, desire and Virtue. He inherited the concept ofhappiness on the happiness of Confucius and Mencius On this basis, he think anddiscuss further the relationship between happiness and desire ritual substances withparticular emphasis on the happiness of virtue, moral and rational content, including:"pay the price of Road,"the virtue of happiness;" justice system to facilitate " the moralwell-being;" courtesy desire to " rational happiness. Their concept of happinesscharacteristics, both ancient sages consistently advocated "to Germany blessing,"meaning, have their uniqueness, namely," to seek justice blessing " and " ritual BFI."Furthermore he pointed out that people want to achieve true happiness: first, to "resistance from pseudo" feel the happiness of people in constant self-renewal; secondly,to " charitable as Germany," to promote the well-being through the continuousaccumulation of Virtue constantly increase; once again, to " learn to almost ritual "through " gift" to regulate people ’s morality and thus protect individual happinessachieved; finally, to promote "national Chang Min Fu," that person’s individualhappiness experience not only with the individual mind, behavior has a closerelationship, but also with individual communities depend for survival has a close relationship, the country blessing, the people the blessing.XunZi’s concept of happiness is not only the sum of the pre-Qin Confucianismextremely important asset, while has a certain enlightenment that the modern people toestablish a correct concept of happiness and to promote national happiness index, butalso provide an important resources that our country to build a happy society, whichhighlights its value that beyond the modern value.