The Study Of Liang Shuming’s Life Philosophy

Liang Shuming, one of the early representative of modern new Confucian. In his whole philosophy system, part of the philosophy of life is very important. Philosophy of life, can be regarded as a starting point and the foothold of Liang Shuming thought. By all his life, the philosophy thought has been stimulated with the problem of life, then return to the life and social practice.The life problems changing constantly, it also determines the pre-production his philosophy of life there are differences. Unlike Liang Shuming other thoughts, when he is youth he had his adherence to the philosophy of life.In Liang Shuming ’s philosophy of life gradually formed stage, mainly pursues is the buddhist philosophy of life. Due to the openness of father chasteneth, Liang Shuming formed its own utilitarianism as a youth principles of life. But he soon discovered that this always speak of right and wrong, only thought a strong limitations. Then, Liang Shuming took the way of another buddhist was born. For Liang Shuming, buddhist philosophy very good make up for the limits of utilitarianism, and starting from the ultimate questions of life facing to living. In the article of Liang Shuming, 24, a complete JiuYuanJueYiLun we can see that his pursuit of buddhism was born doctrine. Although in this article, Liang Shuming also mentioned "SuiShunShiJian Yi", but he was standing on the position of "ChuShiJianYi", along with the ultimate goal of the world is still out in the world. JiuYuanJueYiLun from the part Liang Shuming give his life drew a trajectory.After back, Liang Shuming has to re-examine his own life value and meaning.So his philosophy of life by the Buddhism into Confucianism. Early into the Confucian philosophy of life, the more influence to Liang Shuming is taizhou school advocate natural outlook on life, therefore, Liang Shuming argues that reasonable life is to live with their own subjective intuition and preferences, rather than relying on external things. Although Liang Shuming emphasizes and smooth attitude to life, but at the same time he also know that merely emphasize such life manner is not meet the requirements of the Confucian basic to life. Advocated by Confucian outlook on life attitude to life, in addition to smooth, light and heavy, and their careers, unyielding and have the courage to shoulder social responsibility. From the perspective of the latter, Liang Shuming put forward his view of life is struggle. Struggle exists in everywhere, struggle of fun lies in the process of struggle, not in order to meet the purpose of some external, is the pursuit of inner spirit, so the elevated upward of life is to be without purpose.Since Liang Shuming is engaged in the rural construction movement until their old age, this is his mature period of Confucian philosophy. If Liang Shuming before engaged in rural construction movement of Confucian outlook on life or immature state, that this phase of Confucian outlook on life are more nice than before, the position of Confucian outlook on life is also more firmly. Liang Shuming thought this change is due to the new problems encountered in his life, these problems forced him to make a corresponding change in the thought, and these changes will make Liang Shuming ’s philosophy of life with the further development and improvement. Liang Shuming stressed before life is without a purpose striving upwards, at this point of Liang Shuming argues that Confucian outlook on life is without a purpose is also have a purpose, the purpose of the "purpose" is not usually purpose, but far beyond the individual above grand goal. Liang Shuming life can be divided into "big life" and "individual life", "big life" is the existence of transcendence, "individual life" is the ultimate goal. As an individual life, is to keep striving upwards, is in order to realize the possibility of life. So, constantly advance the life not only has the intrinsic motivation, as well as the directivity is clear. For Liang Shuming, it also solved before his legacy in the history of the confucian philosophy of life.In Liang Shuming ’s philosophy of life, that is the limit of the endeavour by him as a personal life, is also the ultimate end-result of human cultural development buddhist philosophy. In Liang Shuming ’s life experience, several buddhist life philosophy plays a very important role. Liang Shuming buddhist life tube is used to comfort myself. So have they called Liang Shuming "Buddha in the Confucian", it is because of Liang Shuming by Buddhism into Confucianism life experiences, born in practice will determine his heart the spirit of the want to risk one’s life.Liang Shuming ’s philosophy of life, in fact is implied by his experiences of life and social experience. It can be said that Liang Shuming for constantly seeking to explore life problems and social problems. Liang Shuming on the problems of life by heart, and finally formed his life philosophy and the principles of life, become do not take his life ambition.