The Research On "Happiness Is The Original Nature Of Mind" Of Wang Yangming

The conception of Happiness enjoys a long history or idea in Confucian School,and it has been said it run through the whole development of Confucianism.Especially,Happiness came to be an important proposition in Confucianism after Chou Dunyi and Chen Brothers gave play to it.The Happiness of Confucius and Yen Hui,usually said by Song Confucians,is the symbol of Confucian School.In a philosophical sense,Happiness is neither body nor function,but Happiness is realm and efficiency of sage,virtue,effort.Confucian Happiness changed:Happiness,Original Nature of mind,got the philosophical meaning of unity of before or when the feeling are aroused,unity of metaphysical and physical,unity of body and function since Master of Yang-ming proposed the conception taht Happiness Is the Original Nature of Mind.That's to say,Happiness goes beyond realm,efficiency and gets the implication of noumenon on the le,vel of ontology in Confucian.This is an unprecedent break with the traditional The Happiness of Confucius and Yen Hui.Yang-ming's proposal Happiness Is the Original Nature of Mind is backed by special theoretical basis and realistic background.The proposal also shows special value appeal,subtle historical origin and gives far-renching influence.Viewing the theoretical basis,Happiness Is the Original Nature of Mind takes root in Yang-ming's School of Mind,where Happiness Is the Original Nature of Mind bases on Intuitive Knowledge?Extension of Intuitive KnowledgeUnity of knowledge and action.Viewing the realistic background,Cheng-chu's Later followers put strains on the relation of emotional and principles through their rigid thoughts and cultivating methods.Naturally,Happiness Is the Original Nature of Mind rethinking relation of emotional and principles came into forth.While,Happiness being the Original Nature of mind is not Yang-ming's own school of thout.From pre-Qin,the structure of emotional and principles of Confucianism put attention to emotion and Confucianism is characteristic of optimism.Both above lied philosophical basis for Happiness.As the evident practical characteristic of Yangming School,Happiness Is the Original Nature of Mind makes clear Yang-ming's real search for own life meaning,individual value and how to arrange emotion to stick to Real Oneself.After Yang-ming,Taizhou school propelled the Happiness conception to the top ever before.The bud of Happiness Is the Original Nature of Mind bloomed,discolored and died away during Taizhou School.Yang-ming's conception Happiness Is the Original Nature of Mind is a key step in the development of Confucian Happiness,because since then the philosophical theories and ideological significance both changed.So,it's of great importance to research the conception Happiness Is the Original Nature of Mind.