A Study On The Thought Of Ghosts And Spirits In Chu-Tzu Y(?)-Lei

We always have a mysticism feel of Ghosts and spirits,but Chu Hsi's idea of ghosts and spirits was not purely a mysticism idea,but rather a combination of mysticism and rationalism.Chu Hsi was a master of Neo Confucianism,and his view of ghosts and spirits was a typical representative of Confucian view of ghosts and spirits after the Song Dynasty.Ghosts and spirits in the Chu-tzu Yü-lei has a special volume of chapter,dedicated to the record of Chu Hsi's remarks about ghosts and spirits,visible ghosts and spirits in Chu Hsi's thought has a pivotal position.Chu Hsi's views on ghosts and spirits are mainly focused on the chapter of Chu-tzu Yü-lei,which is also scattered in the other entries of the book.By analyzing the discussion about ghosts and spirits in Chu-tzu Yü-lei,we can have a whole grasp of Chu Hsi's thoughts on ghosts and spirits.Chu Hsi's concept of ghosts and spirits still contains the mysticism elements of ghosts and spirits thought in the pre-qin period.He innovated and developed the idea of ghosts and spirits on the basis of inheriting the Confucian concept of ghosts and spirits since Confucius,it constitutes his characteristic thought of ghosts and spirits which negates the concrete ghosts and spirits and affirms the abstract reason of ghosts and spirits.Li is the core of Chu Hsi's neo-confucianism as well as the body of ghosts and spirits.Chu Hsi argued that the Ch'i is the sign of ghosts and spirits,that ghosts and spirits are the traces left by the bending and stretching of the Ch'i and the creation of Yin-Yang,at the same time,ghosts and spirits are one of the attributes of everything in the world.Sacrificial offering is used by ghosts and spirits.From the practice of sacrificial offering,the ancestor "Lai Ge" can not be separated from the heart of sincere respect of the worshippers.Just as the so-called "the principle of ghosts and spirits during the time of fasting sacrificial offering",that is,the function of the heart of sincere respect appears,emphasizing that the sincere and respectful attitude in offering sacrifices to ghosts and spirits not only plays a certain role in the human mind,but also maintains the ritual of offering sacrifices to gods and spirits,from the truth of sincerity to the ceremony of offering sacrifices to realize the goal of Confucianism serving the ruling class to stabilize the society and restrain people's hearts.The body and the signs of ghosts and spirits,as Chu Hsi called them,were interpreted from the perspective of the theory of the rationalism,while the use of ghosts and spirits was based on the practice of offering sacrifices to ghosts and spirits in the traditional view of mysticism,although the mysticism of the traditional view of ghosts and spirits remains in Chu Hsi's thought of ghosts and spirits(a kind of mysticism that serves the sacredness of political rule),the rationalism is constantly being strengthened,this is the overall trend of the development of the Confucian concept of ghosts and spirits.As a master of Neo Confucianism,Chu Hsi's ideas were still at the service of the Ruling class,upholding the authority and sanctity of the Ruling class,on the other hand,the thought of ghosts and spirits not only makes rational analysis from the level of theory of Li and the Ch'i,but also expands the system of neo-confucianism,and retains the irrational color of ghosts and spirits from the level of sacrifice,because sacrifice is an important part of Confucian ritual and music,it has the function of regulating society and stabilizing people,so Chu Hsi's view of ghosts and spirits is a mixture of rationalism and mysticism,as well as the traditional view of ghosts and spirits of Confucianism,the mysticism is fading and the rationalism is strengthening.Of course,Chu Hsi's ghosts can't be completely mysticism.The discussion of "ghosts and spirits " in Chu-tzu Yü-lei not only enriches the connotation of Chu Hsi's thought of "ghosts and spirits ",and clear "ghost" and Li,the Ch'i,Yin-Yang,soul,sincere respect,there is no concept of the relationship,more in-depth understanding of Chu Hsi's neo-confucianism.