On The Cultivating Theory Of Lu Xiangshan

Original Mind is the core category of LuXiangshan's theory. He places it in the center of life activities and explores how to develop and enlighten one's Original Mind,which is a process of doing work. This paper puts the Original Mind as the main line,and gives a study on Xiangshan's cultivating theory.The first chapter, Xiangshan emphasizes there is only one original mind. It is the metaphysical moral ontology and the people's supreme nature, besides, it is the basic element of human being. Ancient and modern people have the same Original Mind.Original Mind and principle is connected with “Ren”(?) and it is the root of moral values, which is the foundation of Xiangshan's cultivating theory.The second chapter, everyone has Original Mind, but not everyone becomes sage,why ? Because the Original Mind is blocked by our desire. There are congenital and acquired two factors : the inborn different intrinsic of gas makes people have different awareness and self-restraint, while the acquired behavior makes people who have greedy desire and hold to their opinions to cause the Original Mind to be blocked and difficult to work.The third chapter, developing and enlightening one's Original Mind is the core of Xiangshan's cultivating theory. Firstly, aspire, work hard to gain a foothold in the face of the word and don't follow things. Secondly, realize the Original Mind belonged to myself, stick to public justice, and banish private benefit to make a clear distinction between right and wrong. Thirdly, we should get self-observation all the time, correct the error and become good to make the private and cupidity which bother the Original Mind sublime gradually running through the whole life. Finally, we will achieve such an ideal realm while we can invent the Original Mind and owe ourselves. On the whole, Xiangshan's cultivating thoughts is famous for its simple and easy, that isrequiring us doing actions according to the instinct responses of Original Mind. As a leaner, you should pay attention to making self-reflection in True-Life very hard,improving your moral and capabilities to “ bestir oneself, to be master of oneself ”,while keep it for a considerable period of time, once you suddenly see a whole thing in a clear light, you will reach an ideal state of life.