Thoreau’s Study Of Pure Consciousness

The whole simplicity is the deep spiritual prototype of human existence,and it is also the hidden expression of the original identity of the universe.Today’s society is developing rapidly and changing tremendously.In order to adapt to the ever-changing face of the times,the inner spirit of man is no longer absolutely unique.Simplicity is gradually disappearing,divinity is gradually being covered,and people are living in a chaotic phenomenon.The me who is not the essence of the soul.Thoreau,who was in the period of rapid expansion of the American capitalist economy in the nineteenth century,was able to break through the limitations of the historical background and look at the world with a transcendental perspective.He advocated returning to the original heart,living a simple life,with spiritual primitive simplicity,and its essence.It is to get rid of the complex phenomenon self and return to the pure and single soul self.The essence of literary works is the expression of the author’s thoughts,so Thoreau’s pure consciousness is also present in his literary works.Therefore,this thesis attempts to integrate multiple theoretical resources such as philosophy,religion,intellectual history,and literary history,to systematically interpret Thoreau’s prose works,explore his pure consciousness,and try to interpret Thoreau’s pure consciousness for human existence and spiritual beliefs.Reflecting on this move,reflect on the current spiritual crisis facing mankind,and explore the path of simplicity of the return of existence.In the introduction,the background of the topic selection and the summary of Thoreau’s research are introduced,and the significance and innovation of the topic selection of this article are pointed out.The main text is divided into four chapters in total.The first chapter starts with the highest simplicity to define simplicity,and then introduces Thoreau’s pure consciousness,and then introduces the source of his pure consciousness and compares it with the traditional Chinese culture of Shouyi,laying a theoretical foundation for the text analysis in the subsequent chapters.The second chapter explains the natural simplicity in Thoreau’s prose from Thoreau’s thinking about the divinity of nature and Thoreau’s thinking about returning to nature.Thoreau believes that there are often manifestations of authentic existence in nature,and some nature Imagery such as "lake" "forest" "sun" and "leaf" embodies the unity of God and nature;nature is full of divinity,and people should return to nature,so Thoreau advocated that people go to the wilderness and pursue a minimalist life.The third chapter explains the social simplicity in Thoreau’s prose from the simple disintegration and persistence of the secular and complex.The simple disintegration is manifested in the increasing material desire of society and the increasing indifference of the human heart;simple persistence is divided into parallel levels.There are two types of vertical planes,corresponding to Thoreau’s two consciousnesses of negative simplicity and positive simplicity.People must gradually enter the original state of positive simplicity of the heart system by reducing the negative simplicity of connection.The fourth chapter explores the religiousness of Thoreau’s individual experience and the search for the true self,analyzes his transcendentalism,poetic dwelling and transcendence of life,to illustrate the spiritual simplicity in Thoreau’s prose;about the simplicity of perception The way Thoreau pointed out is wisdom,truth and virtue.The last part is the concluding part,which explores the influence of Thoreau’s pure consciousness.The pure consciousness in Thoreau’s prose is not only a critique of his era,but also a revelation to our modern life,calling for the spirit of simplicity and authenticity.The road allows us to feel the original call of existence,restore the unity and simplicity of the soul,and make our existence more pure and complete.