On Su Shi’s Thought Of "Managing The World"

The thought of "managing the world" is a topic that Confucianism are always concerned about.As far as traditional Chinese thought is concerned,Confucianism itself has the characteristics of actively entering the world."Managing the world" is the concentrated embodiment of the spirit of joining the world,and is closely related to the rise and fall of Confucianism.In the process of development,it has gradually become the basis of Confucian scholars’ mental experience and social practice.It embodies the principle of "Sage Inside and Emperor".Although Su Shi was influenced by Confucianism,Buddhism,Taoism and so on.But in his whole life’s political practice,he always regarded Confucianism as his religion.No matter being an official in the court or was demoted,he always pursued the excellent characteristics of Confuc ian "managing the world".On the one hand,his thoughts have the common characteristics of Confucian "managing the world".O n the other hand,it has its own characteristics.The Confucian thought of "managing the world" is endowed with different connotatio ns in different periods."Managing the world" in the Song Dynasty is a recognition of the nature of the mind rooted in the “philosophical connotations”.In this cultural contexts,Su Shi formed a unique "Shu School".Confucians of the Song Dynasty advocated the idea of "writing to carry out Taoism",that is,to realize the pursuit of self-cultivation and peace of the world through daily writing.In the context of reviving the traditional Confucian culture,Su Shi’s Confucianism not only exists as a special philosophical work,but also expressed by poetry and prose.The ambition in poetry and the sense of hardship in the article reflect Su Shi’s feelings of managing the world.Among them,the ideal of Emperor Yao and Shun and the pursuit of rationality and interest are interlinked with the Confucian "Sage and Emperor".Su Shi’s expresses his enthusiasm for Confucian managing the world and benefiting the people by literary works C hen,writing poems for the article and criticizing the current malpractice,hopes to attract the attention of the rulers,and achieve the social effect of "teaching up and down"."Managing the world" is the epitome of the practical wisdom of Confucianism.Su Shi’s "managing ing the world" reflects his concern for politics and society through his life practice.In his early years,his ambition of "being sharp at serving the country" was actively practiced in his future official career.He always focused on the behavior of benefiting the people,facilitating the people,and pleading for the people to realize his pursuit of the beautiful politics of Yao and shun.At the same time,Su Shi’s also absorbed the thought of Buddhism and Taoism,which not only became a good medicine for his spiritual detachment in the rough official career,but also enabled Su Shi’s "secular application" to be realized under the premise of "personality freedom",so as to achieve the unity of the worries of the benevolent and the breadth of the wise.Su Shi’s thought of "managing the world" took place under the background of Confucianism turning from "Li" to "Li" since the Tang and Song dynasties.Its significance not only stays in the interpretation and Ideological Reconstruction of Confucian classics,but also,the most important thing is that Su Shi achieved the unity of knowledge and practice through lifelong practice and realized the shaping of "inner sage" person.