Keywords:
Ambition; Cultural psychology; Mencius; Psychological analysis
志气;文化心理;孟子;心理论析
Abstract:
Mencius contains a wealth of aspirational thoughts, and it is of great significance to explore and interpret these thoughts innovatively. “Zhiqi” in Mencius is a composite concept of “Zhi” and “qi”, in which “Zhi” refers to “ambition”, “will” and other psychological qualities, is the expression of “the heart”. “qi” is an emotional emotion, energy, or force that fills the body. “Ambition” is the positive emotion, energy or power of the will and the master to realize the ambition of benevolence and justice, which is rooted in the heart and is in harmony with the way and takes the world as its own responsibility. It has the following characteristics: it is rooted in the innate goodness of the heart, the dominance of the “heart”, the power, the positive or enthusiasm, the sense of social responsibility, the sense of mission. According to Mencius’ thoughts of ambition, we should cultivate ambition, nourish Qi and cultivate heart when cultivating and strengthening it.
《孟子》中蕴含着丰富的志气思想,对这些思想进行守正创新性挖掘、诠释发展的意义十分重大。孟子的“志气”是“志”和“气”的合成概念,其中“志”是指“志向”“意志”等心理品质,是“本心”的表现。“气”是充满身体的情绪情感、能量或力量。“志气”是根源于本心的合道的以天下为己任的行仁义的志向、意志及其主宰的实现志向的积极的情感、能量或力量。它具有如下特征:根源于本心先天的善性、“心”的主宰性、动力性、正向性或积极性、社会责任感、使命感。依据孟子志气思想,在培养和增强志气时,应育志、养气、修心。