course of nature and one's conscience(tiān lǐ liáng xīn)

course of nature and one's conscience

It is often used as an oath to show that people act according to their nature and kindness.

[name] conscience [explanation] is often used to swear, which means to act according to nature and kindness. [source] Chapter 67 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: "when I get to the courtyard, I just hear Sister Feng say:" heaven has a conscience! I've become a thief more and more in this room! " Let's talk about some examples. [usage] as an object or clause; used in exclamation or oath. [supplementary explanation] "heavenly principle" is originally the core concept of Neo Confucianism in song and Ming Dynasties, which refers to the connotation of human nature. It is an objective truth that can be experienced and understood through the cultivation of integrity and sincerity. The theory of heaven focuses on heteronomy, which is the patriarchal ethics of the law-abiding hierarchical society in ancient China. Taking it as the standard of judging right from wrong, good and evil is to use it to restrict and measure all kinds of people's thoughts and behaviors in the real society, so that people can correctly position themselves in the relationship with others, society, heaven and earth through the correct understanding of the principle of heaven, and fulfill their duty as human beings Jue abides by the rules of the ethical code and is a loyal minister, a filial son and a good citizen of the society. "Conscience" is an important concept of Mencius, Lu Jiuyuan in the Southern Song Dynasty and Wang Yangming (Wang Shouren) in the Ming Dynasty. It refers to the state of people's "original heart", which is the subjective psychological experience of people in the state of not being blinded by desire. The theory of conscience focuses on self-discipline. there are also disadvantages in taking conscience as the standard of judging right and wrong. Natural principle is the abstraction of natural laws and human relations. Once it is regarded as a sacred and unchangeable dogma by Neo Confucianists, it is easy to become rigid and become the shackles of people's work and life. The theory of conscience equates the ideal conscience with the real human heart, which is equivalent to building the edifice of moral idealism on the basis of human beings' various emotional desires, and it is easy to move towards naturalism, immoralism and nothing is nothing.

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