
求放心
寻求、找回丧失的本心。“求放心”是孟子提出的一种道德修养方法。孟子认为,每个人天生都具有善心,也即是“四端”,它是每个人都有的天赋德性,是人之为善的根源。但在人的成长过程中,受到外在事物与环境的影响,固有的善心可能会被削弱和遮蔽,从而出现违背道德的言行。因此在个人的道德修养中,需要努力发现并找回自己所固有的善心。
SearchfortheLostHeart
Tosearchforandretrieveone/'slostheartisawaytocultivateone/'smoralitypropoundedbyMencius.Inhisvieweveryonewasbornwithabenevolentheart,whichmeantthe/"fourinitiators/"ofbenevolence,righteousness,ritesandsocialnorms,andwisdom.ThesearevirtuesconferredbyHeavenandthesourcesofhumankindness.However,peoplemaybeinfluencedbyexternalfactorsortheenvironmentwhengrowingup.Inthatcase,theirinnategoodnessmaybeweakenedorobscuredandhencetheymayactorspeakincontrarytomoralprinciples.Therefore,whencultivatingone/'smoralcharacter,onemustfindandrecoverone/'sinnategoodheart.
引例
人有鸡犬放,则知求之;有放心,而不知求。学问之道无他,求其放心而已矣。(《孟子·告子上》)(丢失了所养的鸡犬,人们知道要去寻找;但丢失忘却了本心,却往往不知道要去找回。学问之道没有别的,就是要寻求、找回丢失的本心。)
Onesurelyknowstolookforthechickenordogandbringthembackwhenhelosesthem.However,onemaynotknowtolookforhisheartwhenhelosesit.Thewayoflearningisnootherthansearchingforone/'slostheart.(Mencius)


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