Proving the True Nature:The Spiritual Lineage of Xiangshan's Psychology
Lu Xiangshan's"Theory of the Mind"advocates the use of the subjective mind to accommodate the objective spirit--reason,so as to invent the original mind(that is,the true nature of the mind)at the ontological level.Lu thinks that the"qi endowment","indulgence in material desires",and"indulgence in opinions"all result in the ob-scuring of the true mind(of which"indulgence in opinions"is the most difficult to remove),thus causing one to de-velop a non-true way of life and moral cultivation.If people first establish their true nature,invent their original mind,and store,nourish and reassure their mind,they will be able to prove their true nature,and the original mind as the ontology will be cultivated to be righteous and profound,and when it is used,it will be able to penetrate into the inner and outer worlds,and the original and the final worlds,so as to ensure the moral value of their behaviour.
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