The Performance and Spirit of"Mind"in Chinese Philosophy——A Study Centered on"Infinite Mind"
"Infinite Mind"is a proposition formed by inheriting the relevant ideas of Confucianism,Buddhism,and Taoism,which was first and fully elaborated by Cheng Yi.What is"Infinite Mind"?What is the theoretical basis for the concept?What valuable information does it convey?Based on the interpretation of relevant literature,the so-called"Infinite Mind"refers to the infinite performance of the mind,mainly including the comprehensive dominance of the mind over all things and their changes,the infinite understanding of all things,the profound care for the lives of the common people under the heaven,and the autonomous adjustment of the self-awareness system.The basisfor the concept of"Infinite Mind"isthat nature has no differentiation between the internal and external sides.The first reasonis that nature is the essence of all things,which results in the"form","reason",and"mind".Nature connects all things.The second reason is that"inherent character"and"object"are one,"nature"and"reason"are one,and"nature"and"mind"are one;The third reason is that"infinite mind"comes out of the inherent logic of"nature has no differentiation between the internal and external sides".The revelation of the theoretical basis and multi-dimensional presentation of theperformance of"unlimited mind"seem to convey us the information that"infinite mind"is the release of the inner strength of human life,and its prerequisite comes from life itself.All dimensions it unfolds are interconnected and complementary organic whole,not only demonstrating the cognitive state of Chinese philosophy towards"Mind",but also demonstrating the caring-life spirit of Chinese philosophy,and containing the confidence of Chinese philosophy and the nation that created this philosophy.