The ecological thought and wisdom of Chinese sages: respect nature, the unity of nature and man, Tao follows nature, and all living beings are equal.
Revere nature: Feng shui is an example. It can not only reflect the Chinese people's cosmic concepts of harmony between yin and yang and the unity of nature and man, but also have a practical effect on people's pursuit of living space and arrangement of life patterns. Leaving aside the scientific nature of Feng Shui, as far as its intellectual audience is concerned, Feng Shui is usually passively associated with personal fortune, family prosperity and decline, and clan reproduction.
Unity of man and nature: "Unity of man and nature" has multiple meanings. First of all, it means that people's thoughts and behaviors are in line with the laws of natural society. It also includes a sustainable ecology where man and nature exist harmoniously. View. Confucianism proposes the unity of "fate, Tao, and religion", advocates etiquette and morality, advocates the political concept of "respecting virtue and protecting the people", and advocates "fishing without the outline, and sailing without shooting at the night". These are all elements of the unity of nature and man. the embodiment of thought.
Tao follows nature: Laozi's ethical thought of "Tao follows nature" explains that the development of all things must follow its own development laws and not be interfered by external factors. It warns human beings to take the law from all things in the world, observe and Summarize the "natural way" contained in all things in the world and use it as the criterion for human survival. "Tao" contains three connotations: the origin of all things in the world, the infinite real entity, and the general principles that all things follow.
Equality of all living beings: It is a basic concept of Buddhism and also the Buddhist philosophy of Sheng Zhi Tuo. It is the philosophical foundation of Buddhist thought. According to the principle of image origin, all existence in the world of phenomena is composed of the combination of causes and images. Nothing in the world can exist independently from causes and images. Everything is independent of causes and images. They are interdependent and mutually conditioned, rather than existing in isolation.
Main achievements of Confucius:
Moral thought: Confucius constructed a complete ideological system of "morality": advocating the virtues and virtues of "benevolence and propriety" at the individual level. The moral and Tao ideological system is based on the theory of human nature and goodness ("one yin and one yang are called Tao, which is followed by goodness, and which is achieved by nature"), with the purpose of establishing human poles ("the way of three poles"), and based on The way of humanity intersects with the way of heaven and earth, and the moderation of humanity turns into a complete ideological system of methodology in due course.
Political thought: The core content of Confucius’ political thought is "propriety" and "benevolence". In terms of the strategy of governing the country, he advocated "governing with virtue" and using morality and etiquette to govern the country is the most noble. The way of governing the country. This kind of governance strategy is also called "Government by virtue" or "Government by etiquette". This strategy applied virtues and etiquette to the people, tightened the hierarchy, and clearly divided the nobility and the common people into the rulers and the ruled. It broke an important original boundary between nobles and common people.
Confucius’ highest political ideal is to establish a harmonious society in which “the world is for the common good”. The basic characteristics of the "Datong" society are: the road is smooth and "the world is for the common good", so it can "select the talented and capable, be trustworthy and cultivate harmony", "people do not only love their relatives, do not only have children of their own children, so that they can die in old age. "The strong are useful, the young are capable, the lonely, the disabled, and the sick are all supported." Conspiracy and fraud are not popular, and theft and mischief cannot be tolerated. This is an idealized and legendary primitive social scene of the Yao and Shun era, and it is also the scene of Confucius. The highest ideal society we long for.