이율곡의『醇言』에 나타난 儒道心性論의 會通

Abstract

Lee Yulgok’s “Chun-yan” is a book of explaining “Lao-zi”. He selected “Lao-zi” and wrote a 40 chapter annotated version. The basic structure of this paper is "Tao-ti—Xin-ti—cultivating oneself and governing others”. This structure actually involves the core content of the theory of mind and nature in Confucianism and Taoism. From the perspective of the theory of mind and nature, Tao-ti is the first phase of the theory of mind and nature, including the relationship between Tao and virtue(nature). Tao-ti is the theoretical basis of the theory of mind and nature. Xin-ti is the second phase of the theory of mind and nature, including the relationship between mind and nature. Xin-ti has the characteristics of emptiness, selflessness, mindlessness and so on. Cheng-de is the third phase of the theory of mind and nature, including the way of cultivating oneself and governing others. Cheng-de is the extension and goal of the theory of mind and nature. Although there are differences between Confucianism and Taoism about the theory of mind and nature, the fundamental direction of "the unity of man and heaven" is the same. Lee Yulgok explained Taoism with Confucianism, which showed the possibility that Confucianism and Taoism could get connected in the theory of mind and nature. In this way, he resolved the ideological distance between the two schools of thought.