치양지를 어떻게 실천할 것인가?

Abstract

Before dealing with Zhi-Liag-Zhi cultivation theory, it is required to determine the meaning of Zhi-Liang-Zhi. I concluded that Zhi-Liag-Zhi is acting in obedience to the commandment of Liang-Zhi in the research paper (2017). In this follow-up paper, I try to answer the question that how to practice Zhi-Liag-Zhi in obedience to the commandment of Liang-Zhi in everyday life. It is divided practically into two questions: First, how does moral consciousness, Liang-Zhi, manipulate the consciousness. Second, how does the agent control the consciousness to work moral consciousness well. In chapter two, I investigate the works of Gangtien Wuien and Mou Zhongsan who are best-well-known scholars in the field of Yangming Studies in terms of the practical approaches to practice Zhi-Liang-Zhi cultivation theory. In chapter three, I try to give a general description to practice Zhi-Liang-Zhi: First, whenever it comes to deal with matters, the agent needs to practice acting in obedience to the commandment of Liang-Zhi. Second, every single day without dealing with matters, the agent always contemplates Liang-Zhi as a ruler of one’s moral behavior. Third, the agent must get rid of ego to be transformed into a sage. Fourth, it is important to modify one’s mindset toward Liang-Zhi.