奇大升의 修養論 硏究

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to consider how Gobong(高峯) GiDae-seung(奇大升, 1527-1572) had developed the Self-cultivation of New-Confucianism in the middle of the 16c and how it can be understood in the context of his life time. GiDae-seung insists that the start of learning can be initiated by concentrating on one's mind(收斂, shoulian) i.e. reverence(敬, jing) and establishing such a reverence through the Elementary Learning(小學, xiaoxue). This reverence study corresponds to the learning of fostering self-reflection by means of the laws of the learning mind which is constantly observing oneself. According to Kobong, the cultivation is changing the disposition in a true sense, and through that process the concept of disposition change results. Furthermore, he says that learning is combination of pursuit of theoretical knowledge and practical action until it enters the realm of sage-hood. This shows that the self-cultivation enables us to overcome the limitations of human being as a physical body and this can be accomplished only when the pursuit of theoretical knowledge and the practice of action will be carried out simultaneously.