退溪 『活人心方』의 활용방안 연구- 심리상담을 중심으로 -

Abstract

Is Toegye's <Hoalinsimbang(活人心方)> just a guide for health? Or is it a supplementary guideline for realizing the ethical Neo-Confucianism? This thesis is a study on the possibility that Toegye's <Hoalinsimbang> can be used as a psychological treatment method. Previous studies considered Toegye's <Hoalinsimbang> as a cultivation of ethical morality or simply a health care method. Some researchers have tried to approach <Hoalinsimbang> from a medical point of view, but they were not intended for direct psychiatric or psychotherapeutic use. The items of ‘Junghoatang(中和湯)’ and ‘Hoagihoan(和永丸)’ in the <Hoalinsimbang> have the meanings of ‘Decoction(湯藥)’ and ‘Pill(丸藥)’. This study assumes <Hoalinsimbang> as a psychotherapy prescription. In man, both the mind and the body are part of the universe and at the same time are inextricably linked. Disease occurs when the body fails to properly comply with the five elements(五行), the laws of the universe. In addition, the heart is the dominant of the Ojang(五臟) and when the Sim(心) is disturbed, the circulation of the Ojangyukbu(五臟六腑) is not smooth, and the chiljeong(七情) becomes a incongruent. As a result, diseases such as panic disorder, depression, flower sickness, insomnia, anxiety compulsion, chronic fatigue syndrome, and headaches occur. In this study, the following three mental disorders will be examined. The first of them is panic disorder. This disorder is caused by Gyung(驚) among Chiljeongsang(七情傷), and the underlying emotions are Gong(恐) and eu(憂). As a remedy for <Hoalinsimbang>, there are Tangyak, Junghoatang, Haenghosa(行好事), Geumhoa(謙和), and Jonin(存仁). The second is specific phobia. This symptom occurs based on the emotions of Gong during Chiljeongsang. In order to get out of the mental disorder caused by Gong emotion, it is to discover the problem consciousness of one's own belief that forms Gong, and to find other beliefs and methods for that problem consciousness. There are Haengbangpeon(行方便) and Geono(戒怒) Junghwatang as treatments for <Hoalinsimbang>. The third is Joheonbeung(調絃病). This disease refers to unstable emotions based on Gong, feelings of worthlessness or depression based on Bi(悲), and thinking disorders due to delusions and hallucinations based on thoughts. As a cure for this, there is a Tangyak called Samusa(思無邪). Joheonbeung is a disease that occurs when other thoughts intervene in one thought and fail to maintain the consistency of thoughts. This medicine contains medicinal herbs called Samusa, Geono, and Geopok(戒暴). If you take it, you will be able to objectively understand your anger and cure it. When looking at the above symptoms and treatment, <Hoalinsimbang> is not simply an ethical claim or mind-training, but as a way to treat mental illness.