張載의 「西銘」을 통해 본 儒敎 靈性哲學의 가능성에 관한 試論

Abstract

This study aims at seek for possibility of spiritual philosophy of Confucianism through Jangjae(Zhangzai)'s Seomyeong(Ximing). This book is the classic work of new confucianism that shows spiritual philosophical ideology. Seomyeong considers heaven and earth as an origin of the whole of creation and beings and describes the great harmony of the world that all creatures make up one family, and presents the consummate master of spiritualty of pioneer who is conscious as the subject of that. Explaining the world in Seomyeong, Jangjae applies a metaphor of the family, harmonious among with parents and siblings to universe of heaven and earth, and his world is harmonized with specific family affection and universal cosmic love. Seomyeing says the principle of existence of universe and all beings is the cosmic love, In(仁, ren). In(仁, ren) embraces the awe of nature and love of all thing. Jangjae's philosophy claims Confucian spiritual awakening can be achieved from the revelation of Deoksungji(德性知, Dexingzhi). He divides humans' knowledge into Gyeonmunji(見聞知, Jianwenzhi), emotional knowledge and Deoksungji, intellectual and moral knowledge. The ordinary people's mind stays in Gyeonmunji, but saints exercise their nature and show a wide intelligence that there is no Not-self in the world, not bounded by Gyeonmunji. Seomyeong describes implicitly unity of human and heaven through Jangjae's Deoksungji.