總監修／星雲大師

心性之學

文／牟宗三(1909～1995)

覺，等於德性之開啟或悟發，當然不是憑空地開啟，而是從經驗知識的獲得開始。

誠，是從內心外發的，是內心的真實無妄，也是主觀性原則。

中華民族生命的學問的中心，就是心和性，因此可以稱為心性之學。最成熟的智慧是主觀性與客觀性的統一，是普遍原理與當下決斷的相互攝契。

人的智慧，不管從何而起，秉持真誠與謙虛，總是在長遠的過程與廣大的層面中開發出來。不物化的生命才是真實的生命，因為他表示了生的特質。

──選自《牟宗三先生全集》

The Study of the Mind

Mou Zongsan (1909 - 1995)

English translation: Sasha Lyapina

Awareness is equivalent to discovering and awakening to the nature of virtue. Undoubtedly, this awakening does not come out of thin air, it is based on the attainment of experience and knowledge.

Sincerity is an outer expression of the inner mind. It is the true innocence of the inner mind; it is the essence of being observant.

In Taiwanese society, the core of philosophy is called “the knowledge of life,” which refers to the mind and its nature. Thus, one could say that it is the study of the nature of mind. The most mature wisdom is that which can discern between subjective and objective points of view; it is a general principle and an immediate resolution of mutual absorption of ideas.

Human wisdom, no matter what its origins are, upholds sincerity and humility; it naturally develops with time and breadth of experience. Only a non-materialistic life is an authentic one, because it signifies life’s true qualities.

── from Mou Zongsan Xiansheng Quanji

(The Complete Works of Master Mou Zongsan)