The Confucian Self and Experiential Spirituality |
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Authors: | Xinzhong Yao |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Theology and Religious Studies, King’s College London, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS, UK |
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Abstract: | Since the publication of his book on Zhongyong (Tu 1976), Tu Weiming has worked for more than 30 years on an anthropocosmic reconstruction of the Confucian universe, in which self-transformation is defined both as the starting point and as the necessary vehicle for one’s spiritual journey. This article is primarily intended to examine Tu’s attempts to reconstruct Confucian spirituality but further to take a step forward to argue that in the spiritual world as construed by Confucius and Mencius, the experiential functions as transcendental by which the self initiates and empowers the transformative process. Through exploring the spiritual significance of Confucian experiences, this essay will conclude that although “transcendental experience” is only one of many dimensions in other religious or intellectual traditions, it is the most important path for Confucians by which the self is enabled to become fully integrated with ultimate reality. |
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Keywords: | T font-variant:small-caps" >u Weiming Confucian self Religious experience Spirituality |
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