Abstract:Confucian spirituality consists in the positive development of human desire for meaningfulness, that can be distinguished as desiring desire (能欲) or original desire, which we may call benxin 本心, the original generosity to go outside of oneself towards others; the desirable desire (可欲), which we may call chuxin 初心, the initial direction of desire to the good in many others; and the desired desire (所欲) that men should constantly guard against becoming selfish in the seeking and enjoyment of any specific object. Various artforms may be termed ''inducers of desire''; these induce the positive development of desire for meaningfulness. Arts, with authenticity and sincerity, serve to elicit from us unselfish desire in directing it to order and beauty, fining it, even to the point of seeking poetic wisdom. Then, unselfish desire should come back to itself and form a life of virtue, defined as excellence in the realization of one's natural abilities, and the harmonization of relationships. In the end, we will turn towards Confucius' religiosity, in dealing with his intimate relationship with Heaven as the ultimate reality, to which he prays in gratitude for even a humble meal, trusting his mission given by Heaven, and facing the challenges of life, even dangerous and life-threatening, with the support of Heaven.

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儒家精神：欲望、修养和宗教信仰

摘要：儒家精神在于人类对意义的渴望的积极发展，可以分为能欲或本心，我们可以称之为本心本心，即超越自我对他人的本心；可欲，我们可以称之为初心，是许多人向善的最初方向；以及男人在追求和享受任何特定的事物时，要时刻谨防变得自私的欲望（所欲）。各种艺术形式可以被称为“欲望的诱导者”；这些会导致对意义的渴望的积极发展。艺术，本真和真诚，有助于激发我们无私的欲望，将其导向秩序和美，将其精致化，甚至达到寻求诗意智慧的地步。然后，无私的欲望应该回归自身并形成美德的生活，定义为在实现自己的自然能力和和谐关系方面的卓越表现。最后，我们将转向孔子的宗教信仰，将他与天国的亲密关系作为终极现实，他祈求即使是一顿简陋的饭菜，相信上天赋予他的使命，面对生活的挑战，甚至是危险的，危及生命的，有天道的支持。