Peace is not only the political field, but also a realm of culture and values. It is the ideal stage of human civilization. Dongxue has a unique and universal spiritual realm and values for Peace. The characteristic of Dongxue peace ethics is that it ...
Peace is not only the political field, but also a realm of culture and values. It is the ideal stage of human civilization. Dongxue has a unique and universal spiritual realm and values for Peace. The characteristic of Dongxue peace ethics is that it makes it,” person is the destiny”, as the fundamental starting point and basis of its peace ethics.
From the 19th century to the 20th century, the Republic of Korea faces a very important social transformation. The most critical topics in this period are eliminating aggression, seeking liberation, development, peace and reconstructing the values. The deepening internal and external problems, the emptiness of the guiding philosophy, the dissatisfaction at the old society and the desire to the new society are the social infrastructure that lets Dongxue peace ethics produce and develop. Its purposes are to save the suffering public under the tyranny, to repel the imperialistic plunder and to seek the spiritual, national and social peace.
Peace is one of the basic meanings of Dongxue, The peace ethics is the spirit that runs through the basic ideas that Dongxue advocates. The aim of Dongxue is that”person is the destiny” which means that person is God. Dongxue emphasizes the idea,” person is the destiny”, including the desire for freedom and equality. This idea emphasizes that freedom and equality are the most precious value, Only when the human community achieves the freedom and equality can we maximize human potential and create a peaceful world. The aim of Dongxue,” person is the destiny”, praises the equality and opens a new road for the fundamental equality, which happens to be the most fundamental basis of the establishment of peace in human society. Although Dongxue makes it,” person is the destiny”, as the aim, that does not mean that it advocates the human supremacy. Dongxue advocates that all things serve the God, so people should “respect people, respect all things just like respecting the destiny”. This is the Dongxue’s “respect the destiny, respect the people, respect things” ideology. All existence including the mankind have the same root source of life, and in this consciousness, we have to achieve the equal and peaceful world. This is the profound meaning of Dongxue peace ethics that is advocated by Mr Shuiyun. The country’s Peace shall be based on social peace. Social peace shall be based on the mind peace. As to the people's sense of insecurity, our world is more vulnerable than ever. The most stressed part by Dongxue is the Sacred Hearts, its points are "keeping the heart healthy " and "honesty, respect, trust." Only when the inner peace and stability achieve can the external peace and harmony achieve. The inner disharmony will affect the external harmony, which will form a conflict and strife.
Establishment of the kingdom of heaven on earth is the highest ideal of Dongxue. To this end, we must first "bring peace to the state and protect the people”. That “bring peace to the state” is to safeguard state sovereignty, it means the disappearance of international aggression and the fulfillment of international justice. That “protect the people” is to let people live and work happily, it means the material prosperity and the fulfillment of a just society. Dongxue emphasizes the harmony of people and people, the peace of the nation and nation. The starting point of Dongxue is not oneself, but the state, nation, humanity. What Dongxue advocates is a kind of view of society. The ideal of the kingdom of heaven on earth and the social history view are inextricably linked. The coming world is the equal and happy world. On the basis of the idea, “serve people just like serving the God”, Dongxue sees “honesty, respect, trust” as the most important ethical and moral aspects. This is not only the way to reach the realm of “man is God”, but also the important criteria to deal with relations between men and gods, human relati...