夏丏尊教育思想中的宗教精神

宗教作为一种深邃的情感与终极认知,注目于人的终极关怀,诉诸于人最深刻的精神需要,这正是教育的要义和本真。夏丏尊以他无限的热情和挚诚,以宗教的精神献身于教育,其教育行为中凸显出的宗教精神,如悲天悯人的慈悲心怀、认真至极的虔敬之心和自觉觉人的禅式教育等,不但引领我们走出教育的功利泥潭,更启迪我们重新审视教育的本质意义和最终价值。

The Religious Spirit in Xia Mianzun''''s Educational Thoughts

As a profound emotion and strong belief,religion focuses on the ultimate care for people and it embodies the deepest spiritual need of people.This is just the real meaning and purpose of education.Xia Mianzun devoted himself to education with extreme enthusiasm and sincerity,which is just like religious self-devotion.There is a kind of religious spirit in his educational practice such as the heartfelt sympathy,self-blaming mentation,serious-minded pieties and Buddhist-like education which emphasizes the apperception of oneself.This religious spirit in Xin Mianzun's educational thoughts can not only guide us out of the utilitarianism in our misunderstanding of education,but also inspire us to make a deep survey of the real meaning and purpose of education.