Guarding the Pure Land of the Heart—A Comparison of Outlooks on Life in Walden and Zhuangzi

• 作者: 王维博
• 来源期刊: 海外英语
• 学科: 文学
• 关键词: ZHUANGZI WALDEN outlooks on LIFE the PURE land of
• 年，卷（期）: hwyyb_2012,（24）
• 页码范围: 209-211
• 页数: 3页
• 分类号: I0

摘要

Zhuangzi is the masterpiece of Zhuangzi, and Walden is the masterpiece of Henry David Thoreau. This paper intends to study the similarities of Zhuangzi’s and Thoreau’s outlooks on life by analyzing Thoreau’s origin with Taoism and the absorption from Taoism in Walden. By making a large amount of analysis and comparison of the texts in these two works, the paper comes to such a conclusion: both Thoreau and Zhuangzi advocate to simplify people’s material life and to seek voluntary poverty; they are willing to enjoy the solitude and pursue the spiritual independence and freedom; they prefer to return to nature, live harmoniously with nature and therefore reach the realm of"unity of heaven and humanity". They pay more attention to human existence and their spiritual state. In the complicated modern society, people devote themselves to seeking a materially rich life. However, they do not attach enough importance to spiritual richness. As a result, the whole human society is facing a serious spiritual crisis in modern times. Thoreau’s and Zhuangzi’s outlooks on life can lead people to go through various difficulties of life and guard the pure land of the heart.

作者信息

序号	姓名	单位	发文数	被引次数	H指数	G指数
1	王维博		2	0	0.0	0.0