聖嚴法師「心五四」精神於生命教育之應用探討 ── 以生命教育教學工作者之內在省思為核心=Understanding the Application of the Fivefold Spiritual Renaissance Campaign of Master Sheng-Yen in Life Education: An Analysis Cored on the Introspection of a Life Educator
The study started as an observation of the methods by which life education is implemented in Taiwan. Life education itself is a paradoxical proposition. It encompasses the study of the development, growth, concern and introspection of life; hence, not only is it difficult to determine the categories involved, but also difficult to assess expanse and depth of the scope of study. The life education promotes philosophical thinking and evaluation; at the same time, it delves into every aspect of development from the individual to the entire network of relationships between individuals. Moreover, life education teaches awareness for cultural and social concern. Hence, we found that the means by which such a highly versatile cross-disciplinary integrated course may be developed and constructed through the halls of academe are worthy of further exploration. Unlike other courses in education, despite that life education is a field of study or a course in education, it is constructed on a more solid and complicated foundation. Moreover, the course also tackles spiritual consciousness, lifestyle, and life issues; hence, there is no specific standard text or standard answer that a student may use as reference standard. Therefore, in addition to teaching methods (development of a variety of multifaceted and innovative teaching methods), principles (incorporating life issues into teaching principles), and expansion of field (including philosophy, religion, issues about life and death, ethical thinking, aesthetic experiences, psychological counseling, etc.), it is essential for a life educator to promote the stimulation of the inner vital energy and value of life and delve deeper into significance of existence. Therefore, this paper shall delve into this particular problem consciousness through its phenomenal aspect. Should the personal life experiences of an educator be introspected and constructed to avoid the deduction of external form? In this paper, we attempted to discover a probable contingency approach to this particular problem consciousness. The Fivefold Spiritual Renaissance of Master Sheng-Yen also delves into concepts and methods. Although the inner spirit is developed through Buddhist doctrines and through meditation, motives and ideas arise in direct response to the dilemmas that beset the people nowadays and are manifested through modern thinking and language. The central concern of this paper is to determine whether life education constructed on a foundation consisting of the spirit of introspection and outward significance and realized in the halls of academe is capable of responding to the retrospection of the aforementioned problem consciousness. In coping with problem consciousness, framework of this paper shall include the following: First, an exploration into the important issues and problems in the current developments of life education and into individual inner-self issues being developed and faced by educators; next, an elaboration of the background, core spirit, promotion, and application of the Fivefold Spiritual Renaissance; thirdly, an attempt to employ the four levels of self-concept propounded by Master Sheng-Yen under the inner framework of the Fivefold Spiri
