Tagore'sthoughtpresentsakindofsystem,buttohowitisasystemoftheproblemremainstobefurtherexplored.ThispaperdrawsonLeslieStevenson,theeditoroftheBritishPhilosophyQuarterly,tosummarizethethoughtsofTagorefromthefollowingfouraspects:First,thegeneraltheoryofthenatureoftheworldandthehuman;Andthemeaning;Third,theanalysisofthecausesofhumanills;Fourth,tocorrecttheshortcomingsofthetheoreticalguidetotruth.
First,onthenatureoftheworldandthegeneraltheoryofpeople.
ThesystemofTagore'sthought,whichcontainsthebasicviewoftheworld,theviewofmanandtherelationshipbetweenmanandtheworld.Theworldasawhole,thewholeisbythe"Vatican"-alsoknownasTagoreisGod,infinite,eternalspirit,theworldistheworld,Theeternaltruth,thegood,theone,theonehecreates,theunityofallthingsintheVatican.So,wheredopeoplecomefrom?TagoreAlthoughthereisnoclearthatpeoplearethecreationoftheVatican,butwealwaysfeelthatTagore'smindbelongstothecreationoftheVatican.Tagore'smanydiscussionsfocusontherelationshipbetweenmanandtheVatican,thatis,"relationshipbetweenmanandnature."
Tagorethatpeoplehaveasoul,itisthesoulofthehumanbodytomaintainamysteriousrelationshipwiththeVatican.Buthis"soul"conceptisdifferentfromthereligioussuperstitionsaidafterthedeath,thereisaspiritualspiritoutoftheflesh,androughlyequivalenttothehumanspirit,mind,consciousness.
SowhatstrengthistheVaticantocommandthepeople?Isthroughgood!TagoreagreeswiththeprayerofJesusintheBible:"God,Father,thoroughlycleanseoursins,giveusgood!"TagorebelievedthatgoodisthegiftofGodandisthepureconsciousnessemittedbytheVaticanOflight.Thehumansoulisnurturedthroughgoodness,andthegoodisthechannelthroughwhichthesoulconnectswiththeVatican.Fromthehumanpointofview,thegoodsenseinthehumanlifehaveamorerealisticunderstandingofthat,thatis,theentirefieldoflifehasalong-termvision,happytoachievegreatervalueandsacrificetheirowntimetoknowthegood.Goodnessisthetruthandthetruth,andgreattogether.
Tagoreforthesoulofwhatisalsofullydiscussed.TagorequotestheUpanishads:"KnowingtheOne,theSoul,itisthebridgetoeternallife,"andsays,"TodiscoverthisOneistheultimategoalofman,withinman,Itisthehumantruth,ishissoul,isthekeytoopenthedoorofthespirituallifeofheaven."Theinnersoulofmanis"unityofknowledge,unityoflove,theunityofthevariouspurposesofthewill;itshighestenjoymentispermanentTheunityofinfinityoftheuniverse."Tagoresaidthatthesoulofthecalm,inordertodirect,withoutanyintermediaryintuitionthatthehighest"one",throughanyreasoninganddisplayarenotreach.Tagoreonthesouloftheargument,andtheHinduphilosophy,"I","I"relationshipisthesame,thebigIinthebody,theindividualinthebody,methisownself,toknowthebig,bigIwasoriginallyapersonal.