“大中之道”原本是孔子及其门人对中庸思想的发挥,柳宗元在吸纳传统儒学关于“大中之道”思想因子的基础上,在啖助及其弟子赵匡、陆淳开创的新《春秋》学派的影响下,结合当时的社会现实,赋予“大中之道”以新的内涵,并将之作为士大夫们道德修养的境界与目标。“去大惑”是道德修养的前提与基础;以经权合一为本质内容的“唯当之所在”是道德修养的关键;“以生人之意为己任”则是道德修养的最终目的,完美体现儒学内圣外王的道德修养理想。 “Medium and Large ” was originally Confucius and his disciples of the doctrine of the Golden Mean to play, Liu Zongyuan to absorb the traditional Confucianism “medium ” ideological factor, based on the aid and his disciples Zhao Kuang Under the influence of the new “Spring and Autumn” school pioneered by Chun, combined with the social reality of the time, the new connotation was given to “the medium and large”, and regarded them as the realm and goal of the moral cultivation of scholars. “To the big confusion ” is the prerequisite and foundation of moral cultivation; “The only place where the right combination is the essence” “is the key of moral cultivation ” Is the ultimate goal of moral cultivation, the perfect embodiment of Confucianism inside and outside the ideal of moral cultivation.