The core view of transcendentalism is to advocate that people can transcend feelings and reason and directly understand the truth, emphasizing the importance of intuition. It believes that everything in the human world is a microcosm of the universe - "the world will shrinks itself into a drop of dew" (Emerson's words), which faded with the birth of practical philosophy.

Transcendentalists emphasize the essential unity of all things. All things are controlled by the "Oversoul", and the human soul is consistent with the "Oversoul". It can be regarded as a branch of mysticism, which is as unfalsifiable and mysterious as transcendentalism. Mystics of different traditions do not need to rely on regular clergy, nor do they necessarily rely on specific rituals, nor do they need magical instruments and Altar and other props.

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The core view of transcendentalism is that people can transcend feelings and reason and directly know the truth, and believe that everything in the human world is a microcosm of the universe——" The world shrinks itself into a drop of dew” (Emerson).

It emphasizes the essential unity of all things, that all things are subject to the "oversoul", and that the human soul is consistent with the "oversoul". This affirmation of the divinity of man made transcendentalists defy external authority and tradition and rely on their own direct experience.

There are three main ideological viewpoints of transcendentalism.

First of all, transcendentalists emphasize the spirit, or supersoul, as the most important factor in the existence of the universe. The Supersoul is an all-inclusive, omnipresent force that promotes good and suppresses evil. It is the origin and belonging of all things. It exists in people and nature.

Second, transcendentalists emphasize the importance of the individual. They believe that individuals are the most important part of society, and social innovation can only be achieved through personal cultivation and improvement. Therefore, a person's first responsibility is to improve himself, rather than deliberately pursuing wealth and wealth. The ideal person is one who relies on himself.

Thirdly, transcendentalists view nature in a new light and believe that nature is a symbol of the supersoul or God. To them, nature is more than matter. It is alive, filled with the Spirit of God, and is the garb of the Supersoul.

Therefore, it has a healthy tonic effect on the human mind. Transcendentalism advocates returning to nature and accepting its influence in order to become spiritually perfect. The natural connotation of this view is that everything in nature has symbolic meaning, and the external world is the embodiment of the spiritual world.

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