Spiritual continuity in the Kazakh Zhyrau tradition

There are many issues to be studied in the study of the Kazakh spirituality, inner phenomena and spirit. If we talk about the spirit, it is difficult to give a clear definition of it. For example, in the "Explanatory Dictionary of the Kazakh language" spirit is considered as a concept that is different from natural, material initiatives, meaningless, ideal initiative, strength, courage. The spirit world is not something that can be seen or touched. A.H. Kasymzhanov goes on to say that in history, the spiritual basis of the people faces various difficulties, but where there is a spirit, there is also a people.

In the philosophical sense, the spirit is an abstraction, a defined truth, and there are many valuable opinions about the spirit in classical German philosophy. To Plato, a disciple of Socrates, the idea that man is not only the unity of spirit and body, but that spirit itself is the substance that makes man human.

The great thinker Hegel, in his work "Phenomenology of the Spirit", emphasizes the forms of manifestation of the spirit, with a special emphasis on self-consciousness. Indeed, self-consciousness is a dialectical phenomenon in which human freedom and liberty are intertwined. The idea of  freedom and liberty has existed since the birth of man.

Life itself proves that spirituality, in a sense, is the link between man and society. After all, a person absorbs them through all the values of society. Similarly, the ancestral qualities of spirituality cannot be ruled out. Here we can cite the example of the song of Bukhar Zhyrau: "On the basis of inevitability, both good and bad." In our opinion, the human spirit should be described as supernatural values, that is, the spirit is formed as a result of human understanding of the world, which requires the presence of man for his life.

It is obvious that the process of human development is born of the unity of necessity and freedom. On the one hand, he is closely connected with nature and is subject to it, on the other hand, he has a mind, intelligence and intellect. According to I. Kant, the very essence of man belongs to freedom, which is defined by his intellect and morality. Morality is closely connected with the pursuit of happiness, and morality requires form. Kant was one of the first in the history of philosophy to lay the foundations of ethics in the moral spirit .

The Kazakh people have a wonderful philosophical view, which is expressed in the worldview of "seven without knowing their grandfathers." The meaning of this concept is very deep. It is a sacred duty for every Kazakh citizen to respect and not diminish the ancestral spirit. The spiritual world of man is not a closed world, it is infinite. Therefore, the possibility of its development and maturation is high. One of the indicators of a person's personality and spirituality is respect for each other and patience in the face of life's challenges.

The worldview is infinite, the spiritual world without borders. Where there is a person, there is knowledge, perception and feeling of the world. And where there is a nation, it is clear that the knowledge and development of the world at the same time, that is, the existence of ideological values. From this point of view, the Kazakh Zhyraus, in their critical approach to the fate of the nation, have preserved its national spirit and harmonious historical and social space in their spiritual libraries. At the same time, as we study the content of the philosophy of our Zhyraus, we see the image of an intelligent man who at that time thought in terms of the reality of society for the fate of the country, the individual, the land.

The cultural tradition of Zhyraulyk lies in the poetry and literacy, sensitivity and intelligence of a spiritual person, deep insight and perseverance, ready to make real personal decisions and a deep understanding of the nature of the country, turning spiritual experience into intellectual power of the national spirit. In other words, each member of the nation is a guardian of the native language, national mentality, ancestral religion, ancestral traditions, which form the national nature of the individual, the national outlook and expand the field of national thinking.

Zhyrau's direct words to the khan are an intellectual advice to anyone. It is the national poetry that has shaped the philosophy of any country on the basis of its national ideology. Wisdom is a spiritual thought. It is well known that the ideas of individuals in the national art have led to the emergence of intellectuals from the population, to serve the country in the field of professional education. Similarly, it is impossible to look at the "spirit of poetry" by chance, especially for the Kazakh people, poetry is a deep channel of the national idea .

According to the Kazakh Zhyrau, if everyone is loyal to his personality, he is an intellectual. A quality that is required of a person. Therefore, intelligence is not a question of what to do in the human mind, but a desire for unity, understanding and respect for the country.

This is the essence of Asan Kaigy's wisdom, which he passed on to the next generation . The closer the generation is brought up in the national spirit, the more it will arm its human image with the inner spirit. Since the main value of the nation is the generation, the national idea is not far from serving the spirit of the generation. The purpose of the idea of zhyrau "El-Zhurt" is to preserve the essence of the ethics and aesthetics of the Kazakh social life in the minds of future generations.

The Kazakh nation valued the value of the earth by its fertility, philosophically understood the power of the earth's fertility to man. Thoughts about the fertility of the land in the philosophy of Zhyrau also became a matter of raising the national spirit. Zhyrau treasure is a national value. The idea of zhyrau, which conveys the voice of the national spirit close to his soul, is a force created for the personification of the country. Necessity is the driving force of human spiritual formation and socialization.

In the worldview of grief, the issue of morality occupies a central place. Asan grief is the essence of human self-knowledge, self-discovery, the ability to correctly assess the place and level of life, the ability to critically analyze actions. His rational outlook on life, strong love for his country, his ability to respect humanity have greatly contributed to raising the consciousness of the Kazakh people to a new level.

Zhyrau treasure is a national value. The idea of zhyrau, which conveys the voice of the national spirit close to his soul, is a force created for the personification of the country. He wants to distinguish the simple idea from the national idea. Necessity is the driving force of human spiritual formation and socialization. In the direction of realization of those needs the person forms the experience. In the same way, Zhyrau is not a person who comes to the country by chance, but his spirit, who makes Zhyrau a teacher to the people.

Kuash Raidagraduate student of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

Zhanatayev Danat ZhanatayulyProfessor of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

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