Introduction: Mr. Yang Ming's theory and concept of mind science, I estimate that ten Chinese, six or seven should be able to blurt out the "unity of knowledge and action" these words.
Looking back on his career and academic history, Wang Yangming was assigned to Guizhou Longchang, thus summarizing the study of the heart, which was the "turning point" of the academic field from the trough to the climax in his life.
However, from the perspective of life experience, the 36-year-old Wang Yangming was assigned to the southwest frontier, which is indeed the "frustration point" of the officialdom and life. I don't know if I can go back alive or not.
[1] The trough of life
Chinese philosophy in the Song Dynasty and Ming Dynasty was divided into two major systems, one was the science of science, the other was the study of the mind, and later there was a school called qi science.
Wang Yangming belongs to the study of mind, because more than 300 years before Wang Yangming there was a philosopher Lu Xiangshan (1139-1193), whose era was close to Zhu Xi's (1130-1200), and the two also debated.
Wang Yangming chose the route of Lu Xiangshan, and Lu Xiangshan once said: "The universe is my heart, and my heart is the universe." This opens up the tradition of mind science.
Wang Yangming's superior living environment since the second generation of petty officials, as well as the double torture of poor health and spirit and body, make people wonder whether Wang Yangming can get out alive.
The trough of life, which gave birth to the climax of scholarship, is a huge strange phenomenon that life appeared at the age of 36. But in terms of the contemporary "hero's journey" model, Wang Yangming's experience perfectly corresponds to the various points of this model.
It is proved that "the heavens will descend upon the people of Si, and they will first suffer their hearts, strain their bones, starve their bodies, empty their bodies, and confuse their deeds, so that they will be moved to endure, and they will benefit from what they cannot do."
In the harsh living environment of Longchang, Wang Yangming kept asking himself, if the saint lived here at this moment, how should he treat himself? For him, from the point of view of ambition, he has always aspired to become a saint.
From the perspective of the framework and experience of thinking about the problem, the study of the sages (from the Song Dynasty cheng li theory to unify the thinking, to the Ming Dynasty became an official science and state ideology) does not seem to solve his dilemma.
[2] Dragon Field Enlightenment
The root cause is that the orthodox ideology of the state, the line of science, is only a tool for officials. Therefore, Wang Yangming realized in the dragon field that the heart is reason, and there is nothing outside the heart.
People in adversity, as if encountering danger on the street, you must be difficult to remember the usual practice of martial arts routines, first attack, then attack, etc., the instinctive willingness to survive, will make you subconsciously do a variety of actions, get rid of danger.
Therefore, Wang Yangming realized that in adversity, where there is anything to seek reason from the outside, the heart is the most important. The heart began to develop in the Ming Dynasty.
But does light know useful? Definitely not. The most important thing is "unity of knowledge and action". Traditionally, in this understanding, from the logical level, the binary opposition between "knowing" and "doing" is emphasized, and the emphasis is on the synchronization of "knowing" and "doing".
In Wang Yangming's mental system, if you don't do it, you don't know that knowledge and action are two sides of the same coin, redefining the "world view" in Confucianism from the evaluation system.
So how do ordinary people cultivate the "unity of knowledge and action"? Wang Yangming's methodology is that the grid objects are known. That is, pondering things, observing themselves, and practicing them with determination.
The reason why the heart is good is obscured is because people are defiled by the weaknesses of their own human nature and the outside world.
[3] Inspiration for us
Returning to the modern concept is deliberate practice, the goal of learning is not to acquire "knowledge", the foothold is to change. You know that smoking is harmful to health, but you still smoke and can't help it, then it is not knowing. If you really know, then you should quit.
Wang Yangming's psychology is actually not a subversive innovation of concepts, but a reinterpretation of commonplace concepts and theories, and the original source is clear.
The first driving force is that in the face of the crisis, the knowledge and methods taught by orthodox education in the past do not work, so this contradiction is the direction he strives to explore.
Logical and self-consistent, firm in thinking, bursting with self-confidence, and those who grasp the truth will be extremely stubborn. But the strange point is that positive and confident emotions will help people to remain rational at all times, and then with the help of differentiated competition, branding, and communication (the characteristics of colloquialism, let people understand as soon as they listen, and be curious when they listen) to get positive feedback.
After the Dragon Field enlightenment, his fame grew. With the help of The Ming platform, it helped the country to defuse three dangers (looking back at his growth experience, Wang Yangming's military quality is not low, he has a strong learning ability, and the key is to like to deduce and exercise under constraints), and the myth between meritorious service and doctrine has been mythologized by posterity.
In this way, Wang Yangming was elevated to the position of religious leader. However, analyzing his life experience, facing the dilemma and desperate situation of the dragon field, and the way of thinking to deal with problems are particularly worth learning.
【Conclusion】
In short, the master of psychology Wang Yangming longchang enlightenment, in the low valley of life, gave birth to the climax of thought, his experience is worth learning from our descendants. This "Complete Works of Wang Yangming" records Wang Yangming's life experience, and being able to read this book is a valuable asset for his life.
bibliography:
The Complete Works of Wang Yangming
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