Wang Yangming, also known as Wang Shouren, was a Ming Dynasty thinker and military figure, known as the "First Cattle Man of the Ming Dynasty". Throughout his life, he was able to write and be resourceful.
As a military general, he turned the tide at the critical juncture of the Ming Dynasty, repeatedly built Qigong, and was named "Xinxin Bo" during his lifetime; As a thinker, the "YangMing Xinxue" he founded has been passed down for hundreds of years, and his doctrine is still sought after by people at home and abroad.
The following excerpt from Wang Yangming's classic quotations 11 sentences, although it can not fully express Wang Yangming's thoughts, but it can also be glimpsed from them.
The way of the saints, I am self-sufficient, and those who seek to reason with things are mistaken.
The process of becoming a saint is to seek inward, with everything in mind,
If you always want to ask outward and break through outward, this is wrong.
If you don't stand up, nothing can be done in the world.
Without goals and ambitions, nothing will be successful.
There is a goal, there is an ambition, there will be a direction, will work in the direction.
But those who have achieved success will not only think about the perfection of everything, but keep an eye on the goal and move forward step by step.
It is not more expensive than nothing, but it is more expensive than being able to change.
The value of people is that they make mistakes, and they can recognize their mistakes and correct them, rather than not making mistakes all the time.
Make mistakes, then improve, and talent will grow.
Those who aspire to morality, the merit is not enough to tire their hearts; Those who aspire to fame, wealth is not enough to tire their hearts.
A person who aspires to be a moral and cultivated person,
Then fame and fortune will certainly not make him exhausted, and he will not put his name in his heart;
A person who aspires to have a meritorious name,
Then the glory and wealth will certainly not make him exhausted, and he will not put the glory and wealth in his heart.
A person, seeking something, moves forward towards what he seeks, and generally does not pay too much attention to what he does not seek.
The spirit of the earth is a masterpiece, and the unscrupulousness of man is enough to be ashamed of the mountains and rivers!
A treasure land of feng shui, which can cultivate outstanding talents;
Outstanding talents can also make a piece of land a treasure of feng shui.
If a person has no conscience in doing things, then even the scenery of mountains, rivers, plants and trees that nourish him will be disgraced.
The good and evil of man are due to a single thought.
Man's goodness and evil are all in one thought, and heaven and hell are just a wall apart.
If you want to become a virtuous gentleman, you must first start from the heart, have good thoughts, and only then can you have kind words and deeds.
The body, that is, the body of conscience, use, that is, the use of conscience, is it better to be transcendent than the body?
The body is the conscience ontology, as long as there is a conscience ontology, it will not stick to the form;
Use is the perception and application of conscience, and where is there anything that is used beyond the nature of conscience?
Slandering a man by words, his slander is shallow; If you can't practice it physically, but if you go into your ears and live in vain, you are slandering yourself, and your slander is deep.
To slander others with words, this slander is superficial.
If you can't practice it yourself, practice it yourself, and only know that you can enter from your ears, come out of your mouth, and nag all day long, it is equivalent to slandering yourself with your own actions, and this kind of slander is profound.
All sins and evils come from pride. Just a "proud" word, which results in this life.
All the sins of the world are derived from "arrogance."
Arrogant and disobedient to others, always feel that others are inferior to themselves, self-righteous.
Just a single word of "pride" is enough to ruin the future of your life.
To act is to be aware of the place of insight; To know the truth is to do.
Only by acting to the extent of being meticulous and discerning can we say that we have a profound understanding;
Deep understanding and real action is the real action.
Merit covers the world and does not envy, good and profit all things and do not fight with each other.
The credit is great, so big that it covers the whole world, then there will be no jealousy;
Do things that benefit all things, but do not compete with all things for benefits.
Such a person will definitely be sought after by everyone.
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