I believe that everyone generally has such an anxiety, with the growth of age, the enhancement of ability, the increase of knowledge, I thought I could live my own life. I thought that if I understood a lot of truth, life would become a smooth road and a smooth wind.
How, partial life has opened up a black humor for us: after reading so many books and understanding so many truths, why do we still not live our own lives?
One
There is a specialization in the art industry, and oniguzi may not be able to give a specific answer. But don't worry, Wang Yang Mingneng!
On the question of how to live their own lives, modern people are anxious, in fact, the ancients are also anxious. For example, Xu Ai, Wang Yangming's brother-in-law and disciple, asked: Knowing that there is a definite after the end, Zhu Zi thinks that "everything has a theorem", which seems to contradict Mr. Wang's statement.
The gentleman in Xu Ai's mouth is Wang Yangming, and he asked: Brother-in-law, oh no, sir. Zhu Dasheng felt that "certainty" means "everything has a theorem", and what you say means is contradictory! Xu Ai's brother-in-law really doesn't give any face. Who is Zhu Xi? He is an officially certified saint of the Ming Dynasty. He directly put a "resort to authority" trick at his brother-in-law.
This question, we can call "Xu Ai's dilemma". Like us ordinary people, he feels that if he reads more books and understands the truth, the road of life will become smoother. In order to support his own views, he even brought out Zhu Xi.
If ordinary people were instigated, what would Wang Yangming do? Lao Wang was also a real person, neither accustomed to his brother-in-law and disciple, nor accustomed to Zhu Dasheng, directly saying: Go to things and things to seek theorem? Poof... Isn't that two? Isn't that just the end of the line and running outside to find theorem?
The theorem here, we can call it "supreme goodness", "Mingde", "Heavenly Reason", and Wang Yangming called "conscience", which is actually a meaning, that is, the ultimate truth of the universe.
Wang Yangming summed it up in four words: the direction is wrong!
How can we realize the "theorem"? Zhu Xi believes that it is necessary to seek reason in "things and things", such as reading books and understanding a lot of truths.
But Wang Yangming didn't think it was right.
Two
How can the meaning of life be hidden in foreign objects? Tenri is neither in "Zhi Zhi Ye", nor in "123", nor in "ABC". Nature is not in chicken soup for the soul and success studies. Do you think life is straight?
Wrong, life is actually a circle, the crowd looks for him a thousand hundred degrees. Suddenly looking back, the man was there, and the lights were dimmed. The Heavenly Truth in the Heavenly Path is actually hidden in your and my heart.
Why did Wang Yangming say this? Because he had an epiphany, he found that most of those who had read the books of the sages were also confused, and they were also very anxious and confused, and finally spent their lives in a vacuum.
For Mr. Wang Yangming's pointing, Xiao Ai was obviously not satisfied, and he asked: "The best only seeks all hearts, afraid that the world's affairs will not be exhausted."
If the luckiest thing in Confucius's life was to meet Yan Hui, then Wang Yangming's disciple Xu Ai in this life is probably really a gift from heaven to him. Xu Ai's question was sharp: Brother-in-law, you said it well. But if we only work hard in our minds, how do we deal with things outside the mind and body?
This is also the main reason why we are "misguided", if we do not understand a lot of truths, how to solve the complex problems that exist in the world? The brilliant thing about this question is whether questioning Wang Yangming's mental science is just empty talk? Just as the world likes to talk about positive energy, what sounds good is good, but it turns out to be empty talk nonsense, which is useless. He lived an embarrassing life in self-indulgence.
Are Wang Yangming's words really reliable? Just like you who read this article at this moment, you will definitely question: Is Wang Yangming serious? Does this really work?
Xu Ai's question was sharp: Sir, you will not pour us chicken soup for the soul. After all, there are many truths in filial piety to the father, loyalty to the monarch, faith in friends, and benevolence to the people.
Xiao Ai is very pragmatic, and he did not avoid a basic question because of Wang Yangming's few words: There are really infinite truths in this world. If we only talk about mentality, how can we solve specific problems? If we can't solve specific problems, how can we live our lives well? If you can't live your own life well, then Wang Yangming must be wrong.
The reason why Wang Yangming is called a philosopher is that he sorted out the philosophical system of psychology, which is complete, so he said the four words that shook the ancient and modern days, "the heart is the reason.". Then he said, "There are things outside the heart in the world, and what is the reason outside the heart?" ”
"Little love classmate, Tianli is in your heart, why should you ask for reason from outside?" My heart is the Heavenly Truth, and the Heavenly Truth is in the human heart. Seeing that Xiao Ai's classmate was dazed and seemed to understand, Wang Yangming couldn't help but sigh and said, "This statement has been hidden for a long time, and it can be understood in one word."
"The world has been hoodwinked for a long time, how can a single sentence make people wake up?"
This sentence seems to be pity for Xu Ai, but in fact it is pity for ordinary people like you and me. We stumble and stumble all day long, hoping to one day realize the natural sense and live our own lives. And it turned out to be a fly in front of the glass window,
The future is bright, there is no way out.
Three
What should I do?
Wang Yangming was afraid that we would not understand, so he gave a popular example and said: Father, is it not possible to go to the father to seek a filial piety? Does this mean that filial piety to the father, should we first learn a principle of filial piety? This is a soul torture, is it not true that people who read less, have low education, and know less about reason will not be filial to their parents?
Filial piety, do you still have to deliberately study? Everything is only in this mind, and the heart is also reasonable. The evil of this selfless desire is heavenly reason, and there is no need to add a point to the outside. Therefore, when you have a filial heart, you will naturally understand filial piety.
This is the underlying logic of "being a person beforehand". People can't do it well, and things naturally can't do well.
Not to mention the ethical filial piety, a person doing business, doing business is the same, all are to establish a new heart, guard their conscience. Otherwise, if the mind is not correct, it will be insincere, if the intention is not sincere, the body will not be cultivated, and if the body is not cultivated, it will not be correct.
There may be some Daoist friends who will question it. Rank, listen to Ashin's example and immediately understand. Why does the high-tech industry always stagnate? Isn't it because of the selfish intentions of some people in the bureau that from the beginning it was not to develop high technology, but to make money for themselves? Why has Huawei been able to leapfrog? Because the bottom line of conscience is kept, it will be unswervingly forge ahead.
Four
The heart is a mirror, the heart is dirty, and the behavior is naturally dirty. The heart is bright, and the behavior is naturally frank. The world will be confused, precisely because there are too many desires, as Oniguzi said, "If you want more, your heart will be scattered."
In Wang Yangming's view, the so-called "nothing outside the heart" is aimed at the Confucian theory of "things outside the heart", because science emphasizes "seeking theorems in things and things", and Wang Yangming believes that this is called "object-by-object". Wang Yangming, who is in opposition to the science of science, directly said that "there is nothing outside the heart", which is naturally "unreasonable outside the heart". So, where is the rationale? The mind is the reason, and my heart is the heavenly reason. What logic is this? When the pure heart of heavenly reason is born in things, there is no reason.
Of course, Wang Yangming did not deny the existence of objective things, but used "silence" and "manifestation" to summarize the one relationship between mind and matter. Heavenly reason is in my heart, and naturally there is no need to seek reason from the outside. A person's growth does not lie in how much truth and how much strategy, but in the efforts of the mind and body, less of the selfishness of human desire, more of a growth thoroughness.
The natural enemy of growth is utilitarianism, the pursuit of skills, strategies and routines. When we want to change ourselves, the first thing to change is our own heart, not the method. Successful people follow the most basic and simplest principle, that is, not to forget the original intention and keep the conscience.
Why do you understand so much truth? Is life still a mess? The reason is that there are too many desires and too much selfishness.
This article is originally produced by Ghost Valley Letter, more wonderful Ghost Valley Wisdom, please pay attention to the WeChat public account "Ghost Valley Road", Ghost Valley Letter tells ghost valley through, help you life less detours!