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Be a man and learn from Wang Yangming, and do things like Zeng Guofan

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Be a man and learn from Wang Yangming, and do things like Zeng Guofan

Author: June Anxia (Fushu columnist)

China's history spans thousands of years, and there are only two and a half saints, including Wang Yangming and Zeng Guofan.

Wang Yangming, a prodigy with both literature and martial arts, melted his faith and thoughts in a lifetime of wandering, sought from the heart, realized the avenue, and became the "first-class person" in the world.

Zeng Guofan is completely different, he is "reckless and dull" and "foolish in nature", but he has created outstanding achievements by virtue of his down-to-earth deeds and has become the mainstay of the times.

As a master of mental learning, Wang Yangming gives us the inspiration to be people: the heart is the source of all things, and if the heart is stable, there is no fear in life.

And from the famous minister Zeng Guofan through the ages, we can learn the wisdom of doing things: the way of heaven is clever, and only by being down-to-earth and clumsy can we forge success.

Be a man and learn from Wang Yangming, and do things like Zeng Guofan
Be a man and learn from Wang Yangming, and do things like Zeng Guofan

Be a man Wang Yangming: Mind is peaceful

There is a saying in the Meditations: "The soul must not be restless, and the days will be stable and worry-free." ”

In this life, people are inevitably right and wrong, and they must not worry about disputes.

If the heart is turbulent, it is bound to be difficult to escape the stormy tribulation.

Only by maintaining peace of mind can we not panic in urgent matters and fear difficult things, and turn the waves into water waves.

Wang Yangming told his disciples the essence of mental learning through evidence.

He pointed to the candlelight, the fishing fire, and everything around him, and said, "It's all light." ”

The disciple was first puzzled, and then had an epiphany:

It turns out that the light is not elsewhere, it is in the heart, and only the inner light can see the light of the outside world.

Wang Yangming once left an eight-character motto: "The way of the saints, my nature is self-sufficient." ”

He tells us that the human heart is full of everything. The so-called practice is really the cultivation of the mind.

Be a man and learn from Wang Yangming, and do things like Zeng Guofan

If our hearts are floating and wavering, we will be troubled by mundane things, and we will be panicked all day long, and we will not find a way out.

But if you are calm and stable in your heart, you can see through all kinds of life and live a calm and calm life in a complicated world.

At the age of 34, Wang Yangming was convicted of his speech and persecuted by the eunuch clique.

After surviving the pain and humiliation of the forty court staffs, surviving the bitter cold and bitter cold of the barred bars of the edict, surviving the life and death torrents of the depreciation road, and passing through the thousands of waters and mountains where Xiaoxing stayed overnight, Wang Yangming and three servants finally arrived at the miasma Guizhou Dragon Farm.

Although there were expectations, the scene in front of them still shocked everyone: "There is no public office, but the soil is a cave, and I just sleep in it." ”

The remote Dragon Farm is a barbarous place without even houses.

The people accompanying him were aggrieved and wept, but Wang Yangming was open-minded and safe, and managed his life:

He built a staircase of earth, a thatched roof, and built a hedge of the courtyard with thorns, so as to build a place for the people.

He cooks himself, eats with the domestic servants, and smiles at each other for his own pleasure.

He also sings poems and uses a hometown folk song to temporarily relieve everyone's pain and sorrow.

He regarded the external pain and suffering as nothing, waved the strings in his hand, watched the return, wandered in the rich inner world, and finally, passed this darkest time.

There is such a sentence recorded in the "Chuan Xi Zhilu": "Everyone has his own fixed needle, and the root of all transformations is always in the heart." ”

Life in the world, many difficulties: the hardships of studying, the setbacks of career, emotional frustration, the embarrassment of life...

Many people face the great waves of life, panic, and are at a loss, so that they gradually sink in frustration.

But as everyone knows, the bitter happiness of life must eventually be crossed by itself, and the fixed needle of fate is actually in the heart.

As long as we are stable in our hearts, we can break out of the adverse current of tribulation without fear and reach a state of freedom.

Be a man and learn from Wang Yangming, and do things like Zeng Guofan
Be a man and learn from Wang Yangming, and do things like Zeng Guofan

Zeng Guofan: Keeping clumsiness becomes a coincidence

In "Night Talk on the Hearth", it is said: "If you misuse cleverness, how can you keep it all your life." ”

Some people are young and early, but because of the acquired laziness, they are lost to the public.

Some people have shallow talents, but rely on solid efforts to usher in a counterattack.

Zeng Guofan is like this, he has been known for being "stupid" since he was a child, and he knows that he is inadequate, so he regards "keeping clumsy" as a lifelong creed.

During his studies, Zeng Guofan can be described as steady:

He had to write 10,000 letters a day, and with hard practice one stroke at a time, he finally learned calligraphy with one hand;

Studying books and sentences, trying to read and understand them thoroughly, with hundreds of repetitions, he has accumulated profound knowledge.

With such "clumsy" and repetitive efforts, Zeng Guofan finally succeeded in ascending to the first place and stepped into the career.

But even though he has been an official leader, Zeng Guofan still does things solidly and does not take advantage of opportunism:

He practices the 12 rules of daily lessons, does every little thing such as getting up early and sitting quietly, and improves himself little by little.

He keeps a diary, striving to save every day, even as his life enters the countdown, he still works hard.

He "smelled the chickens and danced", slept at night, and conscientiously handled every military work.

There is such a record:

Zeng Guofan processed more than 40,000 volumes of documents in six months, and reviewed them in detail, without any perfunctory.

And Zeng Guofan during the war also pursued the way of guarding clumsily, and summed up a set of unique secrets of "forming a tough village and fighting a stupid battle".

Whenever the Xiang army set up camp in a place, it was not eager to fight, but dug long trenches, built high walls, surrounded the enemy, and consumed the other side until it ran out of ammunition and food, and then easily conquered it.

All the way to the triumphant advance, the Taiping Army of the Eight Banners was also wiped out in this way.

Be a man and learn from Wang Yangming, and do things like Zeng Guofan

When fighting Wuchang, the Xiang army dug a ditch for a year;

When hitting Anqing, it was also a ditch dug for 5 months.

In the thirteen years of fighting, Zeng Guofan did not have several legendary combat cases, and even suffered repeated defeats.

But in the end, with his "stupid kung fu", he gradually dismantled the power of the Taiping Army and achieved the great cause of saving the country and quelling chaos.

Zeng Guofan's family letter said: "Only the clumsiness of the world can overcome the cleverness of the world." ”

Greedy for shortcuts, often fall into a desperate situation.

Only by walking humbly can we be described as the right path.

We live in a time of rush, and many people are addicted to finding shortcuts:

Lose 20 pounds in 7 days, practice good eloquence in a week, promote a few levels at a time, and make a sharp profit from the entry investment, even the feelings, I also expect a quick success.

But the more impetuous life is, the more you have to sink your heart, because true success never belongs to opportunists.

As the saying goes: smart people make stupid efforts, and stupid people want to take shortcuts.

The clumsy person seems to walk the ox, but in fact he can walk steadily and far.

As long as you move forward step by step, day by day, one day, you can accumulate thick hair and achieve success in nine turns.

Be a man and learn from Wang Yangming, and do things like Zeng Guofan
Be a man and learn from Wang Yangming, and do things like Zeng Guofan

Be calm and down-to-earth

Camus said: "I don't expect life to be smooth all the time, but I hope that when life is difficult, I can be its opponent." ”

Truly powerful people have long been well versed in the way of dealing with the world of "peace of mind, keeping clumsiness into skill", and in the complicated world, riding the dust and laughing at all sentient beings.

A generation of literary heroes Jin Yong is like this.

In 1959, Jin Yong founded "Ming Pao", which once sold dismal and suffered a serious deficit.

Many people anxiously commented, saying that he had to go bankrupt like this, but Jin Yong's heart was extremely stable.

He once said: "If you fail, it is just empty-handed, just like when you first came to Hong Kong, it is a big deal to start all over again." ”

Jin Yong is a person, his heart is at ease, as if he was born out of dust, and he is not disturbed by the outside world.

But when it comes to doing things, he has a different style, down-to-earth and clumsy.

One of the highlights of "Ming Pao" is the editorial, but for this section, Jin Yong has paid unimaginable hardship.

Before each pen, he would flip through the day's telegrams, news, and then consult books and materials to deliberate on the details.

Jin Yong once recalled: "My writing speed is actually very slow. Every word is considered, so a manuscript of more than 1,000 words is often revised and revised, and it takes at least two hours. ”

In the 33 years since its founding, Jin Yong has written more than 7,000 editorials word by word, never slackening.

Over time, his comments attracted a large number of excellent readers, and the status and reputation of Ming Pao have been greatly improved.

In Jin Yong's martial arts world, such wisdom can also be glimpsed:

"He is strong and strong, and the breeze blows the mountains", this scripture recited by Zhang Wuji is also Jin Yong's proverb of being at peace of mind.

"The heavy sword has no edge, the great skill does not work", the mantra engraved on the stone wall of the sword mound is actually Jin Yong's philosophy of keeping the clumsiness and seeking success.

Xun Yu said: "You have no heart, but fate, if you have a heart, fate is helpless." ”

Fate seems to be predestined, but in fact, every step is taken by itself.

By taking saints as role models and cultivating our body and mind, we can also have the opportunity to transcend the ordinary and create wonders.

In the chaos of the world, you may wish to read Wang Yangming:

Keeping your inner stability can stabilize the rhythm of life, even if the haze is dense, you can see the clouds.

Suffering stands ahead, let's take a look at Zeng Guofan:

Sticking to the belief of clumsiness can fill the gulf of talent, even if the mountain is high and the road is far away, it will eventually reach the end.

May you realize the wisdom of your ancestors, refine it in your heart, grind it in things, walk together towards a bright and smooth road, and embrace the infinite sea and sky.

Be a man and learn from Wang Yangming, and do things like Zeng Guofan

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