However, it is such an official disciple who has achieved "three immortals"-moral integrity, speech and meritorious service. What is particularly surprising is that he is also an army cadre who has made great contributions to quelling the rebellion and suppressing bandits.
We sort by time. Wang Yangming lives in Longchang from 34 to 37 years old. Compared with modern us, his career has just begun, but Wang Yangming has quietly sought Tao.
From the height of the temple to being dismissed as a river's lake, depression is inevitable. It is common for literati to write poems and articles to relieve loneliness in their chests, but Wang Yangming obviously disdains it. His thought is more profound and grand, which challenges the philosopher Zhu 300 years ago.
It takes a lot of courage and wisdom to challenge a mature and orthodox concept. Most of us are used to accepting and imitating, lacking the initiative to challenge and the ability and courage to challenge.
After repeated thinking and the battle between heaven and man, Wang Yangming found a breakthrough, criticized and explained Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism, and then evolved into his own unique system of mind learning, becoming a master of mind learning, which opened a wonderful flower in the history of the late feudal dynasty.
Laozi and Zhuangzi are too fantastic, Confucius and Mencius are too long ago, and Wang Yangming is only 500 years old. His words haven't changed much, and his thoughts haven't been deleted. Different from Zhouyi and other books, his writing is different from today, and there are hundreds of different interpretations. Therefore, Wang Yangming's mind can be said to be unique, and it feels kind and not obscure to read.
Therefore, people who are interested in enlightenment can read Wang Yangming and gain a lot. Finally, to repeat, Yangming's theory of mind, in my opinion, is definitely not idealism, but an attitude towards life with the unity of mind and matter.