September 20, 2021. In the morning, we left the hotel. According to the map on the mobile phone, we planned to take a bus from Guiyang to Yangmingdong in Xiuwen County. It happened that when we walked to the bus station near the hotel, there was a bus going to The bus from Xiuwen County is waiting for us. It seems that Mr. Yangming and I are really destined. When the bus arrived at Xiuwen County, we took a taxi and arrived in front of the gate of Yangming Cultural Park. The gate is magnificent, and there are four big characters "Knowledge and Action Unity" on the front gate.
Wang Yangming was the most famous thinker, educator, writer, calligrapher, philosopher and military strategist in the Ming Dynasty, and he is an idol in my heart. Wang Yangming is not only a master of mind theory in Song and Ming Dynasties. Mr. Ming can be called the "Three Immortals of Truth". Therefore, Wang Yangming (the master of the mind), Confucius (the founder of Confucianism), Mencius (the master of Confucianism), and Zhu Xi (the master of Neo-Confucianism) are called "Kong, Meng, Zhu, Wang". The reason why I made a special trip to Yangming Cave in Guizhou to study literature is that to study Confucius and Mencius one must go to Shandong, to study Er Cheng (Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi) must go to Henan, to study Zhu Xi must go to Jiangxi, and to study Yangming's studies cannot be ignored. If you don't go to Guizhou, you can't go to Xiuwen, you can't go to Yangming Cave.
The Xiuwen County we came to was the first stop of the "Longchang Nine Stations" opened by Mrs. Shexiang in the Ming Dynasty, which is today's Longchang Town. Because Wang Yangming spread culture here, culture and education gradually rose, so it was later changed to "Xiuwen County". Its neighboring county is called Xifeng, which means to quell the beacon fire. "Xiuwen" and "Xifeng" entrusted the good wishes of the people of Guizhou to quell the war and develop culture and education. Longgang Mountain in the northeast of Xiuwen County, also known as Qixia Mountain, is where Yangming Cave is located. When Wang Shouren of the Ming Dynasty was relegated to Longchang Yicheng, he lived in this cave in the third year of Zhengde (1508) and realized the "heart" here. The important idea of mind that is reason” marks the birth of “Yangming Mind”. Therefore, Yangming cave is the birthplace and dissemination place of Yangming culture.
Xiuwen County in Guizhou is not only the birthplace of Wang Yangming's theory, but also the place where Wang Yangming's theory spread. Therefore, those who admire Wang Yangming's theory all regard Xiuwen as the "Holy Land of Wang Yangming". In order to commemorate this cultural giant, the local government built this large-scale "Yangming Garden". In addition to Yangming Cave, there are also Longgang Academy, Wang Wencheng Temple, He Houxuan, Junzi Pavilion, and Binyang Hall. , Yangming Monument Garden, Wang Yangming Memorial Hall, Yangming Cultural Exchange Center and other buildings. Standing on the square is a large bronze statue of Mr. Wang Yangming giving lectures to the students. He is majestic, broad-minded, persuasive and persuasive, and the disciples listen to his teachings attentively.
During the Chenghua period of Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty, Wang Yangming (1472-1528), surnamed Wang and named Shouren, and his childhood name was Yun. descendants of. Father Wang Hua, Wang Hua won the first prize in Xin Chou (1481) in the seventeenth year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty. Wang Shouren moved to Beiping with his father. Shangshu of the Ministry of War and Zuodu Censor of the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate were conferred the title of Uncle Xinjian for his military achievements in pacifying the Chenhao Rebellion, and he was conferred the title of Marquis during the Longqing period. Wang Yangming once built a room and gave lectures in Huiyangming Cave, Zhejiang Province. He called himself Yangmingzi, a native of Yangmingshan, and was known as Mr. Yangming in the world. In the first year of Zhengde (1506 A.D.), Wang Yangming, who was in charge of the Ministry of War at the time, wrote a letter of defense for Zhongzheng Zhongzheng against the domineering eunuch Liu Jin and contradicted Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty. He was relegated to Longchang, Guizhou (now Xiuwen County) as a postman. At that time, the post station was under the management of the Ministry of War, so he was sent to the lowest level and became the postman of Longchang, equivalent to the director of the guest house. He was 35 years old this year. His father, Wang Hua, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, was overjoyed when he heard the news, and said to the people around him: "My son is a loyal minister, and his name will go down in history. With this, my wish is fulfilled."
Wang Yangming set off from Beijing in the summer of the second year of Zhengde (1507) and arrived at Longchang in the spring of the second year. Why did he walk on the road for more than half a year? Long distances and difficult travel are certainly one reason, but unwillingness to come and having to come, and deliberate delay are also reasons. There is a legendary story here: He first returned to his hometown from Beijing, and as soon as he arrived at the Qiantang River, Liu Jin sent people to hunt him down. Seeing that the situation was not good, he pretended to commit suicide by throwing himself into the water, and took the opportunity to board a merchant ship. Unexpectedly, the ship was hit by a typhoon again at sea, and drifted to the coast of Fujian with the wind. After going ashore, he returned to his hometown again, and after saying goodbye to his relatives, he passed through Jiangxi and Hunan, crossed mountains and ridges, and traveled long distances to Guizhou. On the eve of his departure to Guizhou, he wrote a poem on the cliff to express his aspirations: "The dangerous barbarians do not stagnate in the chest, how is it different from the floating clouds passing through space. The sea is thirty thousand miles away in the calm night, and the moon is flying tin and the sky is blowing." Since then, although After many hardships, Mr. Yangming finally found his way home. This home is not in Yuyao, let alone in Beijing, but Longchang, which was relegated from Southwest China. Although Longchang in Guizhou is rugged and difficult, it is a place leading to light.
All the way to the southwest, the saint finally found the place he should go. In the spring of the third year of Zhengde (1508), Wang Yangming came to Longchang all the way. He came to this barren mountain and wild ridge, a remote and barbaric place. When he first arrived in Longchang, he had no house, so he randomly built a hut to shelter from the wind and rain , unaccompanied, and unable to speak to the locals, he and his servants went up the mountain to collect firewood, carry water for cooking, and pick bracken for food. Life was very difficult, and his heart was even more hesitant, depressed, and sad. When Wang Yangming first came, the grief, anger and worry in his heart could not be resolved, and he couldn't fall asleep all night. He got up and screamed to the sky, singing sad songs to express his feelings. At that time, the environment in Longchang was harsh and survival was difficult. Yangming was in a cave and was often immersed in thinking. One night, I suddenly sat up in surprise, and let out a sound of exclamation in my mouth. I suddenly realized the Tao. Enlightened." Yangming Xinxue is like a star in the night sky, shining brightly on future generations. There is such a couplet on the gate of Wang Wencheng's ancestral hall, "Three years of living late, Donggu three deep and full of joy; one night's awakening, Wen Jing and Wu Wei are all-round talents." Longchang is the place where Wang Yangming survived a desperate situation. It was a major turning point in his life and also the starting point for his new life.
The hermitage built by Wang Yangming and the others was too small and simple to shelter from the wind and rain, so they could only shelter temporarily and could not be used as a long-term residence. In order to solve the housing problem, Wang Yangming searched for a suitable place to live near Longchang every day. He climbed mountains and waded, looked around, and finally found a very spacious cave in Dongfeng, which was suitable for living. Because Wang Yangming missed the Yangming Cave on Kuaiji Mountain where he lived in his hometown, he changed the name of the cave to "Yangming Small Cave". At that time, he once wrote a poem "Beginning to get the East Cave and then changed it to Yangming Xiaodongtian") to record the process of his discovery of Yangming Cave. The poem is as follows: "The group is steeped in the dragon field, and the halberds and pheasants are gathered around the four rings. You have a legacy, but you don't have a long-distance view. Find the stream and go through the deep forest, and the lower level of the Zhiyi. The east peak is surrounded by stones, and you go alone to Lingrixi. The cliff dome The cave is dead, the moss and bone path is rough. The moon shines on the stone gate, and the wind blows the clothes. Weeping. Chanting Huai Yipeng, Kong Tan obstructing Chen Ji. Hesitating and returning to rest, don’t let the frost and dew catch.”
Longgang Mountain is not high, but it has beautiful mountains and clear waters, towering ancient trees, pavilions and pavilions, and inscriptions. We climbed up the stone steps on the side, and there was a dense bamboo forest near the stone steps. Looking in, the trees were staggered, and the roots were covered with thick moss. On both sides of the stone-level curved scriptures going up the mountain, the road is lined with green trees, and the environment is beautiful. The first thing you see after going up the mountain is He Houxuan, which is Wang Shouren's cave when he first came to Xiuwen. Wang Yangming endured humiliation in the third year of Zhengde (1508). When he first arrived in Longchang, he had no place to live. He immersed himself in the "Book of Changes" in a natural cave named "Wanyi Wo" and later moved to Longgang Mountain. There is a natural cave on the mountainside, which the local people call "East Cave". Wang Shouren lived in this shady and damp cave, and there was water dripping from the roof of the cave, so he took the initiative to cut wood and build a house for him, and built a house for him at the bottom right of the entrance of the cave. These people who were not close to him gave him selfless assistance, which moved him very much, and he felt that there is indeed true love in the world, and he sprouted the idea of "to the conscience". After being moved, he happily wrote an article "The Story of He Hou Xuan", which was named after Confucius' "Analects": "A gentleman lives in it, so there is no such thing as a house", and he named this living room "He Hou Xuan". On the inner wall of the current pavilion, there are stone steles in Guangsitong engraved by Qiao Yongqian and Xu Dalun's books Wang Yangming's "Wanyiwoji", "Hehouxuanji" and "Binyangtang Preface" during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty.
Going forward from He Houxuan, the middle part of the mountain is Yangming Cave. Yangming Cave was originally called "East Cave". About ten steps, the height is just as high as one person, and it can accommodate hundreds of people. The stone milk on the four walls is condensed, leading to the back mountain. The mountains are continuous and lush, and there is a water area nearby, with a very wide field of vision. There is a constant sound of water dripping in the cave, and a small water stream gathers under the feet. At this time, there is no one in the cave, only the sound of dripping water, as if reminding the passage of time. Wang Yangming was exiled to Longchang for three years. He once studied here in Jielu. With this change, he jumped out of the nest of "interpreting the scriptures with the scriptures" and "annotating the scriptures with the scriptures", and embarked on the road of independent thinking. He wrote "Five Classics Conjectures", which was unconventional and created a new theory. "Five Classics Conjectures" is the crystallization of "Longchang Enlightenment" and the pioneering work of Wang Yangming's philosophy of mind, thus becoming a new starting point for Wang Yangming's theory. After the great enlightenment of "investigating things to gain knowledge", he achieved the famous theories of "mind is reason" and "unity of knowledge and action", and germinated the thought of "reaching conscience", which constituted the core of Yangming's philosophy of mind. Later generations renamed Dongdong It is called "Yangming Cave".
Yangming Cave has a long history. It is the place where Wang Yangming’s whereabouts are best preserved. In the East Cave, there are 43 cliff carvings from Ming, Qing and Republic of China. Tixing, Kai, Li and Zhuan have their own styles. The largest picture above the entrance of the cave is "Mr. Yangming's Bereavement Place" which was written by Anguo, the Guizhou consolation envoy of Ming Wanli (1589). This "bereavement love" is eternal love, infinite love, and love from the heart. It fully expresses the Guizhou people's yearning for Wang Yangming. On the right side of the cave, there is an inscription "Yangming Bie Cave" by Luo Rufang of the Ming Dynasty, and on the left side is an inscription "Wonderland" by Panglin of the Qing Dynasty. Outside the cave is a 12-meter-long, 9-meter-wide courtyard paved with bluestone, surrounded by bluestone railings on the rock ridge; on both sides of the stone steps on the south side of the courtyard, and on both sides of the stone ladder beside the cave, there are two towering ancient cypresses. The plant, known as Shouren Cypress, is still lush with branches and leaves.
In the front is the Junzi Pavilion standing on the small mountain rock. It is a Qing Dynasty building with hexagonal double eaves and sharp tips. Many bamboos are planted around the pavilion. The excellent character of bamboo is used to describe the integrity of a gentleman, so it is named Junzi Pavilion. On the rock in the northeast of the pavilion, there is an inscription of He Changling's book record Wang Shouren's "Gentlemen's Pavilion" in the Qing Dynasty. The inscription describes this incident. There is an ancient plum tree in front of the pavilion, which is said to have been planted by Mr. Yangming. Wang Shouren is the master of Lu Wang Xinxue, not only proficient in the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, but also able to lead the army in battle. He is a rare all-round great Confucianist in Chinese history. The Yangming theory had a great influence on later generations. Famous officials in the late Qing Dynasty such as Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang, and modern celebrities Sun Yat-sen, Kang Youwei, and Liang Qichao were all influenced by it. Chiang Kai-shek admired Wang Yangming the most. He once visited Yangming Cave three times. On the rock wall under the gentleman's pavilion, there is an inscription "Knowledge and Action Unity", which points out the essence of Wang Yangming's theory. After Chiang Kai-shek arrived in Taipei in 1949, he changed the name of the grass mountain where he lived to Yangmingshan. Not only at home, but also in Japan and North Korea. Many Japanese scholars even believe that Wang Yangming's theory was the most important spiritual weapon of the Meiji Restoration. Without Wang Yangming's theory, there would be no Meiji Restoration in Japan. Therefore, in Japan, Yangming's theory was once regarded as the "superior learning", and it is still The impact is still profound.
In the courtyard behind the Junzi Pavilion is the Binyang Hall, which is the place where Wang Yangming met with students and villagers. Seeing the eastern sunrise in Binyang Hall, it seemed as if seeing the sun again, seeing the light, and feeling warm, so he was overjoyed, knelt down to the sky, and wrote "The Story of Binyang Hall". It is these kind and loyal people who enabled Wang Yangming to overcome the difficulties of life and the juncture of life and death. It was the people of Longchang who gave him new strength, the courage to fight, and the inspiration to "enlighten the Tao", thus giving rise to Yangming's philosophy of mind.
Wang Yangming also founded the "Longgang Academy" here, convened students to give lectures, and was invited to give lectures in Guiyang, creating a style of study in Guizhou and making outstanding contributions to Chinese Confucianism. The ideological circles of other countries have great influence. Longgang Academy is on the top of Longgang Mountain. When he left Gaozhou, he wrote a letter to his students in Zhenyuan, mentioning the names of 17 people. These were the first batch of disciples he personally taught. Later, at the invitation of Guizhou Xuezheng Xishu, he went to Guiyang Wenming Academy to explain the theory of "unity of knowledge and action" for the first time. The dissemination of Wang Yangming's theory is largely through academies. Longgang Academy, Jiangxi Lianxi Academy, and Zhejiang Jishan Academy constitute the transmission route of Wang Yangming's theory. His educational thoughts also originated in Longchang, where the two foundational works "Questions and Answers for All Students in Longchang" and "Doctrines for All Students in Longchang" were written here. During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, Wang Yangming Temple was built on the former site of Longgang Academy. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, it was changed to Wang Wencheng's public temple.
Wang Shouren gathered students to give lectures at Longgang Academy in Longchang and Wenming Academy in Guiyang successively, which made Guizhou, a "mountain country" with "mountains between the sky" and "impossible to fly and birds", flourish in humanities and atmosphere. For the multi-ethnic Guizhou, Wang Shouren also has a lot of praiseworthy aspects in handling ethnic relations, so he is trusted and treated well by people of all ethnic groups, including the upper class. In the famous "Traveling Wen", he earnestly warned outsiders, "You live in safety, and you can do nothing more than here!" In the words of modern people, it means "You can live in the place where you should live with peace of mind. Come on, don't cause harm to the village here!" Indeed, Wang Shouren paid great attention to ethnic relations. An Guirong, the chieftain of the Yi nationality in Guizhou, had a deep friendship with Wang Yangming. He sent charcoal in the snow, and often sent people to send him rice, meat, chickens, ducks, firewood, and gold, silk, pommel and horse. Later, An Guirong wanted to abolish the "Nine Stations of Longchang", Wang Yangming patiently persuaded him to dispel this idea, and then there were three "Letters of Consolation to An", urging him to focus on the overall situation and not to reduce the number of stations. , so as not to get burned. He was also entrusted by An Xuanwei to write "Xiangci Ji". Both "Xiangci Ji" and "Yu Luwen" were included in "Guwen Guanzhi" later, and became eternal masterpieces. After he left Longchang, An Guoxiang, the envoy of Xuanwei in Guizhou, wrote the title "Mr. Yangming's legacy", and engraved it on the cliff at the entrance of the cave. It is still intact and cherished by the world.
Wang Yangming founded Longgang Academy in Longchang. He continued to give lectures, spread his thoughts, and gradually improved his thoughts in lectures and seminars. Formed the philosophical system of Yangming Xinxue. His academic thinking is becoming more and more complete, and more and more students are turning to him. In the past two years, he has transcended honor and disgrace, and has tasted the "principle" of life and death. , the flower in Mr. Yangming's heart is getting more and more prosperous, and the sunshine in his heart is getting brighter and brighter. Yangming's disciples spread across all social strata. The high-ranking ministers in the Ming and Qing dynasties were all Yangming's disciples or inheritors of Yangming's thought. There are too many people among them.
The far-reaching influence of Yangming's philosophy of mind lies in the perfection and development of a complete personality science, which is the science that directly points to the human mind. This can be read in the "Biography of Xilu" and Yangming's poems, such as "When there is no sound, no smell, and only knowledge, this is the foundation of the universe. Throw away your endless treasures at home, and serve the poor with bowls along the door." Since then, his theories have led to the development of society and academics in the entire Ming Dynasty, as well as the liberation and promotion of ideas, making its people's morals "a few times better than that of the Eastern Han Dynasty." In fact, Kang Youwei, Liang Qichao, Cai Yuanpei, Mao Zedong and other modern celebrities have been more or less influenced by Mr. Yangming's thought. For example, Cai Yuanpei's educational idea of "freedom of thought and inclusiveness" is derived from the human subject spirit emphasized by Mr. Yangming , Emphasis on practical thinking. Wang Xue laid an important foundation for the emergence of modern democratic thought and reform.
After Wang Yangming and Liu Jin were imprisoned, he returned to serve as the governor of Luling County and became the Shaoqing of Nantaipu Temple. At that time, Wang Qiong was Minister of the Ministry of War. He thought that Shouren had an immortal talent and recommended him to the imperial court. In the eleventh year of Zhengde (1516), he was promoted to the censor of Youqian Capital, and succeeded as the governor of Nanjiang. He mounted the horse to rule the army, dismounted the horse to rule the people, civilian officials held military talismans, combined civil and military strategies in one body, worked wisely, and used soldiers quickly. To suppress banditry and put down the "Chenhao Rebellion", he paid homage to the Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing and was named "Xinjian Bo". Later, he was taboo because of his high achievements, so he resigned from office and returned to his hometown to give lectures. He established academies in Shaoxing and Yuyao to preach "Wang Xue".
In the sixth year of Jiajing (1527), he was reassigned as the governor of the Guangdong and Guangxi military forces. Later, due to his lung disease, he begged to return home. On November 29, 1528, he died of pneumonia in Zhouzhong, Nan'an, Jiangxi Province at the age of 57. At that time, only his disciples were by his side. Smiled and said: "This heart is bright, what can I say?" Yes, if a person can achieve a bright heart and not be tired of things in his life, there is nothing to regret. The life of a sage is a life of constant seeking and continuous improvement, and it is also a life of struggling with all kinds of suffering and setbacks. True happiness is the happiness that can be self-sufficient spiritually, and the greater meaning and value of life are also at the spiritual level, which can be felt everywhere in Yangming's philosophy of mind. In the 30th year of Jiajing (1551), 23 years after Wang Shouren's death, Zhao Jin, the governor of Guizhou and the supervisory censor, rebuilt Longgang Academy into "Wang Wencheng's Temple", and Yangming Cave became an important memorial site for Wang Shouren.
The Wang Yangming Memorial Hall is solemn, simple, elegant and vibrant, integrating classical culture with modern culture. There is an exhibition of Mr. Wang Yangming's life and deeds in the museum, focusing on his activities in Guizhou. Entering the memorial hall, there are many inscriptions signed by celebrities, adding a little atmosphere to the deserted scene. And there is Liang Qichao's evaluation of Wang Yangming written on the wall: "He is extremely great in modern academia, and he has made great achievements in military affairs and politics." In the sixth year of Jiajing, Wang Yangming, at the request of his disciples, put forward the famous "Four Sentence Teachings", namely: "No good and no evil is the body of the heart; having good and evil is the movement of the heart; knowing the good and knowing the evil is the conscience; Evil is the investigation of things", known in history as "Tianquan proving the way". So far, Yangming's philosophy of mind has finally come to fruition.
Yangming Cave is just a very small cave on Longgang Mountain, but within a square inch, Mr. Yangming has become the place where Mr. Yangming encompasses the universe, and every inch of heart vein has become the origin of the truth that connects the world. This place has become a place where a generation of giants meditate. Here, a new idea is sprouting, breaking through the cage of thought, and a theory full of wisdom begins. In history, there was a story of "King Wen playing the Book of Changes". When King Wen of Zhou was imprisoned by King Zhou of Yin, he realized many truths from the "Book of Changes". Wang Shouren was exiled to Longchang for three years, and devoted himself to "enlightenment" in this cave where he lived and slept in the wind. He achieved his famous theories of "mind is reason" and "unity of knowledge and action". Home lays the foundation. At that time he was thirty and seven, but the formation of Yangming's theory was undoubtedly his greatest joy.
Perhaps, suffering is the teacher of life. In Longchang, a remote village, Wang Yangming’s deep thinking about life and society finally crystallized. The theory of "doing first and then later" opposes the style of Taoists who advocate empty talk and inconsistency between words and deeds. At the time when Cheng and Zhu philosophies ruled the world, Wang Yangming's theories played a role in emancipating the minds of scholars and making them dare to think and act. Wang Yangming has only been in Guizhou for three years. For Wang Yangming, these three years were torture and difficulties, but for the people of Guizhou, it was indeed a great blessing. During these three years, Wang Yangming founded Longgang Academy, which was the first to give lectures in Guizhou Academy. He put forward four regulations for students: "Aspiration", "Diligence", "Reform", and "Responsibility for goodness", which embodies the basic spirit of modern education. In particular, he emphasized that "seeking the hearts of ancient sages and sages to accumulate their virtues" is to "achieve all kinds of uses", which has a great influence on the thinking of Guizhou students to "apply what they have learned".
What is Zhiliangzhi, conscience is the body of the heart, and Zhi is Kung Fu. The heart is the principle, and this heart is not covered by selfish desires, which is the principle of heaven. Knowing is the idea of doing, and doing is the skill of knowing. Knowing is the beginning of doing, and doing is the completion of knowing. If you get it, just say one thing, you already have your own action, just say one thing, you already have your own knowledge. This world is objective, but as a human being, everything outside is a reflection of one's own heart, which is one's own interpretation of the outside world. People act according to self-cognition all the time, and behavior reflects the level of cognition; thinking and cognition determine the way of behavior, so knowledge and action are two sides of one body. If you know a person's thinking, you know what he will do, and if you see how a person does it, you will know his way of thinking. Isn't this the unity of knowledge and action? Of course, thinking and cognition need to be continuously improved through "reaching conscience", which is the process of continuous cultivation and improvement of human life energy. Of course, knowledge and action are also divided into yin and yang, knowing is yin, and action is yang. Only through action can one review and drive the improvement of "knowledge", so Yangming would say "things go through grinding".
Mr. Wang Yangming is a lofty mountain in the history of Chinese thought, full of clouds and rosy clouds, majestic and majestic, standing majestically on the confident highland of our nation's philosophy. His teachings are a great medicine for souls. He is a Confucian, but he is a sage inside and a king outside. He has gone through hardships, but he can create an original line of mind and learning, understand the world with his heart, transform himself, and gradually achieve the state of unity of knowledge and action. Conscience is an extremely important "knowledge" in Mr. Yangming's view, surpassing the importance of all "knowledge". He said: "Conscience does not exist because of knowledge, and knowledge is not for the use of conscience. Therefore, conscience does not stagnate in knowledge, but It is also inseparable from seeing and hearing. Confucius said, "Do I have knowledge? I don't know." Apart from good knowledge, there is no knowledge. Therefore, the pursuit of good knowledge is the first meaning of the Holy Gate." He even repeatedly elaborated on the inevitable requirements of good knowledge, "All flesh and blood are the relatives of the disciples of Kunming, so they must be safe and educated, so as to realize the idea that all things are one.", "The awe that gentlemen often talk about is not the fear and sorrow we think. Be careful not to see it. Fear does not hear. The scatter that a gentleman often talks about does not mean unrestrained, but the mind and body of a gentleman are not burdened by desires, and nothing can hinder the pursuit of freedom. The essence of the heart is the law of heaven."
Remembering the sages is to find the root of our nation, and walk towards the road to the heart with the footsteps of seeking knowledge. The backs of the sages are the direction for us to pursue the other shore. The vicissitudes of more than five hundred years could not erode Mr. Yangming's thoughts, and in the yellowed ancient scrolls, there is still a light that illuminates the bottom of his heart. Use the spirit of conscience of Mr. Yangming to supervise one's selfish desires and character, and constantly sharpen and cleanse one's heart, so as to keep Haoran's righteousness in his heart forever. History is a magnifying glass. Through five hundred years, it clearly magnifies the spiritual character of Mr. Yangming. However, the greatness of Mr. Yangming lies in the fact that he never flaunts the pursuit of selfish interests. He shows off to the people around him, but Mr. Yangming constantly reforms himself in the process of self-examination all day long. All his achievements are just important measures for him to demonstrate the unity of knowledge and action. The suffering and meagerness he suffered are swept away like a haze. The pursuit is to build a road of national survival with a strong cultural consciousness, and provide spiritual food and moral guidance for a better life for the people of the world.
