Chapter 16: "Oneness of Knowledge and Action" 1

Good wine is naturally good wine, but people are not like that. Cao Muwen thought that today's "mealing" with Mr. Yangming is to get familiar with each other, so that he can get along with himself in the future.

I remember that Wang Shouren advocated "the unity of knowledge and action" in many doctrines, which is a good topic, Cao Muwen thought so. Wang Shouren's so-called "unity of knowledge and action" is not a general relationship between understanding and practice. "Know" mainly refers to people's moral consciousness and thoughts. "Action" mainly refers to people's moral practice and practical actions. Therefore, the relationship between knowledge and action, which refers to the relationship between moral consciousness and moral practice, also includes the relationship between some ideas and practical actions.

Cao Muwen put down his glass and opened his mouth first. "Since the younger generation said he wanted to ask him for advice, why don't we talk about a topic?"

Wang Shouren was also interested when he heard it. "It doesn't matter. Now the sun is bright and the wind is clear, which is a good place for fun." Cao Muwen invited Xu Ai again, and Wang Yin and Wang Yin said together, "You two should also be together." The two nodded in agreement.

Cao Muwen thought about it carefully and asked, "I remember that my husband preached the unity of knowledge and action a few years ago, and the younger generation benefited a lot after hearing it. Although this so-called 'unity of knowledge and action' sounds esoteric and difficult to understand, it is really not. My husband's lectures are mostly easy to understand and understand. The younger generation also heard from others, so they learned a little about it. At this time, Cao Muwen bowed slightly and said to Wang Shouren.

"I gave my first lecture at Guiyang Civilization College a few years ago, and the combination of knowledge and action was at that time." Wang Shouren talked about it. He also said, "This 'unity of knowledge and action' is that there is action in knowledge and knowledge in action. I think knowledge and action are one thing, so it can't be divided into two parts.

As soon as Cao Muwen heard it, he was overjoyed and knew that this was about to begin, and then asked, "The unity of knowledge and action can be understood, but why should this 'knowledge' and one line be 'integrated'? Why can't we be one first and then one?"

"This knowledge and action is originally two words, but it is a time to say." Wang Shouren replied like this. The two are inseparable from each other. Knowledge must be shown as a good job. If not, it can't be regarded as true knowledge. Wang Shouren asked again, "If you say you know, but you can't do it, is this 'knowledge' and 'true knowledge'?"

Cao Muwen nodded and said yes, and said, "Is this just like, since you already know it, you must implement it according to 'this knowledge'; if you don't do it, even if you 'know', you are 'falsely know'?"

Wang Shouren laughed and said, "What you understand is interesting, but it doesn't hinder your understanding." Cao Muwen thought for a little, which was the same as 'practice is the only standard for testing truth'. The joy in my heart has not changed.

Wang Shouren said, "You can understand it. If you don't act, you can't be regarded as true knowledge. The so-called 'conscience' is not enough, but conscious action is knowledge. Take knowledge as the action, and know the decision to do. Wang Shouren said, "Knowing is the idea of doing, and doing is the time; knowing is the beginning of doing, and doing is the success of knowing."

Although Cao Muwen can understand Mr. Wang's words, he is also a little dizzy. After all, he reads books translated into modern Chinese. If I really drag his words, I will be the first two.

It seems that you really shouldn't show off your knowledge and make Mr. Wang mistakenly think that he still has some ink base. Now you have to show your timidity. Suddenly, Cao Muwen had a method.

Ha ha, happy, Cao Muwen said, "Sir's lecture is as 'teaching' as the Confucius saints in the past, and there are also 'teaching according to their aptitude'. There are also dignitaries who listen to you preach, ordinary people, and even illiterate servants. You have always taught in a very simple and easy-to-understand way to people who can't understand too profound words. This is very admirable to the younger generation. Today, I have the honor to visit the Tengwang Pavilion with my husband. Why don't you also use some simple and easy-to-understand lectures to answer questions for the students?

Wang Shouren also smiled and said, "Your request is interesting. In this way, in fact, I feel very happy to talk to each other.

Cao Muwen asked again, "Since my husband said 'knowing' and 'doing', and there is a saying that it should be 'unity', how easy is it to talk about unity?" Cao Muwen still vaguely remembered some magical deeds of this Wang Shouren and teacher Yang Mingzi when he was a child. At that time, Cao Muwen was almost choked by saliva at first glance.

Wang Shouren Gezhu is a great act that he made when he was a child. Wang Shouren, who wanted to be a sage since he was a child, did a lot of absurd things, and he almost made his father angry. After many explorations, Wang Shouren finally found what he thought was the only way, so he began to study Zhu Xi's book at the age of 18, believing that it would definitely help him go to the road of sages. Zhu Shengren pointed out the golden road with four words: poor things. It means that although "reason" is difficult to understand, it is universal in everything in the world, and reason is everywhere, and if you want to understand it, you must be "grid". As for what the grid, it doesn't matter what you want, you can do whatever you want. So when can the "grid" be reasonable? On this question, Cheng Yi (one of the famous two journeys) gave a clear answer: "Today is one thing, tomorrow is another thing, suddenly through, and finally know the truth of heaven." As long as you keep "grid", "grid" attentively, concentrate on the "grid" and work overtime, you will be "suddenly connected". Wang Shouren believed it and ran to his backyard one day to "grid" his own bamboo. He stared straight at the bamboo, intoxicated, eating, drinking or sleeping. Wang Hua, his father, found that his son, who used to stay in the study, was missing. He was worried and sent someone to look for him. As a result, he found that his son was in a bamboo in his backyard in a daze and motionless. When Mr. Wang asked, Wang Shouren stared at the bamboo with full attention and waved his hand. Naturally, he said that he was learning the way of holy things like Zhu Zisheng. His father has been angry with his strange behavior many times and can't help it. In this way, Wang Shouren still stared at the bamboo. For several days in a row, I didn't understand or realize the way of a saint, but I suddenly got sick for several days. From then on, I also doubted Zhu Xi's "heavenly principle" and "human desire". Cao Muwen also clearly remembered that when he learned about his magical deeds, his saliva surged like a spring, bursting out with laughter, and he almost choked himself to death. I don't know how smart I want to be? Only then can you keep an eye on a green bamboo for a few days. Relying on this tireless persistence, Mr. Wang Shouren systematically learned his thoughts and understanding of life through decades of tireless pursuit and exploration.

Although Wang Shouren respected Zhu Xi in his early years, his principle of "knowing things" is also the key to Wang Shouren's careful learning. However, this "grid" is not the same thing at all, and "grid" has not achieved any results, but has a serious illness. Think of it, as long as you are a normal person, you originally respected a person very much, but you were hit in the head and dizzy by this person when you tried to practice it. Maybe Wang Shouren's "teacher" was in such a state of mind at that time. After "love and hate" Zhu Xi, he devoted himself to self-study...

Cao Muwen now recalls this and laughs in his heart, but now he is lucky enough to see this "performance artist" with his own eyes, but he doesn't know how to complain. Suddenly, a sense of ghost and animal surged into his heart, and Cao Muwen had the heart to ** Mr. Wang.

"Be by the way, my disciple occasionally has something to ask his husband, which can also confirm the theory of 'the unity of knowledge and action'." Cao Muwen forced his smile and asked.

"But it doesn't matter." Wang Shouren did not notice Cao Muwen's scheming at all. After hundreds of years, no matter how omnipotent Mr. Yang Ming is, he can't understand any bad thoughts in Cao Muwen's mind.

"It's like this. Mr.'s 'integration of knowledge and action' takes knowledge as action, and knowledge determines action. In this way, the so-called 'xing' is based on the premise of 'knowing', and you can do it after knowing it. Cao Muwen asked.

"It doesn't matter if it's like this. I don't know if there is any problem to ask?" Wang Shouren asked with great demeanor, but he didn't know it at all. Xu Ai and Wang Yin have been listening quietly beside them, being a good audience without expressing any opinions.

"In this case, if there is something. We don't know, how? Since 'knowing is what to do, knowing is what to do', then we don't know that naturally we can't do it? Cao Muwen continued to ask, "But there are thousands of people in this world, just like the Buddha's saying, 'one leaf, one world, one tree, one bodhi.' In the world, it should be impossible to know so many things one by one.

"What you said is very right, 'Knowing is the idea of doing, doing it is the time; knowing that it is the beginning of doing, and knowing what it is done'. To do it, you have to know that this is the beginning. If you can make it, this proves that your 'knowledge' has been 'great'. But in the world, how can thousands of people know one by one? Wang Shouren first asked and answered himself.

Cao Muwen knew that Wang Shouren advocated "inventing the original heart" and "to conscience". This is the negative textbook he made from bamboo when he was a child. Zhuzi's "knowledge of things" made Wang Shouren suffer a great crime, and it is unlikely that he will accept it again.

One leaf, one world, one tree, one bodhi. Thousands of worlds, if you really want to go "grid" one by one, you won't be able to finish it for ten lifetimes. What should you do? What should I do? Yes! That's with "heart"! If you have a heart, you don't have to "come nothing from bamboo for several days."