Preface (2): Enjoy the gluttonous feast of knowledge
By chance, I met the people of Hutianshan in Chengdu. From acquaintance to acquaintance, it is all due to the two books of "Enlightenment" and "Doing the Way" written by the ancient sage Wang Yangming.
Hu Tianshan people exhausted 30 years of energy, following the Ming Dynasty Mr. Wang Yangming from birth and growth, practice enlightenment, the footprints of Taoism and deeds to travel through most of China, and then retreat for five years, reverence Mr. Yang Ming's learning, thinking, understanding, and doing, with the first person penmanship will be Mr. Yang Ming's life journey, style, spiritual outlook show. With his meticulous logical thinking, profound literary skills, and unambiguous interpretation and interpretation of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, Hu Tianshan people have pushed a flesh-and-blood and vivid Wang Yangming from the silent ancient books into the sight of the Chinese people, so that we can comprehend the essence of excellent traditional culture from the broad and profound Chinese culture, and at the same time can appreciate the sacred glory of a sage of Chinese culture!
According to the "History of the Ming Dynasty": "In the end of the Ming Dynasty, Wenchen won with soldiers, and he was not as benevolent as he was." This lofty conclusion is only based on Mr. Wang Yangming's military ability. In the case that the imperial court did not give a soldier and did not give a little food, grass and weapons supply, it was able to strategize, successively quell the barbarian rebellion, the bandits, the rebellion of the king of Pingning, etc., and be able to win a decisive victory before the war, and be able to achieve the supreme military realm of "surrendering the army without a fight", which is well-deserved in the "History of the Ming Dynasty"! However, behind the genius military talent, Mr. Yang Ming's grasp and application of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism is unparalleled! As Wang Shizhen of the Qing Dynasty said: "Wang Wencheng Gong was a first-rate figure in the Ming Dynasty, with virtue, meritorious service, and speech, all of which were at the top, and he was known as the three immortals of ancient and modern times." According to the official history of the previous dynasties and the disciples of Mr. Yang Ming, Mr. Yang Ming founded the Wangmen Xinxue, gave birth to nine schools, famous scholars into the Ming Dynasty Confucianism list "Ming Confucianism Case" as many as 104 people, (Confucius disciples only 72 people, but can be called "everyone" is not many), academic ideas spread to Japan, the Korean Peninsula, Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States. It also had a great impact on the thoughts, cultures, and concepts of these places, and it still plays a role today, especially in the era of the Meiji Restoration in Japan, when the Japanese emperor asked everyone to have a copy of Mr. Yangming's "Biography" as a must-read for Japanese people.
Mr. Yang Ming's life has been a philosopher, educator, politician, military strategist, writer, calligrapher, and calligrapher. Integrating the characteristics of saints and heroes, it can be called "the Matricus of the Ages"! To this day, Mr. Yang Ming is also one of the most influential Chinese historical figures in world history, and is still revered by many celebrities. In recent years, President Xi Jinping has repeatedly emphasized the need to understand Wang Yangming's ideas of "mind learning" and "unity of knowledge and action".
With delicate literary brushstrokes, four points of historical truth, six points of literary interpretation, and a meticulous and meticulous philosophical attitude, the bits and pieces of Mr. Yang Ming's "sleepy and enlightened, wide and wide" are displayed from the height of literature, which is really rare! Among them, through a multi-dimensional analysis of Mr. Yang Ming's mental journey, the wonderful life of practicing enlightenment and Taoism, many wonderful knowledge points covering all aspects of China's excellent traditional culture are presented to readers.
Chinese culture has experienced several waves of sand washing in modern times, in the alternating process of breaking and standing, a lot of dirty mud and sand have been washed away, but also washed away a lot of jade and gold barley that has nourished Chinese culture for thousands of years, resulting in the lack of culture that we often sigh at today, and the unbearable situation of cultural faults, which is the sorrow of Chinese culture and the misfortune of the nation! President Xi held high the banner of national rejuvenation and earnestly admonished everyone to understand the "study of the heart" and the "unity of knowledge and action", revealing a clear truth: national rejuvenation and cultural rejuvenation are necessary prerequisites! As an obscure scholar, Hu Tianshan people have spent decades of energy in the vast ocean of Chinese culture, carefully screening the forgotten jade grains and barley of the Chinese people, and proclaimed them to the Chinese people through the two books of "Enlightenment" and "Doing the Way" of the ancient sage Wang Yangming, for the character, learning, thinking, and understanding of the people who have a strong interest in Chinese culture.
Through the careful reading of the ancient sage Wang Yangming's "Enlightenment" and "Doing the Way" written by the people of Hu Tianshan, and carefully tasting the knowledge points of Chinese culture, giving people a refreshing feeling, this is undoubtedly a gluttonous feast of Chinese knowledge dedicated by Hu Tianshan people to readers, after tasting this feast, the author has such an exclamation from the heart:
A historical figure that Chinese people should know the most: Wang Yangming
One of the most important health philosophies of our time: to conscience
A great achiever must understand the way of doing things: the unity of knowledge and action
Thank you, pot Tianshan people!
Ji Lianxiang
August 31, 2018