553 years ago today, on October 31, 1472 (September 30, 1472 lunar calendar), Wang Shouren, an all-powerful Confucian of the Ming Dynasty, was born. Wang Shouren (1472-1529) was from Yuyao, Zhejiang. The word Boan, the name Yangmingzi, is known as Mr. Yangming in the world, so it is also known as Wang Yangming. On September 30, the eighth year of Ming Chenghua (that is, October 31, 1472 AD), Mrs. Zheng was born in Yuyao on the 14th month of pregnancy. Wen Cheng was born in Yuyao on November 29, Jiajing Seven Years (that is, January 9, 1529 AD). Chenshi died in Nan'an at the age of fifty-seven. The most famous thinker, philosopher, calligrapher and military strategist in the Ming Dynasty in China. The master of Lu Wang's mind study, not only proficient in Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, but also able to unify the army and fight, is a rare all-round Confucian in Chinese history. Because he once formed a cottage in Yangming Dongtian, Yuyao, he called himself Yangmingzi, and now he is generally called Wang Yangming, and his theory is known as "Yangmingxue" in the world. It has an important and far-reaching influence in China, Japan, the Korean Peninsula and South East Asia countries. Wang Yangming was born in a scholarly family and an official family on September 30, the eighth year of Chenghua, Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty. His distant ancestor was Wang Xizhi, a great calligrapher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. According to the Chronology, on the eve of his birth, his grandmother dreamed that someone sent a son from the clouds. When Wang Yangming woke up, he was born, and his grandfather named him Wang Yun. The villagers also called his place of birth Ruiyun Building. However, when he was five years old, he could not speak. One day, an eminent monk passed by and stroked his head and said, "What a boy, it's a pity that the word is broken," implying that his name "Yun" revealed the secret of his birth. His grandfather suddenly woke up and changed his name to Shouren, after which he began to speak. The story is a bit mythical, but it can be seen from this story that he did not show intelligence and talent when he was young. He followed Zhuge Liang as an example and did a great job. After that, he studied hard and made great progress in his studies. He became more and more proficient in riding, shooting, and the art of war. Finally, in the 12th year of Hongzhi of the Ming Dynasty (1499), he was admitted as a scholar and appointed as the head of the military department. At that time, Zhang Zhong, the eunuch of the military affairs of the admiral, thought that he was the head of the military department as a civilian officer, suspected that there was fraud, and forced Wang Shou Wang Shouren raised the bow and fired three arrows in a row, resulting in three shots and three hits. Not only did he not stumble Wang Shouren, but his prestige in the army was doubled. Wang Shouren served as the head of the Ministry of War for three years, but suddenly suffered from lung disease and returned with illness. After a series of lows, he preached "the ultimate goodness of the heart" in the simple atmosphere of Guizhou, which soon aroused strong resonance among the scholars and achieved the real effect of educating life. This was naturally a great comfort to his once hurt heart. Wang Shouren also founded Longgang Academy in Guizhou, and at the request of Xi Shu, the deputy envoy of Guizhou University, he lectured on the Academy of Civilization. For a while, the students gathered together and the atmosphere opened up, which played a role in promoting Guizhou education, especially the style of free teaching. Later, Yangming Academy, Zhengxue Academy, and Nanshou Academy all inherited this tradition. Wang Shouren further developed on the basis of Lu Jiuyuan's "mind" and formed a more complete theoretical system of "mind" - "Wangxue". "Mind", as a school of Confucianism, can be traced back to Mencius at the earliest, while Cheng Hao in the Northern Song Dynasty opened his way, and Lu Jiuyuan in the Southern Song Dynasty opened his way, competing with Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucianism. In the Ming Dynasty, Wang Shouren first proposed the word "mind", and at this point the word "mind" began to have a clear and independent academic context. Wang Shouren condensed "mind" into four sentences: "There is no good and no evil mind, and there are good and malicious movements. Knowing good and knowing evil is conscience, and removing evil for good is matter." Wang Shouren believes that "conscience" is the essence of the heart. No good and no evil is a heart that is not covered by selfish desires and material desires. This is the "law of heaven". In the "undeveloped", it is "no good and no evil", and it is also the realm we pursue. And when people have thoughts and activities, add this kind of thoughts to things, and this kind of thoughts will have the difference between good and evil. When evil thoughts are raised, people's judgment often makes mistakes, that is, there is a mistake in the "action of the mind", that is, they cannot correctly distinguish between good and evil, treat evil as good, and treat good as evil. Then his "conscience" will also make mistakes, so that "matter" will also go astray. At this time, we must turn to ourselves. Try to make our heart return to a state of no good and no evil. Only when you return to the state of no good and no evil can you have a correct conscience and a correct check of things. As long as you can get knowledge from things to achieve a heart without selfishness and material desires, the truth in your heart is actually the truth of all things in the world. Therefore, in Wang Shouren's view, "the law of heaven" does not depend on empty talk, but on "the knowledge of things". By practice, by self-reflection. Having the law of heaven in your heart, selfless heart, is like the world has rules, there are laws, and there are rules to measure the squares and circles of all things in the world. No matter how many squares and circles there are, no matter the size of these squares and circles, you can rely on the knowledge of things to reveal their laws. Therefore, the law of heaven lies in people's hearts. He believes that in order to learn, "only by learning can you get your heart", "If you are rooted in an example, your Those who learn, those who train, those who irrigate, and those who support and delete hoes are just those who have something to do with their roots. "This kind of self-cultivation method of seeking the heart is required to achieve the so-called realm of" all things are one ". His theories of" the unity of knowledge and action "and" the simultaneous progress of knowledge and action "aim to oppose Song Confucianism such as Cheng Yi's" knowledge sequence and action "and various theories that divide the relationship between knowledge and action. On children's education, he opposed" whipping and rope binding, if you are to be detained, "and advocated that" it must be encouraged and the center is happy "in order to achieve" natural day-to-day transformation. "His doctrine appeared in an" anti-traditional "attitude. After the mid-Ming Dynasty, the Yangming School was formed, which had a great influence. He accepted disciples everywhere. After his death, "Wang Xue" was divided into several schools, but he came from the same school, each seeing its own strengths. His philosophical ideas spread far and wide overseas, especially having a great impact on the Japanese academic community. Japanese general Hirachiro Togo has a waist tag of "bowing his head and worshiping Yangming all his life". His disciples and psychology have influenced many people: Xu Jie, Zhang Juzheng, Hai Rui, Tao Xingzhi, etc., famous overseas! Comments: Wang Yangming is not only the master of Song Ming's psychology, but also famous for his achievements in life, so he is called "True Three Immortals" (Taishang has Lide, followed by meritorious deeds, and once again Liyan, although it is not wasted for a long time, this is called Three Immortals. His academic thought has an important and far-reaching influence in China, Japan, the Korean Peninsula and South East Asia countries and even the world. Therefore, Wang Yangming (a master of psychology) and Confucius (a founder of Confucianism), Mencius (a master of Confucianism), and Zhu Xi (a master of Confucianism) are called Kong, Meng, Zhu, and Wang.