mtl008 Chapter 346: Gradually Understanding the Path to Sainthood
Chapter 346: Gradually Understanding the Path to Sainthood
＜I remember that he loved playing chess in his childhood, but his father thought that this was not good and that playing with things would lead to a loss of ambition, so he threw the chessboard into the river. Wang Shouren later wrote a poem about his childhood chess experience, which is quite childish.＞
＜God, his youth was totally different from what I thought, hahaha. I had never read about his deeds before, I only memorized his key points of psychology in high school history class.＞
＜Psychology… when I think of this, I think of politics. I really hate books on philosophy [crying]＞
＜I was really struck by the words Wang Shouren’s father told him to study in order to pass the imperial examinations. It’s the same with studying nowadays. It feels like I’ve been studying for more than ten years just to find a job after graduation. It’s really annoying.＞
＜You may not be able to find a job even after graduating from university [狗头]＞
＜When I think of the "study is useless" theory that has been popular in recent years, some people think that after spending more than ten years of time, energy and money studying, the result is not as good as those who did not finish their studies... I feel broken.
I now know that the purpose of studying is not to find a job or make money, but this is not the case from the beginning. They told us and instilled in us that we should study hard, get into a good university, and find a good job in the future... [sigh]＞
＜There is still a long way to go for domestic education.＞
＜I want to study happily oooo＞
＜After studying hard for more than ten years, my health has collapsed and I still can’t find a job.＞
＜Wang Yangming was very different from the scholars of the time. He was not the type who only studied, but also learned martial arts such as riding and shooting. My impression is that the scholars of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties were really weak scholars, unlike the scholars of the Qin, Han and Tang dynasties who also traveled around the world with swords.＞
＜Awesome, you started looking for answers yourself when you were 15. I was still locked up in school when I was 15, and I just wanted to make it to college every day [smile]＞
＜I still want to say that Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism has done great harm to people. I really don’t like it.＞
[Twenty-fifth year of Kaiyuan Period in Tang Dynasty, Li Bai: There is no reason why scholars should not wear swords.]
[Guo Jia in the sixth year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty: Are the later literati so weak?]
[Tang Taizong Li Shimin: The purpose of studying is to gain a good reputation. It is hard to say whether it is right or wrong.]
[Emperor Taizu of Song Dynasty: Well... even if you are studying, you should learn some martial arts. ]
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"Life in the afterlife sounds a bit miserable."
"Looking for a job? How can you not find one?"
“Is it a requirement that they study for more than ten years?”
There are more and more speculations about the future generations, and this comment broke the superimposed filter of many people about the future generations.
Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng has never been deified by later generations, because in the first video someone said that he didn't want to work, that it was too difficult to find a job and that he had too few holidays.
……
Zhao Kuangyin vaguely felt that Guangmu's comment that the literati of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties were weak might have something to do with him.
"..."
"Is this not another case of the younger generations going too far?"
Zhao Pu, who could barely be considered a scholar, said, "Civil officials have weak bodies and are easily sick. It is not easy to survive as an official."
If he was a local official, he didn't know where he would be assigned to serve. If he was assigned to a remote place, it might be impossible for people to get there.
It was because he understood this truth that Zhao Kuangyin sighed, "It's really troublesome. I have to stop the things that happened in the late Tang Dynasty from happening again, but I can't go too far..."
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It looks quite ordinary, not the miraculous standard of a saint.
He was just an ordinary scholar when he was young and adolescence.
Many people are still confused and continue watching with the mentality of finding fault.
When the Hongwu and Yongle emperors saw Wang Shouren talking about his ambitions, they all sighed in their hearts: How dare you say that! Can everyone become a saint? !
The boy is arrogant!
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Ming Dynasty, Zhengde Year 3
Zhu Houzhao was very excited. Following the explanation on the light curtain, he now had a general impression of Wang Yangming. In addition, he had also chatted with him on the light curtain before, so he was very satisfied with this person.
"Wait for him to come back and let him join the cabinet!"
"No, no, he is good at both civil and military affairs, it would be great for him to be a general!"
"Wow, you're the same as me. I also like to dress up as a general! A general is so majestic!"
The ministers smiled on their faces, but cursed in their hearts: Is your role as a general the same as that of a saint? ! Your Majesty, we don't want to tell you what you are thinking!
Wang Shouren found it quite magical that at the age of 37, he could already watch the introduction of his life on the screen.
"How long have you lived? Have you expanded your knowledge?"
Walking out of the cave and looking at the barren scene around him, he stared at the light curtain in front of him without changing his expression.
"My heart is bright?"
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[He passed the provincial examination at the age of 21.]
At the age of 25, Wang Yangming failed the imperial examination for the second time. When he passed by Taibai Tower in Jining, he was moved by the scene and compared himself to the poet Li Bai. He wrote "Taibai Tower Fu" and used Li Bai's story to imply the reason for his failure in the imperial examination: he was envied by vulgar people.
He said that "the world considers it shameful not to get the first place, but I am ashamed to be moved by not getting the first place."
At the age of 28, he passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi, bid farewell to his life as a scholar and officially embarked on a career in officialdom.
At the age of 31, Wang Yangming became ill due to overwork while serving as an official outside, so he took sick leave and returned home.
Wholeheartedly practice the Taoist breathing and guiding techniques to nourish your body.
During his recuperation and cultivation, Wang Yangming had already attained enlightenment. But this period was also the most depressing time for him. The deeper his cultivation, the more contradictions he found.
"A person can abandon everything except his loved ones."
This also became a turning point in his life.
Later, he moved to a temple on the West Lake of Qiantang to recuperate. He realized the shortcomings of Buddhism and Taoism, and returned to serve the world.
The instinctive difference between Buddhism and Confucianism is family affection and human nature, which enabled Wang Yangming to have his first epiphany and realize the value of "human beings".
When he was young, he also sought advice from Lou Liang, a great Confucian scholar in the mid-Ming Dynasty.
Lou Liang proposed that "a sage can be achieved through learning" and anyone can become a sage through learning.
Zhan Ganquan was a close friend of Wang Yangming. He used the Five Drownings as his epitaph to summarize Wang Yangming’s spiritual wanderings during his youth.
"At first, I was addicted to the habit of being a knight-errant.
Reindulge in the habit of riding and shooting
Three: Addicted to the Habit of Writing
Four: Addicted to the Habits of Immortality
Five drowning in Buddhist habits
It was the exploration in many aspects that honed the later Wang Yangming. 】
＜Suddenly I realized that many famous people did not pass the imperial examination in one try. The only two people I remember are Wang Wei and Zhang Juzheng.＞
＜No wonder Jiajing wanted to practice Taoism, it turns out that Taoism was popular throughout the Ming Dynasty.＞
＜I don’t understand why Wang Yangming was in such good health when he was young, but became plagued by illness later.＞
＜Alas, he is in good health. If he were really weak, he wouldn’t be able to walk to Longchang.＞
＜I know about Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism. This is to lay the foundation for realizing my own Tao in the future!＞
＜You are quite right. The Buddhist teachings of eliminating the seven emotions and six desires are very anti-human. It is really hard to abandon your loved ones.＞
＜The friendship between Wang and Zhan is also a good story.＞
[Twenty-fifth year of Kaiyuan Period in Tang Dynasty, Li Bai: Hahahaha, although I have never participated in the imperial examination, when facing failure, I should have the mentality of Wang Yangming! ]
[Zhan Ruoshui, in the third year of the Zhengde reign of the Ming Dynasty: It was I who wrote the epitaph for Yangming.]
[Ming Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang: What are you practicing Taoism for! @Ming Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houcong You are not allowed to indulge in that kind of thing! Wang Yangming practiced Taoism and realized many truths and became a saint. But you practiced Taoism and didn’t achieve anything, but made a lot of jokes. ]
[Ming Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao: @Ming Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houzhao, my cousin, please remember what our ancestors said.]
[Ming Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houcong: …]
[Lou Liang, Ming Zhengde Year 3: My friend from back then, when I saw him again, he had become a saint. Don’t underestimate him, don’t underestimate him.]