1, "First, study and be a saint." Story background: 1483, Wang Yangming studied in a private school in Beijing. One day, he solemnly asked the teacher, "What's the first thing?" The meaning of this sentence is actually asking, what is the ultimate value of life? His teacher was taken aback. No student has ever asked him such a question. He looked at Wang Yangming, smiled, thought for a while, and then made what he thought was the most perfect answer: "Of course, he studied to be a big official." Wang Yangming is obviously not satisfied with this answer. He looked at the teacher and said, "I don't think so." The teacher gave an unnatural "Oh": "What? Do you have a different opinion? " Wang Yangming nodded exaggeratedly and said, "I thought the first thing should be to study and be a saint."
2. "When you didn't see this flower, it died with your heart. When you look at this flower, the color of this flower suddenly becomes clear. " Story background: One spring, Wang Yangming and his friends went to the mountains to play. A friend pointed to a flower among the rocks and said to Wang Yangming, you often say that there is nothing outside your heart. Everything in the world is in your heart and controlled by your heart. Look at this flower. It blooms and falls all over the mountains. Can your heart control it? Whether your heart lets it open, it will open; Your heart let it fall, it fell? Wang Yangming's answer is very tasty: "When you didn't see this flower, it died with your heart;" You will know that this flower is not in your heart. "
3. "What does this monk say all day! What are you staring at all day! " Story background: He saw a monk sitting in a temple. According to an insider, the monk has been sitting quietly for three years. Wang Yangming walked around the monk with a smile, like a Taoist priest before catching ghosts. Finally, he stood in front of the monk, took a good look at the monk and suddenly shouted, "What does this monk say all day? What are you staring at all day! " This sentence is the Zen machine of the legendary Zen monk. The so-called Zen machine is to hint the doctrine with words, actions or things containing secrets, so that the recipient can understand it by touching the machine. I don't know whether Wang Yangming's Zen machine touched the monk or Wang Yangming's loud voice alarmed the monk. In short, the monk opened his eyes in panic and said, "Ouch!" . Wang Yangming glared at him and asked, "Who else is at home?" The monk replied, "There is an old mother." "Do you miss her?" The monk didn't speak. There was silence, and you could hear the sound of sweat flowing from the monk's head. Finally, the monk broke the silence and replied in a guilty tone, "How can I not miss it?"
4. Story background: 1496, he failed Sun Shan again in the exam. Someone cried at the publishing site without seeing his name, but Wang Yangming was indifferent. Everyone thought he was too sad to use a sad expression, so they came to comfort him. A vicissitudes of life smile flitted across his face. He said, "You are all ashamed of being the last one, but I am ashamed of being tempted to be the last one."
5. The story background of "Light is More than Candles": A disciple named Xu Yue, as devout as a believer on the shore, hoped to meet Wang Yangming, and Wang Yangming agreed. Xu Yue is still in the primary stage of Wang Yangming's theory of mind. He was sure that he understood Wang Yangming's mind in meditation and got the true meaning. Wang Yangming asked him to give an example, and Xu Yue excitedly gave an example. He gave one, Wang Yangming denied one, and gave a dozen. There is no example, he is quite depressed. Wang Yangming pointed out to him: You are too attached to things. Xu Yue doesn't understand. Wang Yangming pointed to the light of the candle on the boat and said, "This is light." Draw a circle in the air and say, "This is light, too." He pointed to the lake illuminated by candlelight outside the boat and said, "This is light, too." Then he pointed to where he could see it. "This is still light." Xu Yue was at a loss at first, but soon got excited and said, "I understand, teacher." Wang Yangming said: "Don't be persistent, the light is not just on the candle, remember this." Xu Yue thanked him and left.
6. Story background: On the night of the 28th of the lunar calendar 15281month, Wang Yangming woke up from a fantastic dream and asked his disciples, "Where have you been?" Disciple replied: "Qinglongpu (now Chijiang Village, Qinglong Town, Dayu County)." Wang Yangming asked again, "Does the ship seem to have stopped?" The disciple replied, "By the Zhangjiang River." Wang Yangming smiled and said, "How far is it from Nankang?" Disciple replied: It's still early. Wang Yangming smiled again, I'm afraid it's too late. He changed his clothes and sat upright against a waiter, so he sat all night. The next morning, he called Zhou Ji in. Zhou Ji rushed in and Wang Yangming had fallen. It was a long time before I opened my eyes, looked at Zhou Ji and said, "I'm leaving." Zhou Ji wept silently and asked, "What was the teacher's last words?" Only Wang Yangming's hissing breathing is still on board. Wang Yangming showed Zhou Ji a smile with the last strength in his life and said, "What can I say if this heart is clear?"
7. "You are not afraid of death, but also care about a pair of underwear?" Story background: Regarding the saying that "thieves have a conscience", Wang Yangming is not just talking nonsense, but has a factual basis. It is said that when he was a county magistrate in Luling, he caught a heinous thief. The thief was stubborn and resisted all kinds of questioning. Wang Yangming personally interrogated him, and he said coldly, "Don't talk nonsense if you want to kill people casually!" " Wang Yangming went on to say, "Well, I won't try today. However, it's too hot, you'd better take off your coat and we'll have a chat casually. " The thief said, "Take it off!" After a while, Wang Yangming said, "It's really hot. It is better to take off your underwear! " The thief still didn't agree: "Bare arms are common, it's no big deal." After a while, Wang Yangming said, "My arm is naked. Why don't you take off your underwear and be more comfortable naked? " The thief was not "bold" at this time, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "inconvenient, inconvenient!" Wang Yangming said, "What's the inconvenience? You are not afraid of death. Do you still care about a pair of underwear? It seems that you still have some sense of shame and conscience. You are not worthless! "
8. "You see saints all over the street, and people all treat you like a saint." Story background: One day, Wang Gen, who has a strong personality, came back from a business trip. Wang Yangming asked him, "What do you see?" Wang Gen said in an unusually surprised tone: "I saw saints all over the street." We should note that this sentence by Wang Gen has profound meaning. Before Wang Gen came to worship Wang Yangming as a teacher, he was arrogant and unruly. After worshipping Wang Yangming as a teacher, he will not change his "arrogant" temperament. Wang Yangming has said many times: "Everyone can be a saint." Wang Gen doesn't believe it. He always thinks that saints are out of reach, so his sentence "I see saints all over the street" is a mockery of Wang Yangming's remarks: "Look, those ordinary people in the street are saints. Why can't I believe that there are so many saints in the world? " Wang Yangming probably guessed Wang Gen's mind, so he tried his best: "You are full of saints, and people all over the street regard you as a saint." Wang Gen smiled awkwardly: They are all saints. Wang Yangming nodded and said, yes! Everyone is a saint, and no one is worse than anyone else.
9. When he was full of doubts, things became the background of the story: Wang Yangming's plan can be summarized in two words: fraud. He forged various official documents to welcome Nanchang regular army. Among these official documents, the most dazzling is the number of regular troops. It is roughly estimated that there are about100000 people. The official document also claimed that it agreed to encircle Nanchang City on June 20th this year and launch the dawn general attack on June 2nd1day. In another official document, Wang Yangming "replied" not to rush. In order to avoid heavy casualties, siege is the worst policy. He should fight a war of annihilation after Zhu left the city. He also forged a letter in reply to the defection of Li Shishi and Liu. In the letter, I deeply appreciated their attitude of abandoning the dark and turning to the bright, and promised to give them the opportunity to be promoted and make a fortune after pacifying Zhu. He forged the secret documents of General Zhu's surrender, invited people to talk with the people he made during Zhu's peace, and deliberately left these documents after the talks. Naturally, all these forged official documents reached Zhu's hands. Some local officials disapprove of Wang Yangming's fraud plan. They asked Wang Yangming, "Is this useful?" Wang Yangming did not answer the rhetorical question: "Let's not say whether it is useful or not, just say that Zhu Chenhao is suspicious." Some officials replied without thinking: "I will definitely be suspicious." Wang Yangming said with a smile, "If he doubts, that's all."
10, the decision to win or lose is only here. Story background: A disciple asked Wang Yangming if he had any specific skills in using troops. Wang Yangming replied: Where there are any skills, you just have to study hard and keep your heart still. If you have to say that you have the ability, then this heart is the only ability. Everyone's wisdom is similar, and the decision to win or lose is only here. For example, Wang Yangming said that we were at a disadvantage when fighting Zhu. I issued an order to the people around me to prepare for a fire attack, but that person was indifferent. I told him four times before he came to his senses. This kind of person is usually not knowledgeable and panics whenever something happens. The wisdom of those who use their quick wits does not fall from the sky, but is due to their pure learning.