Wang Yangming's Philosophy of Mind: a Philosophy of Life That Unites Knowledge and Action

Wang Yangming is one of the few people in Chinese history who combines the "three immortals" of virtue, meritorious service and speech. His academic thoughts were spread from China to Japan, the Korean Peninsula and Southeast Asia, and had a huge influence on later generations. In the wild Longchang, Wang Yangming realized that "the way of a saint is that my nature is self-sufficient", that is, everyone has a conscience. In the bloody battlefield and dangerous court, what makes Longchang Enlightenment actually work is the "unity of knowledge and action", that is, following the inner conscience, one can achieve a state of tranquility within and invincibility from the outside. The essence of Wang Yangming's theory of the integration of knowledge and action is to be heart-centered, advocate good thoughts, use good thoughts to guide actions, and be a person with conscience, a person with high morals, and a person with sentiment. "Wang Yangming's Philosophy of Mind: A Philosophy of Life that Unifies Knowledge and Action" contains the main thoughts of Wang Yangming's philosophy of life, selects the essence of his philosophy for in-depth analysis, and provides a relatively objective interpretation from both theoretical and practical aspects to help readers understand the essence of his theory of the integration of knowledge and action. It has to be said that the unity of knowledge and action proposed by Wang Yangming fundamentally solves people's confusion about interests, desires, and behaviors, allowing people to look at things more rationally and use kind thoughts to be their true selves.