Wang Yangming's famous saying

First, don't be happy for things, don't be sad for yourself.

Wang Yangming pays attention to inner cultivation. No matter what difficulties he meets, he can't be happy with things or feel sad for himself. He can size up the situation, has his own opinions, is determined and doesn't follow the trend. However, at the age of 30, he was banished to Longchang, hungry and naked, but he still devoted himself to reading, writing books and saying that he finally realized Taoism in Longchang, laying the foundation for himself to become a saint.

Second, practice on things?

In his later years, Mr. Wang Yangming always emphasized that the key documentary project of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television was called "Things in Practice" and 100 works supported by development funds. He said that products must be honed in things to gain a firm foothold, and then they can be static and dynamic. Doing things is the most reliable way. People should temper themselves by going through all kinds of things, temper their hearts and resist their sexuality in this process, so as to gain a firm foothold and achieve the state of keeping inner peace no matter whether they are moving or static. More than 500 years have passed

Third, I am afraid that the mirror is unknown, and I am not afraid that things cannot be illuminated.

Wang Yangming said: A saint's heart should be like a mirror, and everything he meets can be clearly illuminated, while our ordinary people's heart is a dusty mirror, and many things can't be clearly illuminated. Why is it dark? Because desire and habit are too heavy. For example, people you like can rationalize themselves, find reasonable reasons and choose tolerance even if they have obvious shortcomings.