Have a bright heart.
Wang Yangming's theory of mind mentioned "to conscience", which means that when we do anything, we must first ask our own hearts to see if it conforms to our judgment of good and evil.
People have a conscience, because each of us has a standard of good and evil in our hearts. "At the beginning of life, human nature is good." Only when a person has a "conscience" can he understand self-discipline and truly distinguish right from wrong.
In dealing with the world, you need to be clear-headed, see your heart first, so that you can discipline yourself and not make mistakes, and keep your inner principles.
Some people sometimes can't tell good from evil, so they are often used by people who are good at rhetoric because they are not clear in their hearts.
Therefore, Wang Yangming advocates improving inner cultivation through epiphany, so that "conscience" can always be revealed and selfish desires can be avoided.
"Clear mind" means that we can see our hearts clearly and then respect our wishes. When we encounter the problem of right and wrong, we can judge according to the balance in our hearts and distinguish right from wrong.
02
Kind-hearted.
The "conscience" mentioned in Wang Yangming's Biography is actually consistent with goodness. People have self-discipline because of good thoughts.
Correspondingly, people with good thoughts should also know how to be self-disciplined, do good deeds and make good friends with good people. The relationship between good thoughts and conscience is complementary. It is an unchanging truth since ancient times that good is rewarded with good and evil with evil.
Wang Yangming also mentioned that doing good can change a person's fate. When interacting with people, it is often because people have different ideas and bring different results to themselves.
A temporary good thought can change a person's fate; A temporary evil thought may also ruin his life.
The key moment depends on how you choose.
Many people take chances when they do evil, praying that they will not be punished. Over time, he gradually lost his fear until his behavior was exposed and there was no room for turning back.
So always be self-disciplined, don't blind your conscience, always remember to do good deeds and make good friends.
03
Have a sincere heart
Wang Yangming's sincerity, first of all, is not self-deception. When facing others, a gentleman is open-minded and aboveboard, and naturally he can be respected by others.
The wicked will hide in front of the gentleman and deliberately show their own advantages so that others can't see their ugly hearts. But the more you hide it, the more people feel fake.
The root cause of these two different phenomena is that the former is sincere and the latter is just a false cover-up. Everything is based on sincerity, which can sometimes move the gods and make miracles happen. This heartfelt sincerity is very valuable.
Therefore, we should firmly grasp these three points when dealing with people. Only in this way can we remain true to ourselves in interpersonal relationships, win the love and respect of others, and make ourselves more relaxed in dealing with others.