09/06/2017
这和尚终日口巴巴说甚么!终日眼睁睁看甚么! ——顺应自己的本性,保持自己的良知。
故事背景:
王阳明在一座寺庙中看到一个枯坐的和尚,据说已不视不言静坐三年。王阳明笑了笑,就绕着和尚走了几圈,像是道士捉鬼前的作法。最后他在和尚面前站定,看准了和尚,冷不防地大喝一声:“这和尚终日口巴巴说甚么!终日眼睁睁看甚么!”不知是王阳明的禅机触动了和尚,还是王阳明的大嗓门惊动了和尚。总之,和尚惊慌地睁开眼,“啊呀”一声。
王阳明盯紧他,问:“家里还有何人?”和尚答:“还有老母。”王阳明再问:“想念她吗?”和尚不语。一片寂静,静的能听到和尚头上的汗水流淌的声音。最后,和尚打破了这一死寂,用一种愧疚的语气回答:“怎能不想念啊!”王阳明露出满意的神色,向和尚轻轻地摆手说:“去吧,回家去照顾你的母亲吧。”第二天,和尚离开寺庙,重回人间。
这个打坐的和尚明明不言不视已经三年,王阳明为什么偏偏问他口巴巴说什么、眼睁睁看什么?因为他看到了和尚表面不说、不看,心里却终日在说、在看。说和看的,正是绝思绝欲与人的天然良知之间的冲突。
王阳明其实就跟他说了一句话:顺应自己的本性,顺从自己的良知。绝不是在别处再求一个凌驾于人心万物的道。那也不是道,是妄。真心诚意想做王阳明心学的信徒,好好生活,好好做人,听到自己内心善的声音,听从自己内心的良知召唤,也就够了。
Wang Yangming's conte No.3
What did the monk say and looking at all day long ?----Follow your heart and keep your conscience.
Story background:Wang Yangming saw a monk sitting in a temple,it is said that the monk has not eaten or drank for there years.Wang Yangming smiled and walked several times around the monk,just like a Taoist priest.At last he stood in front of the monk, saw the monk, suddenly a shout:”What did the monk say and looking at all day long ?” whether Wang Yangming’s Buddhist allegorical word or gesture touched the monk or Wang Yangming’s the loud noise alerted him. In a word, the monk opened his eyes in alarm. "Oh!".
Wang Yangming watched him, asked: "is there anyone home?"The monk replied: "as well as mother.""Do you miss her?" Wang Yangming asked again The monk said nothing.A quiet that can hear the voice of the monk’s forehead sweat flowing.Finally, the monk broke the silence, and in a guilty tone, said, "how can i not miss ?"Wang Yangming showed a satisfied look and waved gently to the monk. "Go, go home and take care of your mother,"he said.On the second day, the monk left the temple and returned to hometown.
The monk, who had evidently not spoken for three years, why did Wang Yangming asked what he had said and looked all day long?Because he saw the monk face not say, don't see, but in the heart all day long say and see.It is the conflict between the natural desire and the natural conscience of human beings.
Wang Yangming actually said a word to him,Follow your heart and keep your conscience.Never seek another place beyond the heart of all things. That's not the way, it's absurd.If you want to be a disciple of Wang Yangming's theory of mind, to live well, to be a good man, to hear his own inner good voice, and to listen to his own inner calling, that is enough.