What does it mean to do what you know?

Wang Shouren: Do what you know and know what you do. Wang Shouren said: "knowing is the idea of doing, and doing is the work of knowing;" Knowing is the beginning of doing, and doing is the achievement of knowing. " It means that morality is the guiding ideology of human behavior, and it is time to achieve "conscience" and act according to the requirements of morality. Ideological activity under the guidance of morality is the beginning of behavior, and behavior that meets the requirements of moral norms is the completion of "conscience"

Wang Shouren's theory of unity of knowledge and action is not only aimed at Zhu, but also different from Lu Jiuyuan. Zhu Ludu advocated that the prophet should know later. Wang Shouren opposed the split of knowing and doing, and advocated seeking the truth from my heart. He said: "knowledge is the idea of doing, and doing is the kung fu of knowing;" Knowing is the beginning of doing, and doing is the achievement of knowing. Just say one thing, it has its own lines; Just say one line and you'll already know. "

Knowing and doing are two sides of kung fu. There is action in knowledge, and there is action in knowledge. The two are inseparable, and there is no order.

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Wang Shouren's theory of unity of knowing and doing deepens the relationship between consciousness and practicality of moral consciousness, overcomes the deficiency of Zhu's theory of knowledge first, but at the same time obliterates the epistemological elements in Zhu's theory of knowing and doing.

Although Wang Shouren's point of view is beneficial to moral cultivation, it ignores the study of objective knowledge, resulting in the abuse of Wang Xuedi's willful abandonment of school in the future. Thinkers in the early Qing Dynasty even attributed Ming's death to Wang Xuedi's shortcomings.

In this way, Wang Yangming replaced the reasonable aspect of "doing" with ideas, requiring people to establish a belief at the beginning of their ideological activities, that is, to do according to the principle of "goodness" and eliminate evil and evil at the beginning, which is also called "unity of knowledge and action". Therefore, we should fully understand the "unity of knowledge and action" in order to correctly evaluate it. ?

In addition, Wang Yangming's educational thought still has many places worth learning from: first, the responsibility of determination, diligence, correction and goodness. "If you don't stand up, nothing can be done in the world. ... if you don't stand up, like a boat without a rudder, a horse without balance, what will you get in the end? " "Determination can promote diligence." "If you don't study hard, you will have unfinished business." "Repentance" refers to oneself, and "responsibility for goodness" refers to persuading others to mend their ways, including "admonishing teachers", that is, admonishing teachers and pointing out mistakes.

The second is independent spirit and learning ability. The third is to teach students in accordance with their aptitude step by step. The fourth is to emphasize personal practice. These educational thoughts have a good reference significance for today's young people to learn.