1. Wang Shouren (October 31, 1472 - January 9, 1529), a young man named Yun, whose name is Boan, was named Yangmingzi.
2. A native of Yuyao County, Zhejiang Province, he was a famous thinker, philosopher, calligrapher, militarist and educator in the Ming Dynasty.
3. Because he once lived in Xiuwenyangming Cave in Guiyang and called himself Yangmingzi, he was called Mr. Yangming, generally called Wang Yangming, and his theory has been called "Yangming School" for generations.
4. Wang Shouren was a Jinshi in the 12th year of Hongzhi (1499) of Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty. He was an official in the three dynasties of Emperor Xiaozong, Emperor Wuzong and Emperor Shizong. Since the head of the Ministry of Punishment, he has successively held the posts of Postmaster of Longchang in Guizhou, magistrate of Luling County, Imperial Historian of Youjin Capital, Governor of Nangan, Governor of Liangguang, and so on. He has successively pacified the banditry disorder in Nangan, the banditry disorder in Liangguang, and the chaos in Chenhao. He was awarded the title of Xinjian Bo for his merits, and became one of the three civil servants in the Ming Dynasty who were ennobled for military merits.
5. In his later years, officials paid homage to the Minister of War of Nanjing and the Imperial Historian of Zuo Du.
6. Jiajing died in 1529 at the age of 57.
7. Muzong of the Ming Dynasty posthumously presented the new marquis with the posthumous title of "Wencheng".
8. In the 12th year of Wanli (1584), he was worshipped at the Confucius Temple.
9. Wang Shouren is proficient in Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. He is the epitome of the mind learning in the Ming Dynasty. He put forward the philosophical proposition of "to conscience" and the methodology of "unity of knowledge and practice", which has the significance of breaking through the shackles of feudal ideology and calling for the liberation of thought and personality.
10. Wang Shouren recruited many disciples and publicized his ideas, which was known as the "Yangming School" (also known as the "Yaojiang School").
11. Wang Shouren, the author of Wang Wencheng's Complete Works (38 volumes), was rated by the academic circles as the earliest enlightenment philosophy in the late feudal society of China.
12. Yangming's theory of mind was introduced into Japan, Korea and other countries.
The basic details of Wang Shouren's theory of mind in this article have been explained, and I hope it will be helpful to everyone.
