Chapter 24 Chapter 24 The Source of Pleasure
At the end of the year, Gao Panlong also took advantage of the atmosphere of "removing the old and bringing in the new" to resign from his official position; Arrived in my hometown Wuxi.
Although the time of this official tour was very short, the harvest was great, which made him improve his knowledge and xinxing cultivation to a higher level. When he set off from Wuxi to the south, he took the waterway, and there was no waterway. He traveled by boat and land in the local area. On the first road, he arrived in Hangzhou.
During the few days of resting in Hangzhou, he visited well-known scholars in Hangzhou, such as Lu Cuiming and Wu Zhiyuan. Suddenly asked him: "How about the main body?"
This was a question he had never thought about, and he was at a loss for a moment, subconsciously answered a sentence in "The Doctrine of the Mean": "Soundless and odorless."
Although the problem has been dealt with, his heart is astute, and such an answer is just a casual perfunctory, not a real insight; therefore, he is very sad in his heart; although his body still follows everyone to the river, taking advantage of the bright moon, Sitting beside the Six Harmonies Pagoda admiring the bright and beautiful mountains and rivers, and toasting with everyone, but my mood is always like being bound by something, and I can’t let it go. Also still restless.
After leaving in the middle of the night, he returned to Kezhou and reflected on himself again and again: "Faced with such a beautiful scene tonight, I feel so depressed. What is the reason?"
So, he pondered over and over again, and finally came to a clue: "Although I used to study diligently, but because I didn't put enough effort into 'deliberate thinking' and 'discrimination', I still haven't had my own knowledge—knowledge." Here, I have not seen at all in the 'Tao', and my body and mind are always useless!"
After figuring this out, he angrily asked himself to redouble his efforts in the future; the next day, he set up thick mats in the southbound boat—he asked himself to strictly implement the "half-day plan" even during the journey. The principle of "reading and sitting quietly for half a day"; during meditation, if there is something inappropriate in the chest, follow Cheng and Zhu's theories of "respecting the Lord sincerely", "observing joy, anger, sorrow and joy before expressing", "sit silently and clear the heart" , "Recognize the principles of heaven" and other principles to consult, regardless of diet, work and rest; at night, he does not undress, sleeps with clothes when tired, sits again after waking up, and consults again and again-gradually, he Progress has been made—sometimes, he feels that his mind is clear, without any distracting thoughts, and his spirit is filled with the weather of heaven and earth. Although it can't last long, he has found the direction and path to study the truth.
After leaving Hangzhou, he went up the Qiantang River to Changshan by boat and land, passing Wuyishan, Yanping, and Qingliu——walking all the way for two months. There was no human disturbance, and the mountains and rivers were clear and beautiful, which was more conducive to the cultivation of emotions; Either stop at the green hills, wander around the blue streams, or sit quietly on rocks, the sound of streams and birds, and the luxuriant trees and bamboos, all together create a joy in his heart, and make him gradually realize the realm of the unity of heaven and man...
After passing Tingzhou, he stayed in a hostel by land; this hostel has a small building, facing the green hills in the front and the stream in the back. Quiet and peaceful atmosphere - this kind of small building is like a corner of the world, he feels very comfortable in it, he casually picked up Er Cheng's quotations and read, suddenly, a passage came into his eyes...
There are hundreds of officials and all tasks, soldiers and millions of people, drinking water and bending their arms, enjoying it.Everything changes in people, but nothing happens.
A spiritual spring slowly entered his heart, and he suddenly realized: "So that's the case, there is nothing wrong—"
He felt that all the confusion that had been entangled in his heart in the past disappeared, and the heavy burden that weighed on his heart fell to the ground; ——The true meaning of life and the origin of the universe that he wants to explore have shown the wisdom and perfection in his heart.
Even though he was born in a dynasty that was coming to an end, even though he lived in an era of political darkness and fraught with diseases, his soul obtained happiness and satisfaction in studying knowledge and pursuing truth; therefore, no matter the external environment No matter what, it will not affect his inner world in the slightest—in the academic field, he is completely content.
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