Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 251 Who is this?
After leaving the abbot's room, it suddenly began to rain.Drizzling, drizzling, bigger and bigger.Slowly, the sky and the earth are as dense as a line.

Looking at the sky, Chen Yuyi said: "Look at the rain, but it's not convenient to go down the mountain. Chan Master Faleng has agreed to go down the mountain to do something, so we will stay in the temple overnight. When the rain stops, we will go down the mountain tomorrow."

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "Alright."

Zhike did not dare to neglect after hearing this.A small courtyard was arranged not far from Fadeng Zen Master's Temple for Wang Xiaolie to live in.

There is a small pavilion beside the bamboo forest outside the yard.The monks in the courtyard and Wang Xiaolie's entourage cleaned up there.Wang Xiaolie and Chen Yuyi stood in the small pavilion, watching the rain, thinking about their own thoughts.

Chen Yuyi was quite shocked today.I have been with Wang Xiaolie for two years, and I don't think there is anything strange about him.He has a gentle personality, rarely speaks harshly to the people below, and often cares about the lives of his subordinates.Things are well organized, well thought out, and mostly effective.

The most obvious thing is training.Which of the current generals doesn't want to train soldiers?But there are very few soldiers who can train well.Not to mention the thieves and thieves all over the world, there are many generals in command of the imperial court.But there are very few who can really unite people and form a stable army.Apart from the four generals of ZTE, Zhang Jun, Han Shizhong, Liu Guangshi, and Yue Fei, there are only a few people named Wu Jie, Wang Yan, Yang Zheng, and Yang Yizhong.

In two years, tens of thousands of troops have been trained, and they can fight in battle, which is unmatched by any general now.In the past, Chen Yuyi didn't think there was anything wrong with it. He participated in it and knew everything, so there was nothing special about him.Now that I think about it, I don't think it's that simple.Wang Xiaolie just divided the matter into strands and assigned a person to take charge.What everyone does is not complicated, but together, it is not the same thing.

Extraordinary people should do extraordinary things.Chen Yuyi chewed on these words, feeling an indescribable feeling in his heart.Zen master Faleng is well-known all over the world, and he is an eminent monk.What comes out of his mouth cannot be taken lightly.

Chen Yuyi raised his head and looked at Wang Xiaolie beside him.But I saw him standing under the pavilion, looking at the heavy rain between the sky and the earth, with a calm expression.He just frowned, not knowing what was on his mind.

What can I think about?Wang Xiaolie was also thinking about the scene when he met Zen Master Faleng just now.

What kind of supernatural power does this Zen master have, knowing his own origin, and even being able to count his future, Wang Xiaolie does not believe such words.But I really don't belong to this world. It's hard to say what makes Chan Master Faleng feel special.In these words, there may be Zen Master Faleng's enlightenment, and there may also be some empty words added by him.Believe it or not.

Seeing the rain falling down, Wang Xiaolie felt a breath in his chest.I want to vomit but can't vomit, which makes me a little uncomfortable.

What does this world look like and what does human society look like? This question has been asked by human sages and philosophers for thousands of years.Different civilizations have different answers, and different answers have different outcomes.However, is there a unified answer to this question?I'm afraid it may not be there.

From the perspective of the Chinese, there are two answers that have the greatest impact in the world.One is the answer of Europeans and Americans, and the other is the answer of Chinese.The answer of Europeans and Americans is the existence of the Creator and the existence of the rational world.The world and human society are divided into two parts, one is the secular world and the other is the world of gods.If you are an atheist, then one is the material world, and the other is the conscious world, or the rational world.

Famous Chinese physicist Yang Zhenning said in an interview that he believes in a Creator.Of course, this Creator is not a personal God, but closer to the first driving force of physics.This idea, this answer, is very Westernized.

China's answer is heaven and the way of heaven.What is Tao?Road to Road, very Avenue.The name can be named, very famous.Heaven, or Tao, or the way of heaven, if you say it, it is not the way of heaven.How to understand?Can only understand.If you understand, you understand, if you don't understand, you don't understand.

There is a similar saying in Buddhism.Tathagata speaks of the world, which is not the world, but the world.When the world is spoken out, it is no longer the world.

Why?Because both the speaker and the listener are part of the Dao of Heaven and part of the Buddhist world.No matter how wise the speaker is or how smart the listener is, it is only about a part of the way of heaven or the world, not the whole.One can only rely on human comprehension if one wants to sum up the way of heaven from this piece of knowledge.

If you want to talk about the way of heaven, you have to give a name to the various things in the way of heaven.Connect names one by one, classify them into categories, and extend metaphors, so that others will know what they are talking about.And when the name was given, it was given by a human being, which is no longer the way of heaven.

For example, I pointed to something hard on the ground and said it was called a stone.The name of the stone is different from the actual stone.This stone is hard and white, so is the stone hard or white?Actually neither.It was later discovered that some black and soft things should also be called stones.The extension of this problem is the famous Li Jianbai problem.

Human knowledge consists of giving various names, adding various relationships, various causes and effects, various logics, various inductions, and various deductions to form a system.This knowledge system is similar to reality, but not the same.Shi Yigong, a famous Chinese scientist, once said in a speech that human scientific knowledge is actually wrong.Because it's just our knowledge of the world, not the world as it is.The development of human science is to continuously produce new knowledge to replace old knowledge.

The names of everything in the world are given by human beings, not that they are already there and picked up by human beings.The knowledge formed by these names is human's understanding of the world and society.If there is a god, like the omniscient and omnipotent creator in Europe and the United States, or the rational world, it will know that all knowledge formed from it is inconsistent with the facts and is wrong.

Is wrong knowledge useful?Do you need to study?Of course it is useful, and of course it needs to be learned.Because this knowledge is correct in human understanding.Human knowledge and the way of heaven are not the same thing.If some people get confused, they will spin around in it.

The knowledge system in Europe and the United States pays special attention to concepts and definitions, and requires that the definitions must be accurate.Hegel once said that Chinese is a bad language.Because concepts cannot be defined precisely, there are differences between classical Chinese and spoken language.Of course, in the eyes of later generations, Hegel was wrong.In fact, it is more than wrong, it is more like a backward civilization system pointing at an advanced civilization system.

Human beings give names to everything in the world, or define and set concepts. It seems to be a description of the world, but it is actually an approximation.This approximation has become more and more accurate with the development of human beings.But fundamentally, similarity cannot be real.

This is what Wang Xiaolie said to Zen Master Faleng, the world is like this, the world should be like this, and the world is like this.How humans understand, describe, and transform such a world is a matter for human beings, not the reality of the world.

How do we know such a world?How do you know the Way of Heaven?This is an important method in Taoism, and Tao follows nature.By understanding the nature of the world and the nature of human society, we can understand the world and society.Through this understanding, to transform human beings themselves.

It must be understood that European and American civilization is not this system.They set up a system by establishing their own concepts and logic.Then transform the world, transform human beings, and adapt to this system.

Human beings have entered the industrial society, and Chinese civilization has fallen behind.Why lag behind?There are various theories and various analyses.Are these statements and analyzes reliable?Most are reliable.But right?Almost all of them are wrong.

It is a fact that China lags behind in modern times, and there are many reasons.It is necessary and valuable to analyze the reasons and transform our society.But to say that these reasons have caused China to lag behind, and if any place, or some places change, can avoid backwardness, most of these remarks are worthless.Falling behind is a fact, and the most important thing to do is to learn and change. The fantasy that if it is yourself, it will never be like this is mostly delusional.

In addition to learning from the Industrial Revolution, China has also learned from Western culture and ideas on a large scale.From Newton, Einstein, to Socrates and Plato, there are Freud, Spinoza, Hegel, Kant, Sartre, Descartes, Euclid, and many other figures in between.Some people even have to pull out a famous saying from these people after a few words, showing that they are well-informed, just like the ancient literati saying that they are poetic clouds.More people say that if there is someone in China who already has some ideas, he will definitely not be left behind.

The reality tells us that these foreign sages and sages have a lot to learn from their thoughts.It is an excellent quality to learn from other people's strengths and transform one's own weaknesses.But more people don't know where to start or what to learn, but just stamp their feet and beat their chests. Why is there no such person in China?Why?
There are so many whys.Because China is China, and foreign countries are foreign countries.China has its own sages and sages, and foreign countries have their own.

Since the Qing Dynasty, China's backwardness has caused many Chinese people to lose themselves.Some people go to learn science and technology from Europe and the United States, and some people go to study their theories of governing the country.I have learned a lot in science and technology, and the theories of governing the country I have learned are increasingly being doubted.

Actually not surprising.China lags behind the West in terms of science and technology, and also lags behind in many areas of thought and theory.But until science and technology catch up with the West, everything else will suffer.Even if I have advanced ideas and theories, I can't believe it.

Knowing the world, or even understanding the way of heaven, human beings are like elementary school students.When we were in elementary school, we learned that the earth is round, that the earth revolves around the sun, and that the moon revolves around the earth, so we felt that we knew everything about astronomy.Knowing that frogs are transformed from tadpoles, knowing that cicadas do not drink dew, knowing why kites fly into the sky, knowing that water boils at [-] degrees, I feel that everything in the world is under control.The adults just smiled when they saw your cheerful appearance.Children think it is praise, but adults are just encouraging.

China has been behind the West for hundreds of years, and some people think that everything in China is wrong and that everything should be learned from the West.If there are adults in this world, I'm afraid they are smiling.

China has been defeated many times by foreigners.For example, the Song Dynasty is against the Jin Dynasty now, and then it is against Mongolia, and then the Ming Dynasty is against the Manchu and Qing Dynasties.At this time, many people thought that the Song Dynasty was wrong in everything, and they had to learn from the Jin Dynasty and everything.What's so strange about it?
He once criticized Lin Piao and Confucius.When Confucianism was approved, many pamphlets were published, telling the crimes of Confucius.What is the spokesperson of the great slave owner, who hates the working people and progressive forces, one by one, as if Confucius was a heinous person.This is very bad.What's the use of turning over the previous history and criticizing the ancients as useless because the descendants of a splendid civilization are backward?

It is often said that if China is not a Confucian civilization, such as Mohism, Legalism, and Taoism, what would China's history be like?We will not fall behind, we will not be bullied, only we will bully others.Many people agreed and imagined such a world.But I don't know, the greater possibility is that even this splendid civilization is gone.For this kind of thinking, some people even wrote books, saying that when Qin merged with the six countries, the people of Chu State fled to Qin State one after another.I don't know where the Chu rebels came from in the troubled times at the end of Qin Dynasty.This is the author's imaginary world, not the real world.Only the real world can inspire future generations.

People often say, what would happen to me if I went back 1000 years ago.Some people want to learn from the United Kingdom, the monarchy is a constitutional monarchy, and constitutionalism can cure all diseases.Some people say to learn from France, the bourgeois republic, the most advanced.Others want to learn from the United States, Germany, Russia, and Japan.No one thinks about it. In reality, China has been bullied for hundreds of years, and various countries have learned it casually, but they have not learned it.Why?Because China is China, not a foreign country.It's not a prop that you can just use your own imagination to deduce.

After the Song Dynasty, no one can compare with Wang Yangming among the great masters of Confucianism in China.However, historically, Yangming's philosophy of mind had little influence in China, but blossomed and borne fruit in Japan.In modern times, because Japan industrialized earlier and was more advanced, many people feel bitter about it.This is a great thinker in China. Why didn't he get the status he deserved in China, but was imitated by the Japanese instead?Is the backwardness of modern China related to this?The sudden prosperity of Wang Yangming's philosophy of mind after modern times was largely related to Japan, and many people believed that it was a missed opportunity for China.

China is China, Japan is Japan, these are two different civilizations.What the Japanese like, the Chinese may not like.The Japanese that the Chinese like may not necessarily like.What's so strange about that?Marx was also a celebrity in his home country, but he did not have the unparalleled status in China.Wang Yangming is also a great scholar in China, but he does not have the same status as Japan.I am heartbroken on this issue, and feel that China has missed Yangming's philosophy of mind, so it did not enter modern society in time, which is a manifestation of intellectuals' insufficient understanding of civilization.

Chinese civilization is unique in the world and cannot be simply compared with other civilizations.For civilization and traditional culture, it is necessary to discard the dross and carry forward the essence, so that this civilization can last forever.It is immature to think every day that you have learned the truth of this country today, and you will learn the truth of that country tomorrow, and bury all your traditions.

Every civilization has something unique about it that sets it apart from other civilizations.Other places with advanced civilizations and successful experiences can all be objects of study.But in the process of learning, you must not forget that you are a different civilization, so don't lose yourself.Thinking that there is an advanced system, and I have to put myself into that system is the conclusion of the thinking of the other side of European and American rationality.If your own civilization is not good enough, don't force yourself into it.If not, it is likely to become a twisted and strange society.

From Japan 200 years ago, to South Korea, to China, there is no particularly difficult obstacle for East Asia to enter the industrial society.This is a blessing for China, and we should be grateful for the civilization left to us by our ancestors.Don't insist on putting forward your own set of opinions just because you are a scholar who was backward, and wanton comments from ancient times to the present, from the middle to the outside.You should first understand your own civilization, be familiar with your own civilization, and mature your own civilization.

Leaving aside Africa, the colonial continent, and the severed blood vessels in Latin America, the relatively large civilizations in the world include Indian civilization and a certain civilization in the middle of Asia and Europe.They are still looking for a way out of industrialization in their own civilization system, but this way out is very difficult to find.We have fallen behind before, and we should understand that being behind for a while means nothing.When they find a way out and reform their own civilization, they can still develop.

How difficult it is for these civilizations to find a way out of industrialization!Even with all kinds of theories, many role models, and even the help of countries large and small, there is still no way out.It is too much to think that with what theory, what policy, what measures, civilization can make great strides forward at once.Unless a civilization is blocked or suppressed, it will always find its way out.

In reality, not many people realize this.Even if someone recognizes it, it is difficult to find like-minded people.For example, in China, some people say why China lags behind?Because of Confucianism!Immediately, countless people came out to echo and discuss heatedly.Why?Because this used to be China's national ideology, there are all kinds of materials, and everyone can say a few words.Confucianism needs to be reformed, and some people want to revive Xinxue!Immediately, a large number of Confucianism enthusiasts came out and discussed together.Why?Because Japan proved it.Many times, what we discuss is not truth, not fact, but just a topic.Does this topic make sense?Who cares!

Unlike Europeans and Americans, Chinese people think that they are the people of God, and they want to develop believers in God and destroy other civilizations.Nor is it as fraternal as some of them, thinking that people are all the same.Different civilizations are different civilizations, so you don't have to empathize with people of different civilizations.China is China, not someone else's country.It is right to make friends and do more trade.How to live is a matter for others.

There is a pair of eyes in the sky watching the world.Wang Xiaolie suddenly remembered this sentence.Looking up, it's just foggy, and the rain hasn't stopped.Through the rain curtain, I can't even see what the sky looks like.

Of course there are no eyes in the sky.What Zen Master Faleng said was just a feeling, which seemed right and wrong.Wang Xiaolie also faintly felt this feeling when he talked about the finale with Zen Master Faleng.These are not the eyes of gods, but the eyes of civilization.

From elementary school knowledge, wandering in the ocean of knowledge, the thinking of people in later generations is different from the previous life.Everyone learned knowledge and felt that they knew a lot.Astronomy and geography, both at home and abroad, can be discussed with eloquence.

But if you think about it carefully, what have you learned?Some professional knowledge can never be wrong, but beyond professional knowledge, it is very difficult to say.

Most of the human knowledge system comes from the rational side of Europe and America, and it pays great attention to concepts and definitions.Concepts and definitions are invented by humans and have a certain scope of application.In the process of learning and using, people will basically not find any problems.It is only when these defined boundaries are reached that the world turns out to be different.

What is the biggest difference between European and American civilization and Chinese civilization?European and American civilization relies on the precise definition of concepts, and the logical reasoning, deductive induction, etc. derived from this.Chinese civilization, on the other hand, does not depend on concepts, logical reasoning, induction and deduction.No one civilization is more advanced, only which civilization is more suitable and when it is suitable.

Concepts, logic, induction, deduction, etc. are what Chinese civilization needs to learn, and they are useful to oneself.What should European and American civilization learn from Chinese civilization?Of course, the Chinese can't answer this question clearly. This is a problem for Europeans and Americans.

The role of heaven in Chinese civilization is difficult for other civilizations to understand.It is also difficult to say clearly the scope covered by the sky.

Thinking of this, Wang Xiaolie lowered his head and looked at the rainy world.The world is wonderful, and people themselves are also very wonderful.When we thought we were about to understand everything in the world, we suddenly discovered that the world is boundless.When we think we know the truth in the world, we find that no one understands you.When people understand it, they find that the previous principles need to be changed.

The greatness of human beings does not lie in how many sages and sages and talented people there are, but in the presence of all kinds of ideas.It doesn't matter whether the thought is high-level or low-level, as long as it suits your own life.When you jump out of the crowd, you will find that the thoughts that most people have are relatively simple and can be seen through at a glance.Whether it is too stupid or too high-minded, there are actually very few people.

The other millet is Lili, the seedling of the other millet.Walking is extravagant, the center is shaking.Those who know me say that I am worried; those who do not know me say what I want.Long sky, who is this?This has been the norm for thousands of years of human history.Don't be proud if you are liked, and don't be annoyed if you are not.

Wang Xiaolie sighed.Lift your eyes and walk through the bamboo forest.But he saw a figure turning from the bamboo forest, raised his head, and looked at himself.

(End of this chapter)