Wang Yangming Quotes on Mind
Wang Yangming was a 15th and early 16th-century Chinese Neo-Confucian philosopher, statesman, and military general of the Ming dynasty, the most influential Confucian thinker of the late imperial era. This page collects quotes attributed to Wang Yangming on the topic of mind, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Wang Yangming:
“The mind is the principle.”
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Attributed to Wang Yangming:
“There are no flowers and trees outside the mind.”
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Attributed to Wang Yangming:
“When the mind is rectified, the body becomes correct.”
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Attributed to Wang Yangming:
“To extend one's intuitive knowledge to the utmost is the great rule.”
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Attributed to Wang Yangming:
“All learning is a process of self-discovery.”