An 80-year-old man in Shanxi lives alone in a feng shui treasure land. He has been obsessed with Zhouyi for 45 years and understood the secrets of heaven. What is he like now?
Throughout the ages, many people have studied the Book of Changes. Basically it can be divided into three categories. Let’s talk about it one by one.
The first category is senior intellectuals, experts, professors, and scholars. When they studied the Zhouyi, they cited extensive references and classics. Most of them had profound theories and grand systems, but they lacked practical experience.
These people are well known to most people, such as Mr. Li Ronglin, an honorary academician of the China Zhouyi Academy. He has profound attainments and superb skills in the Yi academic world, and has won the trust and praise of all walks of life.
The second category is the nameless "masters" wandering in the marketplace and rivers and lakes. Some of them have family teachings, some have read several Yixue books, and most of them do divination for others out of interest to confirm what they have learned. This kind of people have more practical experience.
The 80-year-old man from Shanxi we are going to talk about today belongs to this category.
This old man’s name is Zhang Honglu, and he lives in a rural village called Xidian, Wanrong County, Shanxi Province. Although he is 88 years old, Uncle Zhang looks healthy, his legs and feet are very flexible, and he is usually full of energy.
Uncle Zhang is a famous local "Feng Shui Mr." He was obsessed with the physiognomy of the Book of Changes, and chose a "feng shui treasure place" for himself on the highway, where he stayed for 6 years, which shows how obsessed he is with the Book of Changes.
When he was 16 years old, he entered a temple in Mount Wutai and learned Yin Yang Bagua and Qi Men Dun Jia from his master. While in Mount Wutai, Uncle Zhang was already a master in fortune telling, palm reading and Feng Shui. .
He returned to his hometown when he was 40 years old. When he first came back, many people didn’t know that he had this ability. Later, people from other places often came to visit him, and this slowly spread the word. Local farmers say he is a "fortune teller".
Uncle Zhang is very good at liberal arts and has a wealth of knowledge. He can combine his writing foundation with the Five Elements of Zhouyi very well, and he can explain it to others in a convincing way.
Therefore, many local people come to ask for names every day, or to let him see the house and the cemetery. Many people also come from afar just to let Uncle Zhang count for them. One hexagram.
Someone asked Uncle Zhang if he thought "divination and feng shui" was a psychological comfort. Then why have you been doing it all your life?
Uncle Zhang said that life is inseparable from knowledge, and only continuous learning can enrich oneself. He has always liked Zhouyi gossip all his life. He would read his own "Zhouyi" every day when he had nothing to do. Uncle Zhang felt that reading "Zhouyi" made him feel at ease every day, always happy, in good spirits, in good health, and mentally healthy. He also said: "It won't be difficult for him to live to be 120 years old!"