& lt What is the Book of Changes?
The Book of Changes is the thought and product of Yin and Yang. It originates from different sexes of men and women and is the product of primitive human thoughts. Its main purpose is to explain all the changing phenomena in the universe.
Yang means one, and Yin means-. These two simple symbols, odd and even, symbolize and explain all the changes in the universe. Masculine and feminine, masculine and feminine; All changes in nature are due to the nature of yin and yang, that is, the nature of combining rigidity with softness. Such as heaven, people, benevolence, upward, forward, bright, forward, heaven, respect, nobility and joy all belong to yang, rigidity and movement; Earth, female, righteousness, down, back, darkness, coming, night, inferiority, meanness and misfortune all belong to yin, softness and quietness. Masculinity and femininity complement each other, but they are not constant, but moving the pole is static, the static pole is moving, moving is static, and static is moving; Masculinity breeds femininity, and femininity also contains masculinity, and the two complement each other. Such as: men are strong for women and women are soft for men; The front pair is masculine, and the front pair is feminine.
It is said in "Cohesion Upload" that "one yin and one yang are the way". Everything between heaven and earth changes with time and place, either yang or yin. The law of this change of yin and yang is the law of the universe and the law of life. That is justice and humanity.
In the biography of divination, it is said: "When sages make changes, they must follow numerology. Therefore, the way to establish heaven is yin and yang; The way to stand on one's feet, softness with rigidity; The way to establish people is benevolence and righteousness; There are three talents and two. " The changing laws of heaven, Tao and people that I want to explain here are one-to-one correspondence; That is, everything in the universe follows the law of infinite change of masculinity and femininity. Therefore, it is called "harmony between man and nature". From this point of view, "Yi" contains the meaning of change, simplicity and difficulty. It is not easy for everything in the universe to change because of the unity of yin and yang, softness and stillness of time and place, complexity and simplicity, contradiction, opposition and harmony; This theory of yin and yang is explaining this phenomenon; Therefore, it is the central idea of the Book of Changes.
Yin and Yang in the Book of Changes are opposites, not opposites; On the contrary, they are intricately changing with each other, resulting in development, harmony and unity.
In China's ancient traditional thought, it is precisely from this point that we do not advocate struggle, and harmony is precious.
"Upload" said: "It is easy to have Tai Chi, and it is to give birth to two instruments, two instruments give birth to four elephants, and four elephants give birth to gossip. Gossip will determine good or bad luck, and good or bad luck will achieve great things. " "Life" is not produced here, but evolved. That is to say, gossip evolved from four elephants; The four elephants evolved from two musical instruments; So gossip is four elephants, four elephants are two instruments, and yin and yang are Tai Chi.
What is Tai Chi? Judging from the original meaning of the Book of Changes, Kong Ying Da said in the Theory of Justice in the Tang Dynasty: "Taiji is the vitality of mixing heaven and earth." The vitality of this chaos, whether masculine or feminine, changes endlessly; While Yang dominates Yin, and Yin follows Yang. This is the theme of the Book of Changes. The vitality of this cosmic root is called "the sun", that is, Tai Chi, which is also expressed by ━, and its deduction is shown in the attached figure. This is why Confucianism advocates integrity.
And Laozi advocated "nothing"; This is not that there is nothing, but that what exists is silent and odorless. Laozi takes "nothing" as the way; "Being" comes from "nothing", and tangible things come from intangible noumenon. "You" and "Nothing" are different but the same.
Zhuangzi promoted this thought of "nothing" to "nothing" and "nothing". "Homogeneous matter" says: "Some people have it, others have it, others have it before, and others have it before. Nothing! What is the unknown fruit? " Zhuangzi's "nothingness" thought is not derived from scientific experiments, but is a wise and direct judgment of philosophers, but it conforms to scientific thoughts. Humans living on the earth naturally take the earth as their ontology, but the earth is only a star in the solar system, and the solar system is only a department in the galactic universe, and the galactic universe is only a millet in the vast universe. Tracing back to infinity, Zhuangzi's thought of "nothing is nothing" symbolizes the infinity of the universe.
The earth and the sun will be destroyed in hundreds of millions of years; But new planets and galaxies will be born and grow in the big universe. The universe itself has no beginning and no end, and it is endless, which is the central idea expounded in the Book of Changes. From the human point of view, the size of the body is insignificant, but the mental activities of small people can capture the infinite universe; Therefore, the Book of Changes is widely prepared.
Confucianism advocates masculinity while Taoism values femininity. However, Confucianism also has a modest and quiet side; Taoist thought also contains strength in nothingness and softness; In a word, vigorous and soft are two sides of our traditional thought.
Gankun represents the land of heaven, the space of sex, the root of everything and the fundamental sun of nature. Contrary to the function of the sun, it is the yin of the earth. The vitality of the earth is the root of all things; But the function of the earth follows the function of heaven. The sky is yang, the main and kinetic energy; And the ground is cloudy and passive.
Heaven is endless. The interaction between masculinity and femininity makes everything come into being; At the same time, the harmony between yin and yang makes the development, change and evolution of everything go smoothly. The hexagram of "Guimei" said: "Heaven and earth never meet, and everything is not prosperous." They all borrow the truth of husband and wife and compare the generation principle of the interaction between heaven and earth. In the copula upload, it is said that life is easy. The next biography said, "Heaven and earth are great virtues." The Book of Changes is the virtue of heaven and earth, which is generated by the rigid and flexible yin and yang and the dynamic and static changes.
The interweaving of Yin and Yang makes the creation of everything endless, extremely subtle and elusive. In the "Cohesion Upload", it is said: "The encounter between Yin and Yang is called God." He also said: "The metaphysical is the Tao, and the metaphysical is the device." This requires us not only to understand concrete and tangible phenomena, but also to understand the abstract and intangible motivation of phenomena, which is the metaphysical spirit of masculinity and femininity.
The Book of Changes plays an important role in the formation and development of heaven and earth. It is vigorous and upright, persistent and vigorous.
The Book of Changes also talked about life and death, and combined them to show the great virtue and infinite vitality of heaven and earth.
In a word, the subtle influence of the combination of rigidity and softness between heaven and earth is the foundation of the emergence and development of all things. This principle has been expounded and widely applied to all changes in the universe and life, enabling people to change, adapt, turn evil into good and avoid evil. This is the idea of the Book of Changes.
The biggest image that the universe can emulate is heaven and earth; Therefore, the ever-changing law of action between heaven and earth is the code of conduct of human society. The Book of Changes takes heaven and earth as the criterion, establishes the norms of life, and exhorts people to strive for self-improvement and benefit the society with the eternal and orderly spirit of the universe. The Book of Changes has both normative and practical functions. The moral cultivation of life should be based on the principle of heaven and earth, follow the universal spirit of "heaven and earth are healthy, and gentlemen strive for self-improvement", make unremitting efforts to make achievements in moral cultivation, and then display their ambitions in their careers, thus promoting social development. The heaven and earth function of the counselor is the supreme cause in morality and career.
"copula upload" said: "It's very simple! Fu Yi, a sage, therefore worships Germany and Guangye. Know the courtesy and respect the sky, humble. " Here tells us that wisdom should be as brilliant as the sky; Behavior should be as humble as the earth; Familiar with the hearts of sages, follow the rules of this day, advocate wisdom and etiquette, and make achievements in moral cultivation. They can not only be independent, but also put into practice and be good at dealing with the world. Putting moral cultivation and wisdom into practice in the cause, so that people and things can get help together, should conform to the law of the change of heaven and earth and the endless spirit of the universe, which is the "great cause of virtue."
Imitating the spirit of the universe and striving for self-improvement is the moral ideal of the Book of Changes. Yin and Yang, rigidity and flexibility, movement and static, make the universe generate, develop, evolve, harmonize and unify in the endless changes; It is good to conform to this universal spirit. The benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith in traditional morality are good, and so is the universal spirit.
The Book of Changes explains the virtues of benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, faith, respect, honesty, chastity and obedience. Based on the idea that moral law is consistent with natural law, it advocates masculinity; Of course, I have repeatedly hinted at Yin's modesty.
The Book of Changes also advocates "being in the middle of time". Mencius said, "Confucius is also a saint." The law passed from Yao to Shun. Knowing the meaning of time is easy to think more than half! "From this perspective, the Book of Changes attaches importance to the time factor with an impartial golden mean.
Only those who know the spirit of the universe and thoroughly understand the principle of dynamic and static changes of yin and harmony can understand the mystery and finally reach the realm of peace of mind, worry-free and happiness. The God mentioned in the Book of Changes refers to the subtle and unpredictable mystery of the dynamic and static changes of Yin and Yang between heaven and earth. Therefore, only intelligent and reasonable people in the world can understand the magical function of the truth explained in the Book of Changes. Only when they are careless, fearless and sincere, and reach the extreme silence where people forget each other, can they see all good and evil, that is, they can reach the gods, and they will certainly be in charge of the world.
In the "Cohesion Upload", it says: "Heaven is humble, and Gan Kun is determined!" This is the basic concept of the Book of Changes. Yin and Yang are opposite, but they respect Yang, and Yang has both Yin: Yang is king, Yin is minister, Yang is dominant, and Yin is obedient; Kings are as majestic as the sky, and ministers are as humble as the earth. This is the relationship between monarch and minister expounded in the Book of Changes.
The foundation of country and society is family, and the foundation of family is husband and wife. The Book of Changes not only advocates that men are superior to women, but also advocates that both men and women should give full play to their materials and fulfill their responsibilities. When the family is in chaos, we should respect the affection between father and son, but not parents can abuse violence. Only when the family is right can the world be stable, and the family is the foundation of the country and society. The thought of I ching is familism and nationalism, and then it is a big world devoted to world peace and seeking common prosperity of mankind.
Family members are friends outside, which is the most intimate and fundamental human relationship. The attitudes of gentlemen in the world are often inconsistent due to different objective conditions, but how to choose? How to improvise depends on people, success depends on self-encouragement, success depends on heaven, and heaven depends on opportunities and opportunities.
Almost all the sixty-four hexagrams in the Book of Changes are admonished by the truth that things will go to extremes and decline, so as to remind people that life must always be cautious and alert to the importance of the doctrine of the mean, so as to ensure a long and peaceful future.
The Book of Changes aims to explain the dynamic changes of natural yin and yang in the universe, which is easy but not easy, complex and simple, generates and develops in changes, and maintains unity and harmony in repetition. This vigorous, endless and eternal vitality is the spirit of the universe. The changeable, simple and difficult laws of the universe and the endless spirit of the universe cover everything. These are consistent with the principle of human existence in the world, and people establish the norms of human behavior according to the natural laws and spirit of the universe. If we discover the laws of the universe and nature, we can constantly strive for self-improvement, and we can change, adapt and adapt to various complex situations, thus promoting the development of human society and benefiting all mankind. Looking through the thoughts of the Book of Changes, we will understand why the Book of Changes is called "the study of heaven and man", which has become the source of China's traditional culture and all academic thoughts, and is regarded as the source of Tao and the first of all classics.