Zeng Shiqiang talks about excerpts from "The Book of Changes" 08

1. Fuxi opened the sky with a painting. This painting is what Confucius said about the two rituals, which are Yin Yao and Yang Yao. The Bagua represents the eight natural phenomena in nature, namely heaven, earth, water, fire, thunder and wind. Shanze. The Chinese know best about the changes in the universe. The two hours of the day when the human body changes the fastest: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., that is, noon. You need to rest during this time, 20-30 minutes is enough. Don’t run at noon. This is the time when the yang energy is the most abundant. You need to maintain it. This is Shaoyang. From 1pm to early morning is when the hematopoietic function of the whole body is strongest. Rest and don't stay up late, this is Lao Yin.

2. The Eight Diagrams of the Book of Changes is a system of symbols. The Eight Diagrams later evolved into "Qian Kun Kan Li Zhen Xun Gen Dui":

Qian means strong, Kun means supple, and Heaven is Qian, the earth is Kun, so Qiankun is often used to represent the world in Chinese culture;

Water is land without soil, and ridge is short of soil;

Fire is the sun, and the sun rises from the east every day To get up is to leave the east, so fire means leaving. Fire must be attached to other things. Once it is removed, it will cease to be fire. Modern fire fighting is actually the use of Li Gua - isolating the fire; ;

Thunder is earthquake, because when thunder strikes, the whole earth vibrates;

Wind is Xun, the wind is pervasive and blows uniformly;

Ze In this case, people feel happy when they are surrounded by rivers, lakes and seas and find the scenery beautiful.