Why is the Book of Changes a banned book?
From ancient times to the present, there is no such thing as the Zhouyi being a banned book in a strict sense, and the dynasties of all dynasties have never completely banned people from reading the Zhouyi. However, in ancient times, that is, before the Eastern Han Dynasty, social classes were clearly defined, so cultural knowledge and books were in the hands of the royal family. Especially books with distinctive themes such as Zhouyi were immediately included in the books that the royal family and nobles could read. It is a book that ordinary people cannot read or see.
Many people like to study the I Ching, because the I Ching can increase a person's wisdom and improve a person's quality. At the same time, the I Ching is also a classic that can help understand the lives of ancient people. However, we need to pay attention to the fact that the Yi Jing is a product of ancient times, so it is difficult to read and understand. This will give people a sense of metaphysics that is too mythical. In fact, this is a misunderstanding of the Yi Jing.
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The "Book of Changes" contains simple and profound natural laws and harmonious dialectical thoughts, and is the crystallization of the five thousand years of wisdom of the Chinese nation. It understands and grasps the world from a holistic perspective, and regards man and nature as an organic whole that interacts with each other, that is, "the unity of nature and man." The "Book of Changes" has long been used as a "divination guide". "Divination" is to predict the development of future events, and the "Book of Changes" is a book that summarizes the laws and theories of these predictions.
The "Book of Changes" is known as the first of all the classics and the source of the great truth. It is the general program of traditional Chinese culture. It covers everything and governs the ethics of the people. It is an outstanding representative of Chinese culture. It is vast, subtle and all-encompassing, and it is also the source of Chinese civilization. Its content covers many fields such as philosophy, politics, life, literature, art, science, etc. It is a unique classic of Confucianism, Taoism and other schools.