I Ching in Its True Form

Author: Ma Hengjun
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: The Book of Changes (Zhou Yi) is the foremost of all classics, the source of Chinese civilization, the origin of Chinese thought, the cradle of national culture, and even the earliest voice of the Chinese language and the root of folk customs. Studying the Zhou Yi allows one to understand the origins of Eastern civilization. Using the authentic Yi philosophy to guide life enables you to "[Harmonize with the virtue of heaven and earth, with the brightness of the sun and moon, with the order of the seasons, with the auspiciousness and inauspiciousness of spirits, to act in advance of heaven without its opposition, and to follow heaven's timing in later times.]".
The book is divided into four chapters. Chapter 1 is The Origin of the Zhou Yi. It briefly introduces the nature and origins of the Zhou Yi. Chapter 2 is Heaven, Earth, and Heart—Foundations of Yi Studies. Although common knowledge is easily understood, not teaching it can become an obstacle. Chapter 3 is the main body of the book, explaining the sixty-four hexagrams. The basic format is as follows: The first section of each hexagram describes the hexagram's diagram and explains the hexagram's name based on the Sequential Hexagrams and Miscellaneous Hexagrams, achieving correct naming and understanding the root. The second section explains the hexagram's text, the Tuan Commentary, and the Grand Image. First, a brief translation of the original text and commentary is provided, closely following the original. Chapter 4 explains the Commentaries on the Zhou Yi. Since the Tuan Commentary, Xiang Commentary, Explanation of the, Sequential Hexagrams, Miscellaneous Hexagrams, and Verbal Commentary have already been discussed in the respective hexagrams, this chapter primarily focuses on the Commentary on the Changes.