Yi Jing's Wisdom in Dealing with Life

Author: Guo Shengxu
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: The Book of Changes is the foremost among the classics and one of the most profound branches of Chinese classics. Most people think of the Book of Changes as a mysterious and difficult-to-understand text, but in reality, Chinese people recognize Chinese characters and study Chinese knowledge, which is one of the simplest things in the world. It is simply that most people are unwilling to put in the effort and think deeply. If one understands the key to the Book of Changes, grasps its principles, and knows its rules, then studying the Book of Changes becomes as easy as turning over one's palm. We believe: "The Book of Changes is a branch of knowledge that studies the phenomena and principles of the universe and human life, explaining the laws of change and the methods of application." It begins with the symbols of yin and yang and the trigrams, along with the selection of numerical logic, to explain the phenomena and principles of the universe and human life. If you ask what the world's earliest philosophy, earliest numerical logic and symbolic logic, and the earliest knowledge to reveal the mysteries of the universe and human life are, then you can confidently answer that it is China's Book of Changes. The sages remain motionless yet are connected by inspiration. The wise are modest and serene, achieving great distances in tranquility. One should be strong and vigorous, unyielding in kindness. In dealing with others, one should be humble and generous, spreading virtue to all under heaven. One should be both firm and flexible, able to bend and stretch. In dealing with matters, one should be still like a hidden dragon and fierce like a fierce tiger when in motion. In the world, people are merely men and women. If one understands the subtleties of yin and yang, then the way of dealing with the world is complete.