I Ching

Author: Beijing Four Seas Children's Classic Reading Education Center
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: The profound influence of the I Ching is evident. Ultimately, it teaches people to think more flexibly and avoid rigidity. There is no hexagram in it that can be rigidly calculated or used for superstition; doing so is pointless. One must cultivate sincerity and integrity, following the principles of cosmic change. The I Ching is the "first of all classics" and the root of the "hundred schools of thought." The character "Yi" carries the meanings of transformation, exchange, simplicity, and unchangeability. All changes do not deviate from the fundamental principle. The great transformation of the universe must follow its rules. This unchangeable essence and the principle of transformation are what the I Ching seeks to convey. One interpretation is that Fuxi created the Eight Trigrams, the Duke of Wen added the sixty-four hexagrams and their captions, the Duke of Zhou wrote the line captions, and Confucius composed the Ten Wings—these combined form the I Ching. The profound influence of the I Ching is evident. Ultimately, it teaches people to think more flexibly and avoid rigidity. There is no hexagram in it that can be rigidly calculated or used for superstition; doing so is pointless. One must cultivate sincerity and integrity, following the principles of cosmic change.