I Ching 200 Quotes

Author: Zhou Shan (Editor)
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: The I Ching is a reasoning system constructed from sixty-four sets of symbolic trigrams and hexagrams. Accompanying these trigrams and hexagrams is a set of "using words to clarify images" (yi hexagram and line texts). The yi hexagram and line texts contain profound meanings conveyed in subtle language, which are ancient, obscure, and difficult to understand. Moreover, understanding their true meanings requires combining relevant trigrams and line images, which creates reading difficulties for general readers. In light of this, we have carefully selected yi hexagram and line texts that are easy to understand without reference to trigrams and hexagrams, and categorized them into twenty-six categories based on the needs of modern work and life. Additionally, to facilitate reading and comprehension, we have provided modern translations and interpretations for each passage.
The thinking method of the I Ching is analogy. The yi hexagram and line texts serve as examples to explain the meanings of the trigrams and hexagrams. Therefore, when reading these texts, we must also combine our own life experiences to reason from one thing to another, achieving the effect of understanding by analogy. The (gains) from reading the I Ching depend on one's own experience, insights, and intuition.
The I Ching holds the highest position among the Chinese classics and is the source of Chinese culture. The yi hexagram and line texts of the I Ching contain profound meanings but are difficult to read and understand. This book presents the I Ching in a ( - colloquial style) format, providing modern translations and interpretations for most yi hexagram and line texts, making them easy for readers to understand. This book is suitable for general readers.