I Ching

Author: Yu Chunhai
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: The I Ching speaks of human strategy, not divine or demonic strategy. Throughout the entire work runs the idea that human factors play the decisive role, believing that human moral cultivation and subjective efforts can turn misfortune into good fortune, bring about changes in things, and that human strategy plays a significant role in transforming the environment and causing things to change. Some people think the I Ching is a book about divination, promoting feudal superstition, which is a misunderstanding or the result of ignorance masquerading as knowledge, simply assuming that divination and fortune-telling are equivalent to superstition. Yet, it is not realized that divination, compared to superstition, is like religion compared to sorcery—it represents a major advancement in the history of human thought. The I Ching is a product of China's agrarian civilization and the crystallization of the wisdom of ancient Chinese people. In the I Ching, there is no content about "" () or "" (reading palms), but rather the requirements placed on ancient Chinese gentlemen, serving as a guide for their lives. This book translates and annotates the I Ching, striving to uncover its valuable essence and apply its ancient wisdom to the present, making the I Ching a guide for our lives. The book is divided into two parts: the Upper Canon and the Lower Canon, providing detailed interpretations of the sixty-four hexagrams of the Zhou Yi, including the original text, translation, and annotations.