Children's Introduction to Chinese Culture -- I Ching (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Beijing Siha Children's Classic Reading Education Center
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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: The I Ching is the cornerstone of all classics and the root of the Hundred Schools of Thought. The character "" (Yi) embodies meanings such as change, exchange, simplicity, and unchangeability. Despite endless transformations, everything ultimately returns to its origin. The great cosmic flow follows certain principles. This unchanging essence and the rules of change are what the I Ching seeks to convey. In one interpretation, it begins with Fu Xi's Eight Trigrams, followed by Wen Wang's expansion into sixty-four hexagrams, Zhou Gong's hexagram lines, and Confucius's Ten Wings—these components together form the I Ching. The profound influence of the I Ching is evident. Ultimately, it teaches people to think more flexibly and avoid rigidity. None of its hexagrams allow for rigid calculation, making it pointless to use them for superstition. True understanding requires sincerity of heart and adherence to the principles of cosmic change.