I Ching (Two Volumes)

Author: Beijing Siha Children's Classic Reading Education Center
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Features: The Book of Changes (Yi Jing) is the foremost of all classics and the root of the Hundred Schools of Thought. "Yi" encompasses meanings such as transformation, exchange, simplicity, and constancy. Despite endless changes, there is an underlying principle. The great cosmic flow follows a certain order. This unchanging essence and the principle of change are what the Book of Changes seeks to convey. One interpretation holds that Fu Xi created the Eight Trigrams, Wen Wang developed the sixty-four hexagrams and their associated texts, the Duke of Zhou added the hexagram line texts, and Confucius wrote the Ten Wings—these combined form the Book of Changes. The Book of Changes (Volume 1 & 2) is a reproduction of the original, making it even more accessible and easy to understand! The Book of Changes is the foremost of all classics and the root of the Hundred Schools of Thought. "Yi" encompasses meanings such as transformation, exchange, simplicity, and constancy. Despite endless changes, there is an underlying principle. The great cosmic flow follows a certain order. This unchanging essence and the principle of change are what the Book of Changes seeks to convey. One interpretation holds that Fu Xi created the Eight Trigrams, Wen Wang developed the sixty-four hexagrams and their associated texts, the Duke of Zhou added the hexagram line texts, and Confucius wrote the Ten Wings—these combined form the Book of Changes. The immense influence of the Book of Changes 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—it would be pointless. One must cultivate sincerity, align with the principles of cosmic change, and follow the way of the universe.