Yi Li Qian Kun – Illustrating the Wisdom of Life in the I Ching

Author: Chen Yang (Text) You Han (Illustrations)
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Publish Date: 2006-08-11
Features: The optimism of the I Ching lies in its advocacy for people to learn from nature, learning its composure in success and failure, its optimism and upward momentum. Just as the earth never complains about the changing weather, wind, frost, snow, and rain, the I Ching teaches us to embrace nature. Its simplicity lies in its principle of "the Dao follows nature." Everything follows its own course, regardless of whether you accept or resist it—the outcome remains the same. If one persistently clamors for fame and fortune, pursues vanity, focuses only on immediate gains and losses, and ignores the laws of nature, they will receive corresponding retribution. The scientific aspect of the I Ching lies in it being the crystallization of ancestors' wisdom and profound knowledge. It is not a textbook that merely recites from a script but rather the evolution of the soul, a harmony with nature. It is not confined to its hexagrams and symbols; it encompasses mathematics, physics, philosophy, medicine, and everything humanity has known and yet to discover. However, when the ancestors created it, they did not write it as prophets. They were simply passing on a message to future generations: to adapt—respond—transform, like the wind, like the rain, like rivers flowing into the sea, like a cocoon transforming into a butterfly, like the sun and moon rising in the east and setting in the west—all of which reflect within our hearts.