Life's I Ching: Read Stories, Gain Insights, Understand the Principles of the I Ching

Author: Wu Qiwen
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: The Chinese Yanhuang culture is profound, long-standing, brilliant, and radiant across the four regions. Among this splendid cultural treasure, there is a gem, a rare phenomenon—it is the I Ching. This book presents the charm of the I Ching in a practical manner. Its colloquial philosophy and timeless life stories make it enjoyable for readers even without a background in I Ching principles. For those who have studied the I Ching, the insightful connections between I Ching and Chan philosophy, the Tao Te Ching, the Nan Hua Jing, the Diamond Sutra, the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch, the Heart Sutra, the Lotus Sutra, the Avatamsaka Sutra, the Great Learning, the Doctrine of the Mean, the Analects, and the Mencius, as well as the broader discussions on life values and the meaning of life, are even more captivating. This book is divided into four parts:
1. From "The Seven Steps Turning Seven Days in the Heart Method" in the "Heart Method Chapter" to "One-Finger Zen," it describes the "life method of the I Ching" and reflects the principle of "All methods are in the heart" from the Zhai hexagram of the Book of Changes.
2. From "The Pearl Hidden in Darkness Within the Heart" in the "Wisdom Chapter" to "Distinguishing High and Low Determines the People's Will," it elaborates on the essence of "the Book of Changes in wisdom," using the wisdom of the Jie hexagram to guide life toward boundless enlightenment.
3. Up to the "Nurturing Chapter," from "Why Is There Good Fortune in the Stone Crossing the River" to "Nurturing Humans and Turtles," it directly connects to the Yi hexagram's "observing self-nurturing" and explains the art of nurturing with wisdom.
4. Finally, in the "Humility Chapter," from "The Snail and the House" to "Confucius and Xiang Xiao, Learning the Way of Rites and Attuning the Heart to the I Ching," and "Silence Is Golden." May the life-oriented I Ching in this book become a "gas station" for everyone to elevate their spiritual realm, and may it give the world a way to "measure its direction," "enter its door," and ultimately reach "Benefit, there is advantage in going forward, advantage in crossing great rivers."