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Popular Zhou Yi Chinese classic culture
The Book of Changes is not subject to Qin fire, and every word is like seeing a saint. "Zhou Yi" is not only the first classic of the Chinese nation, but also revered by the Oriental nations of Japan and South Korea, and is one of the world's four major cultural classics representing Oriental culture.
What kind of book is "Zhou Yi", which has such a respectful status, such a grand role, and such a far-reaching influence?
Different people have different views on the understanding of the first classic of the Chinese nation, "Zhou Yi", but most of them understand "Zhou Yi" from a metaphysical perspective. No matter from what angle and in what form the Tao of Yi is concretized, it will fall into the limitation of "instrument" due to "metaphysical" thinking.
In fact, what kind of book "Zhou Yi" is, Confucius has long had a clear statement. "Zhou Yi Biography" said: ""Yi" is a book, the original is to end, and it is also a quality. "Yi" is also a book, and it is widely prepared, with heavenly and humane and authentic methods. "The husband "Yi" is a business, and the way of the world is risked, and those who are just like this. Translated into the vernacular, it means: Yi as a book, which explores the origin and result of the development of things, is its essence; It contains a vast and boundless scope, all-encompassing, and contains the great laws of heaven, man, and earth; "Yi" opens the cause of wisdom achievement, covering the laws of the movement and change of all things in heaven and earth, and that's it.
According to Confucius, Yi is a book about the three talents of heaven, earth and man. The way of heaven is the way of heaven and earth, which is the general law of nature; Human development should conform to the laws of nature, and man and nature should coexist in harmony. Therefore, the way of heaven and earth is the rule of humanity. The book that talks about the three talents of heaven, earth and man can be referred to as the book of the way of heaven, and then referred to as the "book of heaven".
Calling "Zhou Yi" a "Book of Heaven" has two meanings: one is to talk about the book of heaven. "Heaven" is vast and boundless, both all-encompassing and formless, which is in line with the principle that "God has no square and is easy to have no body" ((God has no square and is easy to have no body) (from "Zhou Yi Zhi I"), which means: the law of change of all things in heaven and earth is not an object that exists substantially, it has no shape; "Yi" records these laws, so Yi has no shape and ontology. ))). Therefore, calling "Zhou Yi" "Book of Heaven" is the most in line with the essential characteristics of "Yi". The second is the ancient and difficult book.
As a book of heaven covering all things in heaven and earth, Zhou Yi contains extremely rich ideological treasures. Generally speaking, it can be summarized into three major points: the general law of cosmic movement and change, the best rules for human survival and development, and the great wisdom of life to seek good fortune and avoid evil. According to the research of many scholars, the close connection between the book of Zhou Yi and modern society can be summarized as follows:
Zhou Yi is a canon of Chinese culture;
Zhou Yi is a social science canon;
Zhou Yi is a natural science canon;
Zhou Yi is a canon of governance;
"Zhouyi" is a dictionary of business management;
Zhou Yi is the canon of the study of life;
Zhou Yi is the canon of military science;
Zhou Yi is the canon of pedagogy;
Zhou Yi is the canon of traditional Chinese medicine;
The broad and profound "Zhou Yi" is our strong foundation for strengthening the cultural self-confidence of the Chinese nation.
How can we learn such an important but difficult classic? Below, I combine my experience of learning "Yi" for more than ten years, and draw on the experience of many people who are easy to learn, on how to learn "Zhou Yi" to compile a simple and easy-to-remember limerick poem of six sentences and 72 characters, and communicate with readers.
Take the right path in the right direction, find the right version and read it again;
Compare the translation notes to get the general idea, do not seek to understand the first remember;
There is a week in the abdomen, and the vicissitudes of the world have become smooth.
Take the right path in the right direction, find the right version and read it again;
"Correct direction" means that the purpose of learning "Zhou Yi" should be to improve our moral cultivation, enhance our ability to deal with others, so as to make more contributions to society; If under the guise of learning "Zhou Yi", you don't learn the tenets of "Zhou Yi", and directly learn fortune telling, eight characters, feng shui and other techniques, and learn for money, it is the wrong direction.
The reason why we say that "if you don't learn the righteousness of "Zhou Yi", you can directly learn fortune telling and criticism of eight characters, feng shui and other techniques" is a crooked or evil way in the wrong direction, because there is no foundation of "Zhou Yi" righteousness, and directly learning fortune telling and criticism of eight characters and feng shui is like building a pavilion in the air, and the reason is so simple. Famous numerology masters in history, such as the well-known Zhuge Kongming, Yuan Tiangang, Li Chunfeng, and Liu Bowen, are all proficient in the righteousness of "Zhou Yi".
With the direction right, the next step is the question of choosing books. In the context of the academic prosperity of Yixue, there are many popular annotations of "Zhou Yi" circulating on the market. However, while many versions are popularized, their commentaries deviate from the original intent of the scriptures, and some are even completely opposite. Even, some well-known scholars interpret the works of the "Zhou Yi", and there are some key places that have misinterpreted the original meaning of the scriptures or even the opposite flaws. Therefore, it is undoubtedly very important for beginners to choose a better version to learn the Zhou Yi.
Compare the translation notes to get the general idea, do not seek to understand the first remember;
"Don't seek to understand" here is a neutral meaning, which means to grasp a general idea and have a preliminary understanding. Because in the beginner stage, we can only achieve a general preliminary understanding of the original text by reading the original text against the translation notes. Of course, if you are a senior scholar of easy learning, this "do not seek to understand" can be changed into "deep understanding and good memory", and this "change" is just in line with the easy reason of "only change is adaptable".
Maybe when you see this, some people are muttering in their hearts, the book "Zhou Yi" is too difficult, just look at it and understand a little truth, why memorize it? There are two reasons for "memorizing": First, it is precisely because the Book of Heaven is so difficult that it is difficult for us to understand the profound truth contained in it in a short period of time, and we need to store it in the brain "without seeking to understand" and understand it slowly. Second, the words of the Book of Heaven are better than gold, and they are too precious. It took more than 3,000 years and more than 30 centuries for four saints to create the book "Zhou Yi"; After 5,000 years of historical testing, it is regarded as the first classic by the Chinese nation, and is respected as one of the world's four major classics as a representative of oriental culture, which is more precious than diamonds. We are lucky enough to come across such a treasure and have the opportunity to own it, can we not be excited? And memorization is the best way for us to have this treasure.
There is a week in the abdomen, and the vicissitudes of the world have become smooth.
Remembering the book of heaven "Zhou Yi", with the delay of time, the increase of reading, the richness of experience, the book of heaven "Zhou Yi" will gradually ferment in our brain, our moral cultivation will gradually improve, our vision and mind will gradually expand, and gradually reach the realm of "internalization in the heart and externalization in action", born from the heart, there is the avenue of the book of heaven in the heart, our temperament is naturally elegant and brilliant, and our career and life road are naturally getting wider and wider.