"Zhou Yi" is a valuable cultural heritage of our country, and countless scholars have been passed down from generation to generation.
Today's people need to grasp the eight key points of learning "Zhou Yi".
1. Trace the flow from the source. The fundamental object of the study of Yi is the Zhou Yi scripture, and the researcher must first be familiar with the scriptures and refer to the best commentaries of ancient times. If you don't start from "Zhou Yi" itself and the ancient infusion, it is called not knowing the origin.
Second, the weak branches. There are many kinds of content derived from and involved in "Zhou Yi", but after all, it originates from the number of elephants and is derived from righteousness, so Zhou Yi's "number of images" and "Yili" are the backbone, and other things such as astronomy, geography, the art of war, arithmetic and even contemporary science are attached "branches". If you don't find the branches from the main trunk, you are called not distinguishing between the subject and the object.
Third, it is necessary to take the "Yi Chuan" as the primary basis for interpreting the scriptures. Because the purpose of the creation of the "Book of Changes" is to explain the "Book of Changes", and the "Book of Changes" is the closest to the era of the Book of Changes. "Interpreting the scriptures with the scriptures and interpreting the scriptures" should be the principle to be followed.
Fourth, one should master the special way in which the sixty-four hexagrams express their philosophies: symbolism. Although the original use of the Book of Changes was to divinate the scriptures, its internal basis was the basic cognition of the laws of all things in the world - philosophy. The hexagrams and symbolism of the I Ching do not necessarily refer to specific objects, but to a wider range of similar things, because only in this way can the infinite world be contained in a limited number of words and graphics. Therefore, it is necessary to grasp the way in which the "symbol" is expressed in reading comprehension.
Fifth, it is necessary to grasp the practical and usable regulations of the "Yi" school summarized by the predecessors. For example, the characteristics of the six pillars, the relationship between the multiplication and multiplication, the time of the hexagram, the master of the hexagram, and the law of Zhongzheng are conducive to understanding the "Zhou Yi".
Sixth, we should keep pace with the times and combine archaeological data to carefully analyze the original face of the "Zhou Yi" scripture, such as the unearthed "Silk Book Zhou Yi", etc., which are worthy of attention.
7. Emphasis should be placed on comparative research on multiple disciplines and interconnected topics. As a classical work in China, "Zhou Yi" is rich in connotation, and its literary, aesthetic, historic, and phonological values are necessary to be seriously explored.
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8. Attention should be paid to the research results of foreign Sinologists on the Zhou Yi, absorb desirable results, and enhance academic exchanges.
If we grasp these eight key points, we will not go astray in the process of studying "Zhou Yi", but will be able to achieve correct understanding and positive results.
The core content of the above eight points is quoted from Huang Shouqi and Zhang Shanwen's translation of "Zhou Yi Translation Notes", I hope it will be helpful to students).