What is the Book of Changes?

It is said that the "Book of Changes" is the first of the group of classics and the source of the great road. Some people call the "Book of Changes" "the classic among classics, the philosophy among philosophy, and the wisdom among wisdom." Many scholars at home and abroad believe that the three most wise books in the world are the Chinese "Book of Changes", the European "Bible" and the Indian "Vedas". The latter two books have both historical and religious properties, while the "Book of Changes" has no direct relationship with religion and history. The "Book of Changes" discusses the operating laws of the entire universe (heaven, earth, and man).

So how did the "Book of Changes" come into being? Most scholars believe that the book of "The Book of Changes" was written by "Three Saints, Three Ancients", that is to say, the book of "The Book of Changes" went through three eras: the ancient times, the middle ages, and the lower ancient times. It was written by Fuxi, King Wen, and Confucius. Done by saints.

? Let’s talk about Fuxi first. Fuxi lived in an era more than 6,000 years ago and was born in the Chengji period (now in Tianshui, Gansu). Fuxi was magical as soon as he was born. He was smart when he was young. When he grew up, he was open-minded and thoughtful. He had great talent. In the struggle to conquer nature, he fully demonstrated his talent. He was supported by people because of his many inventions and creations, and became a tribe. leader.

To become a leader, you need to be responsible, have a sense of crisis, and keep learning, because in ancient times, people were narrow-minded and had many problems that Fuxi had to solve personally. Food was the most important thing for the people, and Fuxi taught the tribesmen the techniques of fishing, hunting and domesticating wild animals. Addresses what Maslow calls the lowest basic needs. As demand increased, so did the problems. The reason why Fuxi became Emperor Fuxi was not only because his IQ was higher than that of ordinary people and he could invent some unpatented products, but more importantly, he was good at discovering the laws of things, realizing the truth, verifying them by analogy, and then teaching "common people to use them for daily use". He looked up at the sky and saw not only the sun and moon, but also their movements. Looking down at the earth, he saw not only the mountains and rivers, but also their growth and changes. So he discovered that the growth of trees is essentially similar to the growth of humans, and the movement of the sun, moon, and celestial bodies also corresponds to human society. In order to facilitate memory, he called this set of laws "sun and moon", so that all things are in a chain of universal connections. This is also the "harmony between man and nature" that we later evolved. Therefore, we must follow this law of "unity", that is, "follow the trend", because those who follow the heaven will prosper. The ancients understood this principle six thousand years ago. Later, when Cangjie coined the Chinese character, he simply called his theory "Yi". (Last day and next month are because of the word "Yi") Fuxi used this theory to make his tribe strong. The people support him even more. If there is a problem, there is no need to call the police, just call Fuxi directly. Passerby A asked: "Dear Emperor Fuxi, I will go to Dongshan to tame sheep tomorrow. Will it rain?" Fuxi calculated with his fingers: "Don't worry, it will be sunny and sunny tomorrow!" Passerby B also came to ask: " I wonder if the tide will be high when I go out to sea today?" Then passers-by C and D... came to inquire more and more people, and the weather observatory only has one staff member, Mr. Fuxi, so his energy is limited and he can't say everything. After all, he was the leader, so he invented a way: he hung a sign on the big tree in front of the office, with a pattern drawn on the sign, which meant that it would rain tomorrow. People can see it clearly and work efficiency is improved. He said that after this painting opened the sky, human civilization moved to a new height. Later, hundreds of schools of thought interpreted it as follows: Hexagram is a sign of hanging. It's probably because of this. (The above story, in order to facilitate everyone's understanding and memory, is purely a personal fabrication. If it is inconsistent with the legend, we hope everyone will bear with it.)

? Fuxi drew heaven, earth, thunder, mountains, fire, water, and lakes. , wind these eight natural phenomena. This is the so-called innate gossip. At the end of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, when King Wen of Zhou was imprisoned, he had nothing to do and studied Bagua. Perhaps King Wen's mathematics was taught by a science teacher. Gua.

After King Wen, it was at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period in ancient times. Confucius, a great sage, emerged. Confucius is revered as the "Dacheng and the Most Holy Master" by later generations, and his real contribution lies in the Book of Changes. As we all know, Confucius was basically a person who spoke but did not act.

Although he was proficient in poetry, calligraphy, rituals, music and other classics, he only paraphrased them and had no special works on his own thoughts and theories. However, in terms of the Book of Changes, Confucius wrote the "Book of Changes", also known as "The Ten Wings", and gave full play to his thoughts.

?Confucius’ full play and objective annotation had a great influence on the later world. Yu Shinan, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, praised: "If you don't read the Yi, you can't be the prime minister." The principle of Japan's Meiji Restoration cabinet formation is: those who don't know the Yi will not be allowed to join the cabinet. Sun Simiao said: "It is not enough to be a doctor if you don't know Yi." The laws of dialectical logic created by Hegel, the binary system invented by Leibniz in Germany, and the Nobel Prize winner Hansenburg, Toyota, Samsung and other founders of Germany all benefited from it. Inspiration from the Book of Changes.

The Book of Changes is clean, subtle and all-encompassing. Teacher Zeng Shiqiang said: "The big thing has nothing to do with it, and the small thing has nothing to do with it." How to guide the obscure and difficult principles to everyone in a simple way, as a stepping stone for me, I need to persist a little bit every day. But we need support and encouragement from Jian You and other leaders. After all, we are new here, and we are making progress together.