The I Ching is known as the Crown of the Three Xuans, the first of the Qunjing and the source of the Dao.
The I Ching is the cultural heritage of the Chinese nation for more than 5,000 years, and it is also a huge work that can fully reflect Chinese culture and oriental wisdom, condensing the wisdom crystallization of the sages of the past 5,000 years.
The development of the I Ching has gone through three generations, first of the Fuxi clan, then king Wen of Zhou, and finally Confucius.
One of the most important aspects of the development of the I Ching was King Wen of Zhou's study of Fuxi's gossip in prison.
Time back to 3,000 years ago, the King of Shang was obsessed with beauty, ignored the government, and as long as there was a threat to him ministers, he killed them all, Ji Chang was no exception, Chonghou Hu was flattering, saying all the bad things about Ji Chang, so this Zhou Wen Wang was imprisoned, King Zhou Wen was bullied in prison, so he could only pretend to be crazy and stupid, imprisoned for seven years, and created and deduced "Zhou Yi" in prison, which played an important role in the spread of "Zhou Yi" in later generations and played a role in sorting out the "I Ching" in the ancient period.
When King Wen of Zhou reigned for 50 years, he felt that there were not many days to come. Before dying, he instructed his son Ji Fa to be in front of his sickbed, Dun Dun admonished, and the historian wrote down this secret that has been passed down through the ages, because it is passed down from father to son, so it is called "Baoxun (Sermon)" by posterity.
This last word of King Wen of Zhou goes like this: Remember, be respectful and respectful, and never take it lightly! When Emperor Shun was young, he was still in the countryside, and one of the many sentient beings reclaimed and planted in the poor and remote area of Liqiu to make a living. But he had great ambitions, although he was in the countryside and had the world in his heart, lest he be mediocre in this life, so he tirelessly studied the truth of "Zhong". Considering one's own wishes and taking care of the needs of others, we should treat people in the world according to the requirements of "Zhong". He used the principle of integrity and selflessness of "Zhong" to balance the gains and losses of yin and yang, judge the merits and demerits, and get good results.
Qiuzhong can be said to be the core idea of the "I Ching", careful friends will definitely notice that there is a very conspicuous plaque in the Forbidden City of Beijing, with the words "Allowing to Carry out the Middle", and this "Middle" is the other "Middle".
Words cannot be said to be too full, this is seeking the middle, things cannot be done too absolutely, this is seeking the middle, and being an official in a high position knows how to stop at the right time, this is seeking the middle.
The I Ching is an all-encompassing book, and the wisdom possessed is not only in life, but also in the current workplace and business field.
The I Ching has a very high status in the history of the mainland, the source of culture, the sea of wisdom, and the treasure of life.
Reading ten thousand volumes of miscellaneous books is not as good as the true scriptures, and the "true scriptures" in this sentence refer to the "I Ching"
Now there are many people studying, I read the illustrated vernacular version, because the text version is obscure, and this version, the language that can not be understood in the vernacular to tell you, easy to understand, the profound wisdom in the way of illustration to draw you, a large number of rich and interesting stories, coupled with rich color pictures, it does not look boring and boring at all, but also immersed in it.
The combination of graphics and text is more interesting to read.
The key is that this is not a high-ranking preaching, but a case combined with life, more closely related to people's lives, from the explanation of the five elements, heavenly stems, earth branches, tai chi and gossip, to the introduction of elephants, numbers and theory in the "I Ching", the wisdom learned from them can be applied to the workplace, business field, and life!