How about the Book of Changes?

The Book of Changes is a wonderful book in China and even the world. Its value and function are enormous and its influence is far-reaching. It is extensive and profound in content and rich in forms. It is the great creation of our ancestors, the wisdom and high crystallization of our ancestors. The Book of Changes is the oldest divination book in ancient China. It is the Book of Changes of the Zhou Dynasty, so it is also called the Book of Changes. It is regarded as a Confucian classic, known as the Book of Changes, ranking first in the group classics and known as the "king of all classics". After further creation and development by later generations, The Book of Changes has formed a complete system, which embodies life experience and philosophical thoughts. It is an important basic condition of China's traditional culture, an important ideological source of Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, France, Ming, Mohism, Yin and Yang, etc. It also occupies a lofty position in world culture. According to the basic figure "Eight Diagrams" in the Book of Changes, people created Eight Diagrams Boxing, Eight Diagrams Palm, Tai Ji Chuan, Taiji Sword and so on. In modern times, people pay more and more attention to the Book of Changes, because it is related to philosophy, strategy, mode of thinking, self-cultivation, politics and military affairs, astronomy and geography, ethics, interpersonal relationships, medical and health care, behavioral science, literary aesthetics, Go skills and so on. It is all-encompassing, too numerous to mention, even including modern science and technology, such as computer software, genetic code, chaos theory and dissipative structure.

Sixty-four hexagrams in the Book of Changes can be regarded as sixty-four special topics about life problems, and 384 hexagrams can be regarded as possible situations and the best countermeasures in 384 situations. The Book of Changes is an advanced textbook that ancient scholars must read. Today, it is still a treasure house to guide people to adapt to various complex environments and a guide to life behavior. It's never too late to learn the Book of Changes. Confucius once said, "I can learn the Book of Changes at the age of fifty, so I can do it without being too big." I have accumulated a lot of experience and lessons in my half life, which will definitely help me to understand the Book of Changes more deeply. Having said that, young friends have plenty of energy and time. If they can draw rich wisdom water from the Book of Changes as soon as possible, as a fountain in their life journey, and deepen their understanding in their life, study and work, it is certainly more ideal.

[Sincerely recommended]

1, Life Philosophy and Strategies in Sixty-four Guas —— Dialogue in the Book of Changes by Sun Yingkui and Yang Yiming, Social Science Press, 2002.

2. Yijing Wisdom, written by Yin Yun and Zhen Quan, published by the thread-bound bookstore.

3. "The Four Books of Zhouyi Zen Interpretation" [Ming] Xu Zhizhu, edited by Zhou Shiwei Xiong Jian, Bashu Bookstore,

4. Jin and Lu Shaogang's Complete Interpretation of Zhouyi,

The above books are the most ideal reading materials I have read in recent years (although there are more than a dozen versions at hand), and I hereby recommend them.