The Book of Changes: The Way of Gankun

The movement of heaven is strong and healthy. Accordingly, a gentleman should do things like heaven, strive for self-improvement, be firm and never stop; The potential of the earth is thick and slippery, and the gentleman is tolerant.

In the Book of Changes, "dry" is the first divination, and dry is heaven; "Kun" is the second divination, and Kun is the land. "Gankun" is the law of heaven and earth.

Many people think that the Book of Changes is a fortune-telling book. In fact, it is more accurate to say "Kanyu". Fortune-telling is just the tip of the iceberg, but people fantasize about the role of fortune-telling. The essence of "fortune telling" is to calculate the most likely development situation through the inertia of certain attributes of people, but these are not inevitable things, as long as you make changes in behavior, if

What is the function of the Book of Changes?

Profit-seeking: "profit" refers to increase and growth, including the growth of wisdom, energy, money and social status.

Avoid harm: "harm" refers to reduction, as well as wisdom, energy, money, social status, power and so on.

So, what do the first two hexagrams of the Book of Changes, Gan hexagrams and Kun hexagrams, tell us about the way of heaven and earth?

"Day line, dry. Fuck, Kenya. The gentleman is constantly striving for self-improvement. "

The key lies in the word "self-improvement".

When we are in a "dry" position, we must struggle, take the initiative to do things, and take the initiative.

If you want to get a promotion and raise your salary, you need to take the initiative to learn and grow through self-innovation.

When we lead something, we must actively lead everyone to do it and make a decision in time.

"Also, he also. Kun, Shunya. A gentleman carries things with virtue. "

When we "Kun" divination, we should recite others, help others to do things, and give others opportunities.

If we want to improve our character, we must be more tolerant of others, more tolerant of others, and more understanding of others, so as to be tolerant.

If we want to support others, we should not steal others' thunder and give them a chance to show themselves.

Next, let's give an example to talk about the application of "Gankun Road".

As an organizer, you came to a small celebration of a department temporarily, and the department leaders also participated. At this time, you are in a "dry" position.

Your duty is to better promote the process of the tea party. You should take the initiative. Don't always pay attention to the leaders' eyes, figure out their intentions or always ask their opinions just because the leaders are present.

You should regard this activity as an opportunity to show your ability, and all aspects of the activity will be carried out smoothly step by step. Let everyone feel excited and happy in the activity.

To "do", we must grasp the initiative, be the protagonist and take the lead in doing things, so as to reflect "self-improvement".

Your best friend gets married, and you go to be the maid of honor. In this case, you are in Kun's position. Even if you have a high face value and a good figure, remember that the protagonist is your best friend. Therefore, you can't dress and act better than your best friend. You should be willing to be her foil, and you should leave the scenery to your best friend.

"Kun" is to bear and tolerate others, because he is a supporting role, to give the scenery to others, so as to reflect "kindness and morality."

So when we do something, we must first distinguish what role we play in this matter, whether it is the protagonist or the supporting role.

Different roles and positions should be treated differently.

No phase is also called no phase.

We can't cling to a certain identity, such as leaders, elders, teachers, etc.

We should be flexible and flexible according to different situations and positions to weaken this persistence in our hearts.

There are some similarities between Buddhism and Gankun. Doesn't Gan Kun need to adjust his identity and role according to the actual situation?

Although "dry" is the first and "Kun" is the second divination in the Book of Changes, it does not mean that "dry" is done first, and then "Kun" is done; It is not that "Gan" and "Kun" are opposites, but they are interdependent.

Some people will think that I just need to "strive for self-improvement", strive for achievements first, and then "be virtuous". This is just my own delusion and a selfish excuse, because he can't carry others at all.

Many times, we need to help others behind their backs. Give others a chance, and the result is often a win-win situation. We finally realized ourselves by helping others.

However, I can't say that I only help others, and I don't take the initiative to struggle. This idea is also extreme.

I hope this article can help everyone.