How to understand the "pushing heaven and managing personnel" mentioned in Zhouyi?

Zhouyi: Pushing Heaven and Managing Personnel

The core of Zhouyi thought is "being in time", which was summed up by Hui Dong, a scholar in Qing Dynasty. He said in Han Yi Yi Xue's Zhong Shuo: "Yi Dao is deep! In a word, it is' time'. " This summary is very incisive, because we can see the words "zhong", "shi" or "zhong" everywhere in Zhouyi. So, what is "timely"?

"Time" refers to the temperature, which is a node; "Zhong" is a position and a scale. In other words, it is very important for people to grasp the temperature in time and the scale in space. We often say "keeping pace with the times", "keeping pace with the times", "being in harmony with people at the right time", or "seizing the opportunity" in modern words, all talk about time. And "moderation" is a matter of degree. Confucius said that "moderation", also known as moderation, means "doing everything", which is just right and in line with the way of righteousness. If we can grasp the "intermediate time", things will be handled properly and reach a harmonious state.

Let's take a look at the Taiji diagram, which explains this problem to a great extent. Taiji diagram appeared relatively late, which was first mentioned by Zhao Ganqian in the Original Meaning of Six Books in the early Ming Dynasty. In Taiji diagram, white represents Yang and black represents Yin; There are black spots in white and white spots in black, indicating that there is yang in yin and yin in yang. In this picture, Yin and Yang correspond, contain and restrict each other. You have me, I have you, and you are integrated.

Yin and yang, black and white are just different, so they can interact; Only by being restricted can we be harmonious; Only because of its harmony, there is a strong sense of movement. This picture embodies the understanding and wisdom of ancient philosophers on the nature of the universe. Internal and external harmony is the foundation and condition of material movement and life existence, and the purpose of cosmic movement is to pursue eternal harmony. Once anything loses harmony, it will collapse, disintegrate and die. This harmonious spirit is embodied in all fields of China culture.