What is the core idea of the Book of Changes?

This core idea of Zhouyi is also called neutralization, and its essence can be summarized as the coordination of Yin and Yang, the combination of rigidity and softness, two-way complementarity and dynamic balance, which is the inherent vitality of the continuous development of things and is naturally derived from the basic principles of Yin and Yang philosophy as a whole.

The Book of Changes holds that the whole objective world is composed of two forces, Yin and Yang, and it is a whole system, characterized by a dynamic process of popularization, endless life and endless changes, and its internal dynamic mechanism is the coordination and mutual benefit of Yin and Yang, and vice versa.

Zhouyi, an expanded material, is the essence of China's primitive traditional culture. It is known as the head of classics, the source of Taoism and the source of Chinese civilization, and it is an outstanding philosophical masterpiece in ancient China. With a history of more than 7,000 years, Zhouyi has been enduring for a long time, laying an important value orientation of China culture and creating the characteristics of oriental culture, which has irreplaceable important value and great influence on China culture.

The ideological wisdom of the Book of Changes has penetrated into all aspects of people's lives in China, and its content is extremely rich, which has had a far-reaching impact on China's politics, economy, culture and other fields for thousands of years. Whether it is the way of Confucius and Mencius or the theory of Laozi and Zhuangzi, Sun Tzu's Art of War, Huangdi's Neijing and Shenlong Yijing, they are all closely related to Yijing.

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Baidu encyclopedia-Yijing