Zhouyi is not actually used for fortune telling, so what is its function?

Zhouyi is an ancient divination classic in China. This classic has always been regarded as a fortune teller, which is a misunderstanding. The root of misunderstanding lies in not really understanding the subtlety of Zhouyi: in fact, it has nothing to do with superstition, nor is it fortune telling. But through the relative position of the sixty-four hexagrams, add, subtract, multiply and divide to judge their own situation, and then weigh the pros and cons to make the best and most balanced solution. From this perspective, it is not only a superstition of fortune telling, but also the highest science of life wisdom.

The so-called Zhouyi divination is the six-hexagram divination method. Make love, and guide Gan Kun with a figure composed of black and white dots. The change of hexagrams lies in their relative positions up and down, as well as the addition and subtraction operations in all directions. The yin and yang, black and white, potential, potential and layout presented in this way can all present their own situation at the moment, and almost none of them are completely prosperous. This has great practical benefits: because, next, hexagrams will also tell us how to speak and how to do things, so that we can meet the water and see the mountains.

The Book of Changes is so powerful that it never fails, just because there is no absolute balance among all people, things and things in the world. Absolute balance is an ideal state. In the state of absolute balance, everything will be beautiful, without any flaws and contradictions, that is, it will achieve the ultimate perfection; However, on the other hand, it also means that when there is absolute balance, everything will be static, everything will stagnate and never change again. This stagnation, even perfect, represents the end of human society, and the next step may be suffocating stagnation-a more terrible forever. It is precisely because the absolute balance of our human society does not exist that everything is moving and changing. Through eternal movement and change, we can get balance at any time, get closer to perfection, and never reach perfection. This is also the motive force for human survival, reproduction and development. Dissatisfaction is the upward wheel. Imbalance is the solution. Static is relative, while dynamic is absolute. "This is a constantly changing world, which needs active thoughts." The balance is always broken. Contradictions, conflicts, black and white … everything is caused by the break of balance; At the same time, balance is being rebuilt, and all our methods are approaching balance. Change your movements and practice all this. The Book of Changes tells us where and how to move forward without saying a word, so as to maximize our own interests and happiness.

In ancient times, China paid the most attention to balance. Everything is based on balance. It can be said that balance is the ultimate of all knowledge in the world, and it is higher wisdom than any science. Chinese medicine is profound, pays attention to health preservation, and escorts our bodies. However, in the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, whether it is the degree of food and clothing, daily life, a porridge and a meal, a smile and a thought, the highest state we pursue, the ultimate medical theory of traditional Chinese medicine, is three words-to be neutral. Neutralization can be said to be more important than harmony between man and nature and Taoism. The theory of Yin-Yang balance is also the law followed by all kinds of knowledge and career of China.

The value of Zhouyi lies in interpreting the way of balance by means of divination and divination, orientation and calculation. Where is the feudal superstition? It's just a scientific work that integrates the laws of heaven, earth, man and the universe. This is hard to understand. It takes a lifetime to really understand Zhouyi.