The Application of the Book of Changes in Modern Life

The Application of the Book of Changes in Modern Life

The nation is one of the best nations in the world, and the biggest reason is that we have excellent culture. The Book of Changes, as the most universally instructive classic in Chinese history, is a knowledge theory that can be used for reference by Confucianism, Taoism, military strategists, chemistry, physics, mathematics and other industries and fields in various periods. It has also been a compulsory course for candidates in the imperial examination and is regarded as a must-read book by officials.

Excellent culture will inevitably become the culture of our nation. The Book of Changes has been running through the intellectual class of society and is well known by people. Only in modern times, the source of this national culture not only faded out of people's field of vision, but was even marked with a distorted mark after the Westernization Movement. Misunderstood as a fortune-telling book of feudal superstition and a tool for the ruling class to manage and control people's thoughts, the Book of Changes disappeared from orthodox education.

What is the Book of Changes? What great contents does it have that can move historians at home and abroad? The Book of Changes is the source of China culture? What about the conclusion? Next, let's open the door of China's cultural foundation and walk into the extensive and profound Yijing Hall.

Physicists say the Book of Changes is a theory about physics.

Mathematicians say it is the model of this kind of mathematics;

Astronomers say it is the law of celestial bodies;

Historians say it is a philosophical theory of historical religion;

Biologists say it is the password to crack life;

Agronomists say it is a guide to farm work;

Literary thinkers say it is a model of beautiful writing;

Life is like a fortune teller saying that it is the origin of divination.

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Since ancient times, there have been different opinions, like a blind man touching an elephant, like a wordless gobbledygook, and like an integrated work of ten thousand disciplines.

Who is using the Book of Changes?

At all times and all over the world, the ruling class of the Chinese nation and even the elites of the world are adhering to or drawing lessons from the thinking mode and theoretical mode of the Book of Changes to govern society and benefit mankind. The great sages and scholars of the Chinese nation created, inherited and developed the Book of Changes, which made its theoretical system comprehensive, all-encompassing and profound. For example, Fuxi made congenital divination, played acquired divination, Confucius wrote, and Zhu was developing Neo-Confucianism.

The admiration, study and application of the Book of Changes by China's elites made the ruling system of the king stable and balanced, the family harmonious and the country guaranteed. For example, Sean helped Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang establish the prosperity of the Han Dynasty, Xu Maogong helped Taizong Li Shimin form the rule of Zhenguan, and Liu Bowen helped Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang create the prosperity of Daming.

The descendants of the Chinese people passed down from generation to generation refer to and rely on the Book of Changes, which makes the thinking modes of various disciplines increasingly integrated, innovative and leap forward, and benefits mankind. For example, the pi of Liu Hui and Zu Chongzhi, the Pythagorean theorem and the theory of covering the sky in Zhou Bi suan Jing (note: the theory of covering the sky is the earliest theory of cosmic structure in ancient China), the invention of compass and seismograph.

However, with the rapid development of modern science and technology, we found that the state of China people's own research and application of the Book of Changes was quite different from that of ancient times. Few people really understand its core connotation, and few teachers can teach this course well. However, today's westerners, especially Americans and Germans, and many of their social elites, from government leaders and officials, to researchers in cutting-edge fields, to famous scholars and university professors, all understand the Book of Changes to a certain extent, and even devote themselves to studying it.

? Gossip is a bright pearl in the history of oriental science and technology! Dr Joseph Needham, a great British scientist, became interested in China's Book of Changes. After studying the relationship between Leibniz's binary mathematics and China's Book of Changes, he spoke highly of the Book of Changes. We can see that Leibniz's concept of algebraic language or mathematical language is also influenced by China, just as the arrangement system of Yijing represents binary. ? Dr. Needham praised ancient China in his magnum opus History of Science and Technology in China. Cradle of world civilization? Also known as Zhouyi? A treasure house of everything? . He once concluded that 26 major inventions from China were introduced into Europe, which promoted the industrial revolution in the West. He pointed out that these inventions and discoveries in China often surpassed those in Europe at the same time, especially before15th century. ?

Brenitz was a great philosopher, mathematician, logician, historian and linguist during the German Enlightenment, and was called the last generalist in German and European history. His logical reasoning is not subtle, but he said: Because the problem is to prove the value of the theory of ancient China people and that ancient China people are far superior to modern people? .

? When it comes to the wisdom of the world, China's I Ching is the first! Jean, the authority of European philosophy, wrote in the preface of the English version of the Book of Changes. what do you think of it ? It is always new, 6000 years apart, it is still valuable, and it has a lot in common with the latest atomic physics? .

? Knowledge-based economy is changing our times, but many people don't know that this revolution, which has brought us great impact, actually benefited from the great classic I Ching in ancient China. The information theory thought contained in the Book of Changes not only inspired Chinese scientists to make computers, but also became a decision-making guide for more and more ordinary westerners in their daily lives. ? Charlie, a famous economist and Nobel Prize winner? William recently commented on the influence of the Book of Changes on the world information economy.

Christopher. Badeck once said: The Book of Changes is surprisingly close to the truth. What is even more surprising is that the secrets of all life on earth are closely related to the structure of the Book of Changes? . Sixty-four hexagrams strictly correspond to sixty-four DNA coding factors in the genetic code. The four pairs of basic groups (eight numbers) coincide with the gossip of four yin and four yang, and the 384 yin-yang key is also completely consistent with the 384 yin-yang key in Zhouyi.

Nobel Prize winner? Charlie. William (economist) comments on the China Book of Changes: Knowledge-based economy is changing our times, but many people don't know that this revolution, which has brought us great impact, really benefited from China's great ancient classic I Ching. The information theory thought contained in the Book of Changes not only inspires Chinese scientists to make computers, but also is becoming a decision-making guide for more and more westerners in their daily lives. ?

Physicists, the theoretical founder of dissipative conclusion (the founder of modern scientific methods and traditions recognized by the scientific community, and the main representative of criticizing the third stage of Newton's mechanical program) think:? For philosophers and scientists who want to expand the scope and significance of western science, China's thoughts will always be the source of inspiration. ? (For the introduction, see I.llyaPrigogine's From Chaos to Order).

Jung, a philosophical authority, said in the preface of the second edition of The Book of Changes: When it comes to the only wisdom book in the world, China's The Book of Changes is the first one. In science, our laws are often short-lived, or overturned by later facts, but China's I Ching is eternal and still valuable after 6000 years, which has many similarities with the latest atomic physics. ?

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