Seeking Zhouyi papers

1. After a long historical accumulation, human wisdom finally came into being around 500 BC. In China, a sacred land rich in treasure and Zhong Ling, there appeared a magnificent spectacle of a hundred schools of thought contending during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, which laid a solid foundation for the profound and far-reaching China culture. As one of the two major parts of Zhouyi, Yi Zhuan was born in this great historical period of human civilization. The Book of Changes, another component of the Book of Changes, was basically formed in the early Western Zhou Dynasty in 1 1 century BC. As the oldest precious cultural book in China, it has played an irreplaceable role in the unprecedented prosperity of China culture in the axis era of human civilization.

< < Zhouyi is the most correct and systematic book that Huangzhou people who died of illness can boast about, and it has long been regarded as "the head of the classics and the source of the avenue" in the cultural history of China. Countless sages at home and abroad have a special feeling like religious worship for it, and they have devoted all their lives to it.

Secondly, Zhouyi was originally a book of divination, but in the process of development, it began to play a dual role: first, divination, and second, the accumulation and enlightenment of wisdom, and became a textbook of philosophy and life wisdom.

The truth expounded by ancient sages in the Book of Changes and the Book of Changes comes from the observation and induction of human life activities, which is the metaphysical level of things and rises to the metaphysical realm of truth without images and things. The purpose of his metaphysical preaching is to guide and standardize people's life activities. This paper sums up the principles involved in the Book of Changes and the Book of Changes to guide and standardize people's lives, and briefly explains and discusses the feasibility and practical value of using the principles of the Book of Changes to guide and standardize people's lives.

Below, we choose the principles to guide and standardize people's lives from the Book of Changes and the Book of Changes to illustrate the feasibility and practical value of applying the Book of Changes to people's lives.

Zhang Zai said that "the heart of heaven and earth", living in heaven and earth, people are "the heart of heaven and earth". "Creating the heart of heaven and earth" means creating people. To establish a person is to establish a person's good moral quality, so as to grasp his life vividly.

Third, the modern significance of Zhouyi

At present, mankind is at the beginning of the new century, and the global situation is becoming increasingly complex. China's modernization is also facing good opportunities and severe challenges. Especially for China, which is in the era of great transformation, it is faced with multiple historical problems: how to deal with the relationship between the long and heavy historical tradition and the rapidly developing modern civilization, the relationship between the production consciousness of small farmers and the concept of modern socialized mass production, the relationship between accelerating modernization and protecting the ecological environment, and the relationship between promoting the healthy progress of civilization and eliminating the tendency of civilization alienation.

At this historical turning point, for a country with a long history and splendid civilization, it is an urgent and important practical topic how to obtain the driving force for development from ancient cultural achievements. Today's enthusiasm for Yi-ology, Sinology and traditional culture is a reflection of the needs of this era.

The purpose of studying Zhouyi is also to provide spiritual impetus for China's modernization, that is, to focus on the modern significance of Zhouyi and try our best to dig out positive and shining ideological implications from it.

On the road of cultural development, there are great differences between China and the west: the west has embarked on the external transcendence road of conquering nature with scientific empirical methods and achieved great cultural achievements; China, on the other hand, took the inner transcendence road of inventing his initial heart by intuition, and also created a brilliant Chinese civilization.

So, how did China create such a splendid culture? As the source of China culture, I Ching has undoubtedly played an irreplaceable role in the development of China culture with its way of thinking, values, survival wisdom and philosophy of life. Almost all levels of China culture are marked with the Book of Changes.

Specifically, it is the rigorous and infinite Taiji cosmology of the Book of Changes, the changeable theory of treating things with yin and yang, the epistemology of "looking down" [37], the subjective thoughts of "saints can do something" and "cutting in to complement each other", the management thought of "conforming to nature and making peace with man", and combining kindness, sincerity and respect with rigidity. ..... All these ideological contents have had a far-reaching impact on China people's way of thinking, life style and basic character shaping, thus making China people have extraordinary performances in the fields of science, art, philosophy and religion, and creating a great civilization with unique style.

The Book of Changes in ancient China has made great contributions to China culture, which is quite compatible with modern science and culture. Therefore, we believe that the subtle ideological connotation of Zhouyi is beneficial to China's modernization and the overall progress of mankind. Therefore, it has become an important topic with practical significance to discover the profound wisdom contained in Zhouyi in time and accurately.

The Book of Changes put forward a series of principles for treating people, many of which are still instructive today.

First, the three principles of dealing with the relationship between heaven and man: knowing heaven, harmony with heaven and happiness.

The judgment of good or ill luck in Zhouyi largely depends on the laws of nature.

There is a basic view in Zhouyi that the laws of nature and society are basically the same. Therefore, it always compares social phenomena with natural phenomena and demonstrates the inevitability of social phenomena with its own nature.

Here, the Book of Changes first emphasizes knowing heaven, that is, knowing and mastering the laws of natural change.

Knowing heaven, this is the first principle in life.

Knowing heaven is not an end. The purpose of knowing the sky is to shun the sky.

Heaven has its own operating rules, and it does not depend on human will. The key to success is to seize the opportunity. The opportunity was seized and smooth sailing; It's too late to regret missing the opportunity.

So, what about people? I ching said: "When time stops, it stops. When time passes, it disappears, and the movement is timely, and its road is bright." The road of life is long, but there are only a few key steps. Some people are good at sizing up the situation, grasping the opportunity quickly, and reaching the sky in one step, while others miss the opportunity because they are late for a moment. What a pity! Throughout the ages, how many successes and failures are in this step, is it fate? No, it's time!

The whole paragraph is preceded by "knowing the sky" and "basking in the sky", followed by "Lotte". What is "Lotte"? Lotte is a philosophical attitude towards life, which transcends the aesthetic attitude of concrete utility. Most of the hardships in life are too obsessed with money, reputation, status and other utilitarianism. With these things, people cannot be detached, free and happy. "

People can't do everything well in the world. On the one hand, people should strive to pursue their ideals and achieve their goals. On the other hand, they should not take the success or failure of a thing too seriously. If a person's ideals and wishes are not realized due to various subjective and objective reasons, he should not be decadent. Even if this failure is "providence", we should tolerate "providence". The meaning of life is very rich. Is there nothing but continuous business? Of course, the first meaning of people is to make a living, but the highest realm is "happy life".

Lotte know life not only shows a philosophical attitude towards fame and fortune, but also often shows a harmonious relationship with nature. Wandering between mountains and rivers, feeling nature and forgetting the world is really a great pleasure in life.

The thought of "Lotte" in Zhouyi has a great influence on China intellectuals. Tao Yuanming and Li Bai are the two most famous representatives.

Second, the three magic weapons to deal with interpersonal relationships and maintain his golden mean.

Although the relationship between heaven and man is the theme of philosophy in Zhouyi, the purpose of discussing the relationship between heaven and man in Zhouyi is to establish the principle of dealing with people. The exposition of Zhouyi in this respect is macroscopic, while the exposition of interpersonal relationship is microscopic.

Zhouyi holds that the first important thing for a person to live in the world is to find his own position.

"Honesty" is the first magic weapon advocated by Zhouyi. Zhouyi believes that everything in the world has its place, and people are no exception. Everyone should find his proper place in this world. If so, the world would be in order and there would be no disaster.

The second magic weapon advocated by Zhouyi is Zhongfu. "Fu" means honesty, while "loyalty" here means from the heart.

As we said before, the philosophy of Zhouyi is a subjective philosophy, which emphasizes people's subjective initiative. There are two aspects about subjective initiative in Zhouyi. One is the individual's subjective initiative, such as "self-improvement" and "respecting morality", and the other is the group's subjective initiative, which emphasizes "harmony but difference" and enriches neighbors.

First, if there is a lack of honesty, there will be ideological barriers and disputes. For example, in the case of litigation, Gua said, "Litigation is a blessing." In other words: why go to court? It is because our mutual honesty has been stifled, which is quite right. There is inevitably no conflict of interest between people, but if we can be honest and humble, at least we will not meet in court.

Third, honesty is more important than material.

Fourth, honesty should also be implemented in helping others. Honesty is not just words, but actions, the most important of which is: concrete actions to help people.

Fifth, as long as you treat people honestly and do good everywhere, there is no need to ask about good luck. Yigua's Ninth Five-Year Plan is clear: "There are blessings; Don't ask Yuanji, you will benefit me. "

The concept of "happiness" in Zhouyi was greatly developed by Confucianism, and the theory of "sincerity" was put forward, which played an important role in the construction of China's traditional cultural psychological structure.

The third magic weapon advocated by Zhouyi is "harmony".

Harmony is a very important thought in Zhouyi. Harmony and clock are often connected, so it is called "neutralization". "China" requires not to go to extremes, to be moderate, and "harmony" requires a harmonious and smooth relationship with others. "Zhong" talks about the status of individuals, while "He" talks about the relationship between individuals and groups. "Harmony" is often based on "Zhong", and "Zhong" is often based on "He". The idea of "harmony" is embodied in the whole system of Zhouyi, which is a life.

An accessible, endless and harmonious whole.

Harmony between Yin and Yang is the essence of harmony in Zhouyi. Harmony between yin and yang refers to the exchange, communication and unity of things with opposite or opposite nature.

Maintain integrity, be loyal to others and respect harmony-these are the three basic rules for dealing with personnel relations summarized by the author of Zhouyi from his profound observation of life.

Three elements in dealing with everything: decisiveness, prudence and adaptability.

Although the Book of Changes talks about self-improvement and perseverance, what impresses us more is vigilance and caution. There is no lack of enterprising spirit among young people, but I think more is the anxiety and wisdom of the elderly.

It is called "Yi". There are many explanations about righteousness, but the most basic meaning-righteousness, I am afraid, must be affirmed. No matter from its content or form, Zhouyi; They are all books about change, about how the universe naturally changes and how human society changes. Talking about these changes, the foothold is how people should survive and develop in this changing environment.

"Flexibility" is the third and most important rule in the Book of Changes.

The premise of adaptability is knowledge change; In other words, we need to know the nature of the universe and the changes of human society. The causes and laws of rhyme. I talk about Zhouyi the most.

Zhouyi believes that the development of things has gone through a process from gradual change to sudden change, from quantitative change to qualitative change. When a thing develops to the maximum extent it can tolerate, it will suddenly change and develop in another direction and the opposite direction, that is, in terms of cohesion, "easy, poor, changeable, changeable, and general principles lasting for a long time."

Although the Book of Changes holds that all changes in the universe have their own laws, which are independent of human will, the Book of Changes does not hold that human beings are completely incompetent in the face of laws. It emphasizes that people can understand and master the law of this change, so as to adapt themselves to it. This is very remarkable.

Admitting that laws can be known and mastered is equivalent to saying that people can control their destiny in their own hands. In fact, the whole Book of Changes is about how people control their own destiny.

The divination form of Zhouyi is not important, but the philosophy of life. In essence, Zhouyi is a philosophical work and a golden key to life. The greatest value of Zhouyi lies in that it not only reveals the changing laws of the objective world, but also tells people how to know and master these laws, so as to strive for a better ending as much as possible, in other words, how to control their destiny in their own hands.

Change and adaptation are the whole purpose of Zhouyi.