The origin of Tai Chi

1, Taiji is an important concept and category in the cultural history of China. According to the literature seen so far, Yi Zhuan: "Too easy to have, it is the birth of two instruments. Two instruments give birth to four elephants, and four elephants give birth to gossip. " Tai Chi concept, vaguely looking at the phenomenon and essence of everything, this way of thinking itself, in fact, contains sober and wise philosophical thinking. Its ultimate goal is to hope that human activities conform to the supreme morality of Tao and the laws of nature, and are not limited by external things, so as to "do nothing without doing anything" and finally achieve an all-encompassing quiet and harmonious spiritual field.

2. The Book of Changes (unearthed from Mawangdui in the Western Han Dynasty) records that "the ancient fu is the king of the world, looking up at the image in the sky and looking down at the underground, the products of birds and animals are suitable for the ground, and everything near and far is taken from it, which leads to rumors". It means the process of divination. One is Tai Chi, but before yarrow is separated (yarrow is a tool for divination), after yarrow is separated, two hexagrams of Yin and Yang are formed, which are called two devices. There are four possible images of two hexagrams, which are called four images. Add one to each of them and it will become gossip. The following is the process of drawing gossip. At first, it was related to astronomy, meteorology and regional direction, and later it was further explained by Neo-Confucianism in the Song Dynasty in a philosophical way.