"I Ching" has been called the oldest Chinese classical text and the origin of Chinese philosophy as well; while some thought it is the most profound book among Chinese classical books because of its diverse, overarching contents with unfathomable state. Therefore, someone also called it the “divine book.”
Actually, is “I Ching” really so difficult to understand?
As said, the Chinese word “I” in “I Ching” means lizard in hieroglyphs which just like the body and limbs of a lizard. This kind of reptile will stay at trees silently and not be discovered easily because it will change and adjust its body color according to the change of surrounding environment. So “I Ching” is also called a book of change literally.
Also, the upper part of the Chinese word of “I” in “I Ching” is the sun. The light and heat radiated by the sun are the indispensable elements for growing all things in the universe.
Someone said, “I Ching” is a classic text easily to be understood because it directly presents the truth of the universe and phenomenon of the nature to us.
According to historian textual as mentioned in “Baihutong“ written by Ban Gu in the Han Dynasty, the origin of “I Ching” was the human’s cultural remnants remained before Ice Age. Through Fuxi, it was innovated and developed continuously. By means of the simplest symbols of Yin and Yang, the universe and the laws of human evolution were explained. This kind of law was called natural law. From the simple to the complex, and then from the complex to the simple, observed the visible phenomenon from the invisible; observed the changing phenomenon from the visible phenomenon. Measured one phenomenon from hundred phenomenon. Hundreds of phenomenon united in one phenomenon; while one phenomenon returned to no phenomenon. It's static and so subtle which can be realized, but difficult to explain
Regarding the creation of I Ching, Ban Gu had stated “The Way of the Changes is profound, remaining in use throughout the rule of the three sage rulers and three ancient ages.” The three sages meant Fuxi around 6,700 years ago; King Wen of Chou in approx. 3200 years ago and Confucius in 2500 years ago. More than three sages, the ideology of I Ching was the accumulated wisdom of sages generation to generation as well as the root of Chinese culture. The thinking of I Ching was not only about the discourse of idealism and materialism, but also covered the strategies of Moral Law, Heaven, Earth, Commander and Method as mentioned in The Art of War by Sun Tzu combined with the modern knowledge and wisdom to form the philosophy that deprivation leads to changes, changes in turn lead to finding a way out, and in turn becomes sustainable.
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