The Book of Changes advocates the cycle of heaven, which is natural common sense. A gentleman should follow the example of Heaven and advocate this truth. He should not go against nature, but keep pace with the times. Adapt when you are masculine and adapt when you are feminine. That's why it should be smooth. However, feminine interest bearing is really not conducive to gentlemen, so it cannot be passively adapted and must be stopped. It's just that the way to stop it is not confrontation, but taking advantage of the situation.
Time and neutrality are two very important concepts in Zhouyi. Yijing requires people to conform to the times and the doctrine of the mean in moral cultivation. Chinese is the golden mean that Confucius said. The so-called golden mean actually refers to running in the middle of the natural way of heaven and earth. The so-called era refers to the integration with the times. The natural movement of heaven and earth has its time sequence, and the time situation formed in different stages of the time sequence is different, and the time situation changes with time sequence. If people want to conform to heaven, they should always adjust their behavior according to the current situation and keep their words and deeds in harmony with the current situation. In short, they must adapt to the current situation. Only when people are in the right position can their behavior conform to the natural way of heaven and earth, remain correct and avoid misfortune.
Many people in modern times have misunderstandings about the fate in Zhouyi. Life is mentioned from time to time in Zhouyi, and the understanding of life is different from today's statement. Life in Zhouyi is a category related to time and position, that is, the specific position in the time situation caused by heaven and earth, which is restricted by objective conditions, and no one can surpass it. To act when objective conditions permit is to conform to fate and get lucky, not to let people wait for good luck. Blind action regardless of objective conditions is against the sky, and it is fierce to go against the sky. Zhouyi not only opposes blind sports, but also encourages people to follow the law. Knowing where you are now, knowing the law of your activities, is knowing your destiny. Life is actually the restriction of objective conditions on people, and it is the restriction of natural and social laws on people.
Qi is yin and yang in Zhouyi. Among Yin and Yang, Yang is creative and dominant, while Yin is positive and ultimately successful. Yang Qi is active and energetic; Yin Qi is convergent and closed. Although they are all indispensable equivalent factors that make up the universe, their functions are different. Therefore, it is often yang and yin, and Chongyang is light. The two are not parallel, but there is a difference between light and heavy. Good or bad luck is determined by the law of yin and yang of the movement and development of things. This law is that things are constantly changing in contradiction and opposition. Everything has its own situation when it is in season, and when it is over, it will inevitably go to its opposite.
The news change of hexagrams is the internal organizational law of Zhouyi. The ups and downs of Yin and Yang are not abrupt changes, but gradual changes. The change of hexagrams perfectly reveals the unity of opposites. The course of the combination of rigidity and softness of the twelve hexagrams shows the ups and downs of Yin and Yang very intuitively, vividly illustrates the law of the unity of opposites of things, reveals the endless objective law of the movement of the universe, reminds people to follow the law of the movement of the universe in practice and make continuous progress, and guides people to grasp the law of extreme opposition of things. If you don't want to be prosperous, you will know your way out; Don't bully the weak and be afraid of new life. Always put yourself in an objective position.
Combining two into one is one of the basic laws of Zhouyi. For example, if you hurt six or three people, you hurt one person. If you do one thing, you get your friends. It's like saying that one person does it and three people doubt it. It means that one person will make friends when walking, and three people will be suspicious when walking. To explain this sentence, the second part says: heaven and earth are bound together, and everything becomes alcohol. Men and women construct essence, and all things are metaplasia. Yi says that three people hurt one person, and one person gets a friend. Words can have an impact. It means that the intimate intercourse of yin and yang of heaven and earth enriches and nourishes everything; When the essence and blood of men and women cross each other, everything can be transformed. This sentence is about the unity of yin and yang, that is, reaching an agreement. The opposing party has status, so you can't join a third party. Joining a third party will destroy your identity. To say three doubts vividly means that the identity of a third party will be destroyed and mutual doubts will arise. There are two in the Book of Changes, heaven and earth should be one, men and women should be one, and everything is two sides of contradiction.
Sixty-four hexagrams describe a big movement cycle to people, and the future movement will appear in this cycle, thus summarizing the infinite and eternal philosophy. It reveals the periodic characteristics of the motion of the universe to people. The development and movement of the universe is infinite, but the way of movement is periodic.