Fuxi cultivated himself and used inner seeking methods to prove the river map in his body, so that heaven and man were united and he realized the truth of the formless Dao of nature and the universe, thus performing the Eight Diagrams and becoming the founder of Yidao culture. who. According to literature records, among the ancestors of the Chinese nation, the Sui people invented fire and nests, and Shen Nong invented agriculture and medicine. Only Fuxi concentrated almost all the inventions and creations in ancient times and made great achievements. People therefore call him the "ancestor" and "the originator of gentleness". "Taihao" is people's praise for Fuxi, which means that Fuxi has immeasurable merits, is as bright and selfless as the sun and moon, and is the incarnation of Tao in the world.
Sima Zhen of the Tang Dynasty recorded in "Historical Records: Supplementary Notes of the Three Emperors": "Taixu's Paoxi family, surnamed Feng, succeeded to the throne on behalf of the Suiren family. His mother's name was Hua Xu, and she followed the great master's footsteps in Leize. Born in Chengji, he has the body of a snake and the head of a human. He looks up to observe the images in the sky, and when he looks down, he observes the laws of the earth. , began to draw the Eight Diagrams to communicate the virtues of gods and imitate the emotions of all things. Then he began to make marriages and knot nets to teach tenants to fish, so it was called Mi. The Xi family raised sacrifices to serve as cooks, so they were called Xi. The capital was in Chen, and Taishan was sealed in the east. It collapsed after one hundred and eleven years of establishment." This record of Sima Zhen is mainly based on the records of "Century of Emperors". It provides a high-level summary of Fuxi's life, merits and legendary content, and has become the main document currently used to study Fuxi's deeds.
Fuxi was the founder of Chinese civilization. He used the Eight Diagrams as a symbol to bring Chinese history into a new era of civilization. However, Fuxi's Bagua painting is based on the River Picture. There are different opinions on the history of the River Picture, so it is necessary to make some discussion here.
Hetu and Luoshu are the root of Chinese culture, the initial genetic culture of Chinese moral root culture, the origin of Bagua inspiration, and the origin of Yin-Yang and Five Elements culture. Hetu Luoshu was born from Fuxi's true knowledge of the deep state of unity between heaven and man. After he used the practice of cultivation to seek the Dharma within his body and reached the realm of the unity of heaven and man, he obtained this pattern through body-in-body practice, and then painted it into an impressive figure and saved it until it was destroyed at the weekend. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, because of the importance of moral cultivation and the unity of nature and man, the internal pursuit of the Dharma has obviously retreated from society. The number of people who can obtain the inner realm and the river map that corresponds to the outer river map of the universe through the inner pursuit of the Dharma has obviously become rarer. . People began to look to the river maps recorded in calligraphy and painting by their predecessors for exploration and research. According to traditional saying, the Hetu and Luoshu are the source of Chinese national culture. Finding the original Hetu and Luoshu is equivalent to finding the original source of the Chinese nation. Until the time of King Cheng of the Zhou Dynasty, the recorded He Tu and Luo Shu were still displayed in the palace; after the Rebellion of King You, the national treasures of the Western Zhou Dynasty were plundered by dog ??soldiers, and the He Tu and Luo Shu disappeared from view.
Hetu Luoshu is a pattern in the Chinese moral root culture that came from the ancient times of cultivating the body and seeking the Dharma within.
It was through cultivating the body and seeking within that Fuxi entered the harmony between nature and man. After a certain state, this pattern was observed and recorded, and the philosophy of Yili was derived from this and the Bagua was drawn. Tai Chi, Bagua, Zhouyi, Liujia, Nine Stars, Feng Shui, etc. in traditional Chinese culture all originated here. They are widely used in Chinese medicine, I Ching, Feng Shui, Five Elements, Ziping Bazi, Ziwei Dou Shu, day selection and other divination sciences.
It is said that "The river picture is the Eight Diagrams; Fuxi, the king of the world, saw dragons and horses coming out of the river, so his writings were drawn with the Eight Diagrams, which is called the River Picture." "Yi Xi Ci Shang" said: "The River is Out of the Picture , Luo published the book, and the sage followed it." What does "Hetu and Luoshu" mean at this time? No records yet.
"Book of Changes·Xici Zhuan": "In ancient times, Fuxi was the king of the world. He looked up to observe the images in the sky, looked down to observe the laws on the earth, and observed the patterns of birds and beasts in harmony with the earth. Taking all the bodies, taking all the things from afar, he started to draw the Eight Diagrams. "The number of heaven is five, and the number of earth is five. The five figures are in harmony with each other."
Fuxi drew the Eight Diagrams mainly based on the nature at that time. scene. The philosophy of the eternal existence of the universe is expressed through simple symbols. The modern scene is of course different from the situation in Fuxi's time. When we read the Book of Changes, we must put ourselves in their shoes and understand the scene at that time.
Fuxi first wondered, "Why are all the phenomena in the universe so orderly?" He observed the four seasons of day and night and changed them in order. Day is followed by night, night is followed by day again: spring, summer, autumn and winter, all change in order. Who is in charge of making everything in the universe change in such a regular manner? He kept thinking and questioning deeply, looking for the truth that governs the universe.
Some peoples may suddenly attribute it to "gods" and believe that gods dominate everything, so the universe appears to be very regular.
Fuxi didn’t think so. He just realized that everything is constantly changing. Everything in the universe is constantly changing. There must be a powerful kinetic energy driving all things to keep changing! The Chinese people have not developed their own religion, which should be closely related to Fuxi's attitude. We do not take the path of religion, but we can suddenly embark on the path of natural law.
There was no writing at that time, so he could not use words to record this idea of ??"there is a huge kinetic energy that causes all things to change", so he had to draw the simplest symbol "—" on the ground with his hand. , to represent his thoughts.