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The I Ching or Yi Jing, (pronounced "Eee-Jing") translates from the Chinese language as a sacred "Book of Changes and Divinations," is perhaps one of oldest surviving books in the world and represents over 5,000 years of accumulated spiritual wisdom from the ancient Chinese. It serves as the pillar from which many scholars such as Confucius, helped build Chinese civilization, philosophy and culture.
It's sagely advice is encoded in the "64 Changes," which are a collection of sixty-four short explanations and commentaries on the cycles of Nature and how those same forces may affect our current situation at any given time. When faced with difficult circumstances, the I Ching teaches us how to appropriately respond to these life challenges and how to avoid misfortune and danger.
In very non-dogmatic nor condescending way, the I Ching counsels us how to cultivate our higher selves with such virtues as modesty, patience and compassion, rather than allowing ourselves to succumb to our lower tendencies for arrogance, aggressiveness and self-indulgence...with the overall purpose of the I Ching being to teach us how live a more prosperous and harmonious life.
Houtian Bagua (post-heaven eight trigrams)
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