{"id":7278,"date":"2025-08-17T18:02:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T10:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.doorm.cn\/?p=7278"},"modified":"2025-08-17T18:02:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T10:02:29","slug":"oriental-health-aesthetics-the-time-of-professor-qiu-zhengluns-explanation-of-the-book-of-changes78%ef%bc%89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.doorm.cn\/?p=7278","title":{"rendered":"Oriental Health Aesthetics: The Time of Professor Qiu Zhenglun&#8217;s Explanation of the Book of Changes(78\uff09"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video playsinline class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-7278-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/video.jlpapa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250817151344713.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/video.jlpapa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250817151344713.mp4\">https:\/\/video.jlpapa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250817151344713.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The fourth aspect is the divine mystery of transformation. As stated in the Great Treatise (Xi Ci I) of the Book of Changes: &#8220;Essential qi coalesces into substance; the wandering force brings transformation.&#8221; Here, the term &#8220;essence&#8221; (jing) I discuss today carries two meanings. First, it refers to the vital essence of jing-qi-shen (essence, energy, spirit)\u2014intangible and spiritual, yet connected to material existence through the division and coalescence of essential energies. When refinement reaches its subtlest level, transformation emerges. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8220;The numbers of Heaven and Earth total fifty-five; through them, transformations are accomplished and spiritual agencies set in motion.&#8221; This refers to divination with yarrow stalks: fifty stalks are used, with one withdrawn as the Supreme Ultimate, leaving forty-nine for calculation. These are divided to form the upper and lower trigrams, generating the sixty-four hexagrams. The accuracy of this divination method is profound, though I shall not elaborate here. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8220;One who comprehends the way of transformation understands the workings of the divine.&#8221; (Xi Ci I) <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Xi Ci II states: &#8220;Penetrate transformation to keep people from weariness; divine operation transforms them to make things fitting. Exhaustion leads to change, change brings penetration, penetration yields endurance. Thus, &#8216;supported by Heaven, good fortune\u2014nothing unfavorable.'&#8221; This passage is profoundly significant\u2014rooted in the Xi Ci&#8217;s philosophical core\u2014though time prevents full exposition. Observe: only by penetrating transformation can one achieve harmony. One must discern the timing, patterns, and scope of change. &#8220;Keep people from weariness&#8221; means that when people understand change, they remain engaged\u2014unlike listeners growing weary later in a lecture! Penetrating transformation prevents this fatigue. &#8220;Divine operation transforms them to make things fitting&#8221; implies internalizing change into consciousness, experience, and emotion, transforming it into personal life energy. Thus: &#8220;Exhaustion \u2192 Change \u2192 Penetration \u2192 Endurance.&#8221; By aligning with Heaven\u2019s patterns, assimilating creation\u2019s work, and converting it into your own energy, &#8220;good fortune\u2014nothing unfavorable&#8221; follows. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Xi Ci II also notes: &#8220;The mutual push of strength and softness harbors transformation within&#8221;\u2014echoing earlier themes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8220;The Changes as a book cannot be distanced; its Way shifts repeatedly. Unceasing in movement, it circulates through the six voids, rising and falling without constancy, strength and softness exchanging places. It admits no fixed model\u2014only adaptation to change.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Fifth, within the beauty of transformation lies human adaptation. Xi Ci I declares: &#8220;Penetrating transformation is called &#8216;handling affairs&#8217;.&#8221; In all endeavors\u2014writing calligraphy, engaging with others\u2014we must master adaptive change. Only then do affairs flow smoothly. &#8220;Heaven and Earth transform; the sage emulates them.&#8221; The sage, having inquired into, comprehended, and known Heaven\u2019s Way, mirrors cosmic transformation. &#8220;Transforming and refining it is called &#8216;change&#8217;; applying and advancing it is &#8216;penetration&#8217;; implementing it among the people is &#8216;great enterprise.'&#8221; Guiding people through transformative principles, advancing their lives and labors\u2014this constitutes noble work. &#8220;Refinement lies in transformation; advancement lies in penetration&#8221;\u2014all centers on adaptation. Thus, Xi Ci II&#8217;s core permeates everything: &#8220;Penetrate transformation to keep people from weariness; divine operation transforms them to make things fitting. Exhaustion leads to change, change brings penetration, penetration yields endurance.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><div class=\"floating-menu float-menu-1 notranslate\"><ul class=\"fm-bar\"><li class=\"fm-item-1-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.doorm.cn\/recommend.php\" target=\"_self\" ><div class=\"fm-icon\"><i class=\"fab fa-youtube \"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fourth aspect is the divine mystery of transformati [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-doorm"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.doorm.cn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.doorm.cn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.doorm.cn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.doorm.cn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.doorm.cn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7278"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.doorm.cn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7279,"href":"https:\/\/www.doorm.cn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7278\/revisions\/7279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.doorm.cn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.doorm.cn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.doorm.cn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}