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Establishing Images to Show Virtue in Life Existence

Xiangfeng Wang

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The divinatory symbols of Heaven and Earth in The Book of Changes concentrate on the presentation of the thoughts of changes in the coexistence of yin and yang.Both parts of the book express deep life philosophy,according to which mortal beings,beneath the heaven and above the earth,set up images to show virtue by interpreting dragon flying and horse jumping,following the natural rule of heaven and earth,consciously cultivating the enterprising spirit of constantly striving to become stronger and the potential energy of great minds so that firmness and tenderness can be united,virtue and ability can be combined,and the perfect morals as beautiful as heaven and earth can be founded.Meanwhile,the probability of dangerous changes led by the unbalance of yin and yang can be avoided.

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The divinatory symbols of Heaven and Earth in The Book of Changes concentrate on the presentation of the thoughts of changes in the coexistence of yin and yang.Both parts of the book express deep life philosophy,according to which mortal beings,beneath the heaven and above the earth,set up images to show virtue by interpreting dragon flying and horse jumping,following the natural rule of heaven and earth,consciously cultivating the enterprising spirit of constantly striving to become stronger and the potential energy of great minds so that firmness and tenderness can be united,virtue and ability can be combined,and the perfect morals as beautiful as heaven and earth can be founded.Meanwhile,the probability of dangerous changes led by the unbalance of yin and yang can be avoided.

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The divinatory symbols of Heaven and Earth in The Book of Changes concentrate on the presentation of the thoughts of changes in the coexistence of yin and yang.Both parts of the book express deep life philosophy,according to which mortal beings,beneath the heaven and above the earth,set up images to show virtue by interpreting dragon flying and horse jumping,following the natural rule of heaven and earth,consciously cultivating the enterprising spirit of constantly striving to become stronger and the potential energy of great minds so that firmness and tenderness can be united,virtue and ability can be combined,and the perfect morals as beautiful as heaven and earth can be founded.Meanwhile,the probability of dangerous changes led by the unbalance of yin and yang can be avoided.

Key concepts: Heaven, Virtue, Earth (classical element), Philosophy, Natural (archaeology), Aesthetics, Epistemology, History

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