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64 Life Wisdoms from the I Ching

Wisdom 01 Qian Gua: Life is about hard work, struggle and self-improvement

Life is like the sea, with ebb and flow, including the joy of spring breeze, the roar of horses, and the happiness of climax and collapse. All thoughts are lost, melancholy and inexplicable misery. When you lament that life is so mean and fate is so unfair. In fact, when you sigh like this, you have already handed over control of your life. Due to the same unfortunate encounter or failure, some people can only make a living by begging, while others can get ahead. This is by no means an arrangement of fate, but depends on the individual's enthusiasm and specialness for life, or abandonment and abandonment. Success comes from hard work, and with hard work, there will be wonderful performance.

Wisdom 02 Kun Gua: Build a person with character, conduct yourself with magnanimity

Bear great responsibilities with profound virtue. In a person's life, character is the crown and glory of life. Character is a person's most valuable asset, it is a person's status, identity and property. It ennobles men of all classes and positions. It is more powerful than wealth and more glorious than fame. Its influence is everywhere because it is the embodiment of integrity and honesty, and consistency in words and deeds. These qualities are the most valuable and are trusted and respected by the entire human race. Ordinary abilities can achieve success with the help of noble character, even if the competition is fierce and surrounded by small groups. Honesty, integrity, and kindness, although not matters of destiny, are the essence of a person's character. Once a person with this quality is combined with a firm goal, he will have extremely powerful power. Leave a space in your heart for virtue.

Wisdom 03 Tun Gua: Faith creates miracles, determination creates brilliance

The size of your achievements will never exceed the size of your self-confidence. There is absolutely no reason in the world for anyone who can achieve success without passionately and strongly desiring success. The prerequisite for success is self-confidence. Successful people always use the most positive thinking, the most optimistic spirit and the most brilliant experiences to dominate and control their lives; losers, on the contrary, have their lives guided and controlled by various failures and doubts in the past.

Some small, seemingly unimportant personal weaknesses act like chains that hold people back from realizing their ambitions. Who can stop a determined person from succeeding? Put a stumbling block in his way and he uses it as a ladder to climb upward; take away his funds and he uses his poverty to motivate himself; weaken him and he writes novels; and so on. Difficulties that seem daunting in the distance become smaller as you get closer. Success and efficiency in life depend on strong, enduring determination and the ability to do what our hearts desire. Neither to the left nor to the right, even when Eden tries to tempt us and failure and disaster threaten us.

Wisdom 04 Meng Gua: Arm yourself with knowledge and change your destiny with learning

Having knowledge does not mean having the corresponding abilities. There is a gap between application and knowledge. A transformation process, that is, the process of applying what you have learned. Observe with your own eyes, people who are familiar with the world based on actual experience, and people who only obtain knowledge from books but are not familiar with the world, are not only fundamentally different, but also better than the latter. Summarize the knowledge you have learned so far, as well as your own experience, and add your own judgment to establish your own personality, behavior patterns, and etiquette. It is important to read and study to acquire knowledge, but it is also indispensable to practice to acquire true knowledge. No matter what kind of career you are engaged in, you need to continue to learn. Only by learning can we expand our horizons, acquire knowledge, gain wisdom, and do what we want to do well.

Wisdom 05 Need Hexagram: Be patient and wait for the opportunity, only by accumulation can you make small gains

When you are in a weak position, you must resist the mentality of being eager for success, and don’t expose yourself too much. Instead, we must rely on the good external situation to strengthen our own strength. Of course, while maintaining and developing your own strength, you must also learn to pretend to be stupid, try your best to cover up your apparent strength, be patient, and retreat to advance. In the complex arena of life, if you encounter some unfair treatment, you might as well endure it for a while. This is a good strategy in the struggle; on the contrary, if you confront someone head-on, either by speaking out or getting angry, you will suffer a loss. . Be patient and patient.

Don't be brave and quick, without considering the consequences, or even forget who you are. Only by keeping the green hills around can we have the capital to make a comeback.

Wisdom 06 Litigation Hexagram: Be cautious and avoid disputes

"Speak slowly when you speak urgently, and leave half of the words on your lips." Privacy or secrets should not be revealed easily, because these two things will reveal one's intentions and weaknesses. Keep your opinionated opinions. People think and form ideas based on limited information. When information is incomplete, biases will form. Although everyone's ideas are biased, people who have more information, are more rational, and can effectively overcome their emotions often have more correct opinions, or at least more convincing ones. Avoid inappropriate criticism and accusations of others. If you have misunderstood the phenomenon and misunderstood others, criticism and accusation are undoubtedly inappropriate. If the other party does have a reason to be criticized, whether to criticize him or not depends on the direction of the wind. Don't make useless complaints. Throw away the nonsense. If you are not sure that what you say is beneficial to people or things, or that it will do more harm than good, then it is better not to say it.

Wisdom 07 Master Hexagram: Be an upright person and do righteous things

You should not ask for unnecessary things. If you do, people will become slaves to foreign things. The external things that are driven and manipulated by humans then control ourselves. Selfish and cowardly people are often unhappy because even if they protect their own interests and safety, they cannot protect their own character and self-confidence. As long as you can continue to reflect on yourself, you can be self-sustaining in various environments.

Wisdom 08 Divination: Sincerely accept talents and sincerely make friends

What you give, you get. If you treat others sincerely, you will also gain the sincerity of others. When others need help, you lend a helping hand. What others gain is not what you lose. We are all born in a group and are destined to get along with people of this kind. Therefore, we can only establish good interpersonal relationships by actively trying to adapt to each other's personalities and treating everyone around us sincerely. .

Wisdom 09 Little Animal Hexagram: If you are sincere, everything will go smoothly

Without sincerity, you cannot conquer the world, and without faith, you cannot conquer the world. Integrity is the foundation of life and an important principle in interpersonal communication. Its basic requirement is to be honest and trustworthy, and to "be true to your words and resolute in your actions." As long as you are an honest person who succeeds in officialdom and communicates well, everyone will discover your noble character and give you the highest respect.

Wisdom 10 Lu Gua: Have goals in doing things, and rely on plans to act.

If you want to take your career to the next level, you must stand at a higher place, see more, and see more Listen, be exposed to more new things. If you don’t change your mind, you will be eliminated. In this era of rapid development, this is by no means alarmist. Having a goal is not enough. You have to take action immediately without delay. Never get bogged down in trivial daily affairs and become a slave to trivial matters.

Wisdom 11 Tai Gua: Square on the inside but round on the outside, a gentleman on the inside but a villain on the outside

If you can balance hardness and softness in your life, you can combine the wisdom of square and round to achieve this squareness. Just be square, be round when you want it to be round, whatever degree of squareness or degree of roundness is just right, that is, there is no hindrance to the square or the circle. According to the current saying, "there is no hindrance" is a high degree of unity of principle and flexibility. This is the most advanced strategy, the most advanced policy, and the most advanced way and method of conducting oneself in the world. To do this requires a high degree of wisdom and cultivation.

Wisdom 12 Fu Gua: Accept calmly and be calm about changes

When we no longer contradict those inevitable facts, we can save energy and create a richer life. Things in this world are not something we can take the initiative or do well as long as we work hard. There are many things we can only do our duty and nothing more. As the saying goes, "Everything depends on man, and everything depends on God." If we understand this, we will not become depressed or irritable because of the pressure and suffering from the outside world. We all feel sympathy for the suffering in this world. This is a normal and human reaction. But we must also keep an appropriate distance from it. Only in this way is the best way to deal with pain and the only way to live a better life.

Wisdom 13 Tongren Gua: Live in harmony and integrate into the team

When the hearts of people are integrated with each other, they will unite, cooperate, love and love, and inspire incomparable power. With his own strength, he can accomplish great things. In order to integrate into the group, one must be approachable, modest and prudent, have the courage to accept criticism and education from others, be good at putting forward good opinions and opinions, treat others equally, not be special, not put on airs, be able to bend and stretch, be strong and soft, and be polite and virtuous.

Wisdom No. 14: Be arrogant and approachable

If you want to gain enemies, be superior to your friends; if you want to gain friends, be approachable. Let your friends act superior to you.

Wisdom 15 Qian hexagram: Be modest and prudent, be open-minded

Fullness will cause losses, but modesty will benefit. He was originally the commander, but he repeatedly insisted that the credit should belong to all officers and soldiers, not to himself. Only people who are short-sighted and have no ambitions will always flaunt what they have done. Sometimes, in order to flaunt themselves, they will even cover up their faults in front of the public. One is the line between humility and vanity. If a person pretends to be humble in order to gain the reputation of being "humble", it is a common manifestation of vanity. The key to being magnanimous depends on three points: First, an equal attitude toward others. Don't think you are superior to others, keep a normal mind, treat others as equals, and respect others. The second is a broad mind. Be open-minded and open-minded. If you hear it, you will be happy. If you make mistakes, you will correct them. The third is the virtue of tolerance. Be able to treat others kindly and tolerate their faults instead of being fussy about others.

Wisdom 16 Yu Gua: Don’t get carried away when you are proud, and don’t be sad when you are extremely happy.

Those who always pursue the goals ahead will not be intoxicated with their achievements. Try every means to reach a better, more fulfilling, and more ideal state. It is through this progress that you can improve yourself and your life.

Wisdom 17 Sui Gua: adapt to changes and follow the trend

Wisdom 18 Gu Gua: avoid past mistakes and avoid future ones, correct any mistakes

Before doing big things, you must examine the current situation , Analyze the situation; after doing big things, pay attention to governance measures and anticipate the consequences. The most powerful weapon to correct mistakes is criticism and self-criticism.

Wisdom 19 Lin Gua: Be tolerant and do things to inspire others

It may be very important to accuse others of their mistakes, but it is a higher level to forgive others' mistakes in a timely manner. of effort. Tolerance to others is tolerance to oneself.

Wisdom 20 Guan Gua: Be diligent in observation and know the enemy from this

A person who is good at seizing the opportunity and advancing when he sees it is certainly a hero, but with courage, he can It is also wise to stop when you see good things and stop when enough is enough. It all depends on what you have in mind. Resolutely not doing anything, even if it seems like you are doing nothing, is a sign of great mental strength. Only in the face of complicated events can you be a wise man by clearly knowing what you should do and what you should not do, and adjusting your behavior accordingly.

Wisdom 21 Biting Gua: Adhere to principles and keep clear grudges

The most effective way to correctly deal with the mistakes of others is to make others recognize their own mistakes and correct them with conviction. Regarding the mistakes we have made, we also need to deal with the mistakes clearly, insist on those correct "mistakes", and correct those mistakes that should be corrected. Looking back at history and reality, there is a difference between winners and losers. A higher level of self-esteem and a higher level of pursuit can often make a person a strong person in life and a winner in competition.

Wisdom 22 Ben Gua: Establish a personal image and learn to package yourself

If you want to be successful, you must first be like a successful person. The people we make friends with should be gentlemen of high moral character, not those high-sounding villains with ulterior motives. You must shape your successful self-image and cultivate your good temperament before you can achieve the success you desire. Catching other people's attention is the key to your success. If you let as many people as possible see you, hear you, feel you, and like you, then you are only one step away from success.

Wisdom 23 Pei Gua: Advocating moderation and moderation

If people cannot achieve moderation when doing things, they will not get good results if they act recklessly.

Hexagram 24 of Wisdom: Good at summarizing and introspecting

Recognizing mistakes is the first step to save yourself. As a human being, instead of lowering your head and complaining about mistakes, it is better to raise your head and correct mistakes; instead of being lost in introspection, it is better to rise up in introspection. After introspection, the soul is purified and humanity is truly revealed. At this time, no matter what you do, you will have unprecedented enthusiasm. Only by being good at constantly adjusting yourself at various stages of life can you adapt yourself to new situations that are constantly emerging and maintain strong combat effectiveness for a long time.

Wisdom 25 Wu Gua: Don’t be stubborn, seek more verification

When you disagree with the other party, your first reaction is often that the other party is wrong, and this is your Stubbornness creates your bias. In the process of interpersonal communication, people who cannot adapt and turn their thinking will only get stuck in a dead end and never find their own way out.

Wisdom 26 Big Animal Hexagram: Dare to choose, dare to give up

You should learn to be satisfied in life. If you are not satisfied, sometimes you will not even get the minimum things. People are often very greedy. They want this and that, and are reluctant to give up anything. This is also a manifestation of a narrow perspective. On the road to success, we must know how to make choices and give up.

Wisdom 27 Yi Gua: Frugality is the beginning of happiness, abstinence is the source of happiness

Wisdom 28 Gua Gua: Blindness leads to disaster, and rash advancement leads to quagmire

Don’t expect immediate results or instant success when doing things. Sometimes you have to learn to wait. Of course, this waiting does not mean being passive and resigned to fate, but actively preparing, gathering momentum, and letting go of the long-term to catch the big fish.

Wisdom 29 Kan Gua: Conquer setbacks with courage and get out of difficulties with faith

The accidents I encounter are inevitable and will follow me like a shadow throughout my life. But if I apply "possible thinking", this burden will become a milestone for me. Only by learning to accept can you find new hope.

Wisdom 30 Li Gua: Calm and calm, seeking victory in stability

To become a successful person, you must first become a calm and unhurried person.

Wisdom 31 Xian Gua: If you succeed in others, you will also succeed in yourself

The success of interpersonal relationships has a lot to do with whether you can treat others well. A person who is helpful and willing to help others, people are willing to associate with and be friends with, and they can also benefit from it. When you help others, you have invested your feelings invisibly. Others will always remember your help, and they will take the initiative to repay you whenever they have the opportunity. This is the best interpersonal interaction you can hope for.

Wisdom 32 Hexagram: People value perseverance and perseverance

When doing something, don’t be intimidated by the hardships in front of you, don’t give up halfway, don’t try too hard, and don’t fall short. . Perseverance is a kind of perseverance and a kind of spirit. Nothing in the world can replace perseverance. The greatest sorrow is that there is neither victory nor defeat in the journey of life.

Wisdom 33 Dun Gua: When hiding, hide, and when retreating, retreat

Hiding oneself does not mean burying oneself. If you are in a weak position, you must cleverly avoid the opponent's edge, look for opportunities from the opponent's weaknesses, and look for opportunities to use retreat as an attack.

Wisdom 34 Da Zhuang Hexagram: If it is too strong, it will be easy to break; if it is too strong, it will be easy to break.

Learning to make temporary compromises and necessary compromises is indeed an important way to govern. The way of military affairs is the song of life. Now that the road is open, as for neighborhood disputes, daily conflicts such as brother-in-law quarrels and quarrels between husband and wife will not be difficult to resolve through compromise. Learning to compromise and learn to give up is actually a major issue in life.

Wisdom 35 Jin Gua: Give first, take later, do things actively

As a wise person, we should have the following concepts:

1. There is no free lunch in the world. Living and living well requires many things, and the most fundamental way to obtain them is to do things and fight hard.

2. A normal mind is crucial. Doing things is hard, so in addition to having enough courage and perseverance, it is important to have a normal mind.

3. Seize every time and opportunity to improve your ability to do things. Many things are difficult for those who don’t know how to do them, and those who know how to do them are not difficult for them. The world is like a train that runs strictly on schedule. You are always chasing it, but it can never wait for you.

Wisdom 36 Ming Yi Gua: Keep a low profile and hide your edge

The purpose of "A good man does not suffer immediate losses" is to exchange "immediate losses" for other benefits, for survival and realization For higher goals, if you suffer huge losses or even lose your life because of "not taking" the immediate losses, how can you talk about the future and ideals!

Wisdom 37 Family Hexagram: Gain harmony with love, gain happiness with understanding

Husband and wife can discuss, but cannot argue. Arguments are a trap in relationships. There are no winners in arguments, especially for couples.

There are many aspects that should be paid attention to in communication. For example, when speaking, it depends on the occasion and the other person’s mentality, and each other should save face in front of friends; enhance the awareness of feedback, and understand the inner feelings of the other party in a timely manner; pay attention to the differences between men and women, and avoid Communication errors; the attitude and emotion of speaking are sometimes more meaningful than the content of the words; etc.

Wisdom 38 Gua Gua: Seek common ground while reserving differences, and respect each other

To seek common ground while reserving differences, "respect" is the foundation, and you also need to be patient, tolerant, and open-minded. If you can combine this with learning from each other's strengths and being open and honest, you will feel comfortable expressing yourself while constantly learning new things from other people's different perspectives.

Wisdom 39 Jian Gua: Retreat when faced with difficulties, be able to bend and stretch

"In narrow places, leave a step with people: if the flavor is strong, reduce it by three points for others to taste. This is a world-related event. The method of extreme peace and happiness. "Compromise starts with concession and ends with victory. The appearance is to put the interests of the other party first, but the truth is to clear the way for one's own interests. Why not take small steps back in exchange for big steps forward? The algorithm of life is not as simple as one plus one equals two. Untimely advancement is actually a big step back, and active and skillful retreat may be progress in a practical sense.

Wisdom 40 Explanation: Treat with forgiveness, be tolerant with understanding

Victor Hugo, the 19th-century French literary master, once said: "The widest thing in the world is the ocean. "The sky is wider than the ocean, and the human mind is wider than the sky." This sentence is not only romantic, but also has practical significance.

Wisdom 41 Loss Gua: Control emotions and avoid impulses

Calmness is a trait that a mature person should have. Calmness lies not only in being able to control one's emotions, but also in how a person accurately positions himself, how to face various complex situations, and how to deal with sudden changes in life and career. ?

Wisdom 42 Yi Gua: Suffering a loss is a blessing, and a loss must be a gain

When "disaster" comes, we should not be depressed, because after the storm, there will be a more beautiful sky. ; And when "blessing" comes, we should not be complacent, because the rough waves in the sea are hidden under the calm sea. Look at everything with a forgiving attitude, and you will find that life is fair to everyone.

Wisdom 43 Gua Gua: When it is decisive, be decisive and decisive

Take bold action when you find an opportunity.

Wisdom 44 Xi Gua: Strength and softness, advancing and retreating freely

A wise person pays special attention to hiding the edge and exposing the clumsy. Suffering is a precursor and a test. It selects those with strong will and eliminates those with weak will.

Wisdom 45 Cui hexagram: Make friends with discretion and conduct yourself according to rules

Wisdom 46 Sheng hexagram: A gentleman relies on obedience and accumulates small things to become taller

Eager to do big things, Focus on doing small things first.

Those who want to achieve great things must understand one thing