Short and sweet on this posting. Those of religious belief accept the Bible as our tome of the system. We accept it because it was written by our ancient sholars and it has been passed down through the millennium to the accepted tome of today's religious beliefs.
Those who accept the I Ching for what it is also do so because it was written by Chinese scholars of thousands of years past and it also has been passed down through the millennium and is accepted in those circles as well as the tome of its belief system.
This can also be said of the various other religious tomes, i.e.
• Bible
• Torah (Judaism)
• Talmud (Judaism)
• Chuang Tzu (Chinese)
• Analects of Confucius (Chinese)
• Mencius (Chinese)
• Tao Te Ching (Chinese)
• I Ching (Chinese)
• Avesta (Zoroastrian)
• Book of Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
• Doctrine and Covenants (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
• Pearl of Great Price (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
• Qur'an (Islam)
• Hadith (Islam)
etc. to name only a few which also have lasted for millennium.
So why are we so hesitant to accept any one or all? Every civilization either existing or long gone has its tome's or books that have survived book burnings, etc. though out history to present day.
In my humble opinion they all are good and they all serve a purpose. If maybe we look closer with an open mind maybe, just maybe, we can find connections of validation in all these tome's much like Liebniz did with the binary to hexagram (Shao Yung) connection.
My personal "Interpretive" Lens!
"One thing has always been true: That book ... or ... that person who can give me an idea or a new slant on an old idea is my friend." - Louis L'Amour
"Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider..." - Francis Bacon
"What is true today may be reevaluated as false not long after. Judgements are frequently based upon a set of "temporary" circumstances surrounding them. Conflicting ideologies can exist simultaneously. Antagonistic dualities are complementary aspects of a unified whole: are seen as mutually dependent mirror images of each other." - Nahum Stiskin
Warning, Caveat and Note: The postings on this blog are my interpretation of readings, studies and experiences therefore errors and omissions are mine and mine alone. The content surrounding the extracts of books, see bibliography on this blog site, are also mine and mine alone therefore errors and omissions are also mine and mine alone and therefore why I highly recommended one read, study, research and fact find the material for clarity. My effort here is self-clarity toward a fuller understanding of the subject matter. See the bibliography for information on the books.
Note: I will endevor to provide a bibliography and italicize any direct quotes from the materials I use for this blog. If there are mistakes, errors, and/or omissions, I take full responsibility for them as they are mine and mine alone. If you find any mistakes, errors, and/or omissions please comment and let me know along with the correct information and/or sources.
Kenpo Gokui
A person's heart is the same as Heaven and Earth while the blood circulating is similar to the Sun and Moon yet the manner of drinking and spitting is either soft or hard while a person's unbalance is the same as a weight and the body should be able to change direction at any time as the time to strike is when the opportunity presents itself and both the eyes must see all sides as the ears must listen in all directions while the mind must grasp all the tactile, olfactory and gustation data not seen on all sides and not heard in any direction
All Bottles are Truly Good
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