「《易》之為書， 推天道以明人事也」天之道在「始萬物」，「大哉乾元，萬物資始，乃統天」（《乾‧彖》）；地之道在「生萬物」，「至哉坤元，萬物資生，乃順承天」 （《坤‧彖》）；人之道在「成萬物」。此所謂：「立天之道，曰陰與陽。立地之道，曰柔與剛。立人之道，曰仁與義。」《易經》博大精深，尊為五經之首，良有以也。如此博大精深的《易經》，怎樣去把握當中的核心奧義呢？
《易經．繫辭上》曰：「易有太極，是生兩儀。兩儀生四象，四象生八卦，八卦定吉凶，吉凶生大業。是故法象莫大乎天地，變通莫大乎四時，縣象著明莫大乎日月，崇高莫大乎富貴。備物致用，立成器以為天下利，莫大乎聖人。」可見，離開了「象」 沒法了解《易經》！何謂「象」 ？《易經．繫辭下》說： 「象也者，像此者也。」象就是指形象、象徵。其義有三：
1. 指《易經》中的八卦、六十四卦卦形及三百八十六爻爻形，即所謂卦爻象。
2.指八卦所象徵的事物，如乾卦取物象爲天、坎卦取物象爲水。
3.指卦爻辭中所說的具體事物，如乾卦爻辭中說的“龍”，坤卦辭中說的「牝馬」等。
喜聞林彤優君深得《易經》象理情神，創作《易圖思靜觀著色畫冊》，廣邀社會賢達，共同發揮《易經》六十四卦新象，結合靜觀方法，開出更貼合現代人參悟《易經》智慧之嶄新道路，功德實在無可載量！預祝一紙風行，洛陽紙貴，廣益天下！
盧傑雄博士
2019年9月謹序於中文大學
I Ching Philosophy
Dr. Alex Lo Kit Hung
Senior Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
I Ching (The book of Changes) is a book that relates the nature of the heaven and earth to understand humanities. The way of heaven/universe is in the “origin of all things”, “the great origin, the beginning of all things, is the heaven” (“乾·彖“); the way of the earth is where “Everything is born” , “To the joint heaven and earth, all things are born, it is according to the law of nature” (”乾· 彖“); the way of human beings is “to be a million things”. This so-called: “The way of establishing heaven Yin and Yang (positive and negative forces). The way to establish the earth is to be soft and strong. The way to establish a person is to be benevolence and righteousness”. The ‘Book of Changes’ is broad and profound, respectably the head/prime of the Five Scriptures, expansive yet inclusive also. How may we grasp the core meaning of the “Book of Changes”?
In the original, “I (易) means Change has Tai-chi which creates two rituals Yin and Yang. The two instruments generate four images, and four images generate eight trigrams, the eight trigrams determine good and bad luck that bring about great causes. Therefore, there is no Dharma image greater than heaven and earth, no flexibility greater than the four seasons, no county image bearing brightness greater than the sun and moon, and no lofty image greater than wealth. There is nothing greater than a sage who prepares things for use and sets up utensils to benefit the world”. It is impossible to understand I Ching if without the visible image! What is “image”? The image refers to the image and symbol explained in the book. There are three meanings:
1. Refers to the eight trigrams, the sixty-four hexagrams and the three hundred and eighty-six lines are the so-called hexagrams and lines.
2. Refers to the things symbolized by the eight trigrams, such as the heaven of the Creative (乾卦), the water of the Abyss (坎卦).
3. Refer to the specific things mentioned in the lines of the hexagram, such as the “Dragon” in the Creative (乾卦), the “Female horse” in the Receptive (坤卦).
I am happy to hear that Lissa Lam has learned much of the philosophy of the “I Ching” and created the “易圖思 mInd CHangING” mindfulness coloring book. Her invitation of social elites as well as many others from many different social backgrounds to co-create new images for the “I Ching” sixty-four hexagrams combined as a mindfulness practice method. This is a novel way to create new path for modern people to understand the wisdom of the I Ching, the merit is beyond measure! Best wishes to the book project and hope to benefit many!
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