Series 1·Chapter 12·Full Text

"Book of Changes" said: "Since God has blessed him, good luck has nothing to do with him." Confucius said: "Those who bless me are helpers. Those who are helped by God are obedient; and those who are helped by people are trustworthy. I believe in obedience and respect the virtuous. Therefore, "Since God has blessed me, good luck has nothing to do with me."
Confucius said: "The book cannot express the words, and the words cannot express the meaning." But the meaning of the sage cannot be seen? Confucius said: "The sage sets up images to express the meaning, sets up hexagrams to express the falsehood, and combines the words to express the words. Change them to make them more beneficial, and dance the drums to express the spirit."
Qiankun, what is wrong with the "Yi"? The universe is in a series, and the Book of Changes stands within it. If the universe is destroyed, there will be no way to see the "Yi". If "Yi" cannot be seen, the universe may have almost ceased.
That’s why what is metaphysical is called Tao, and what is metaphysical is called tool. It is called change when it is transformed and cut down, it is called generalization when it is pushed and implemented, and it is called a cause by the people of the world when it is carried out and made wrong.
This is the image of the old husband. The sage used to see the beauty of the world and describe it to resemble its objects. This is why it is called the image. The sage has the ability to see the movements of the world, observe their interactions, perform rituals, and judge the good and bad of them by tying up his words, so this is called Yao.
The most powerful thing in the world lies in the hexagrams, the one that encourages the world to move lies in the words; the thing that transforms and cuts lies in change; the thing that pushes it forward lies in communication; the thing that makes it divine and clear lies in the person; it is done silently, and it is believed without words, and lies in virtue.