Questioning the Question (again)

A rant about all those books, websites and KZbin video's that state that a well-phrased question is important and a necessity. Pah! Humbug!
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[@kristinabliss]

Thank you Harmen for your in depth study of the Yi and the organized presentations sharing what you have found. I enjoy hearing what you have to say. ☺️

[@kevinu.k.7042]

A very good presentation. Thank you. Metaphorically I approach Yijing as a yacht sailor might consult the weather and charts before setting forth. Yes, we must retain the Captaincy of our life and we might well know where we would prefer our destination to be. The Yijing gives me the tides and currents and the direction of the winds which might aid or hinder the voyage, or indeed which might make that particular voyage inadvisable. To that end I hold the situation in my heart-mind almost without words at all. As you say, words can be restrictive. I recently had yet another dream which has been recurring. I turned to the Yijing for help. I thought it must have been a dire and dreadful warning about something of my life's course. Eventually the Yi managed to convey to me that it was about the worlds course and not my personal journey at all. My self mind set was limiting my understanding and only by careful reflection on the Yijing's responses did I come to see that it was saying No, not that. Perhaps listening with an open mind is as important as the question? Again thank you for this thoughtful exploration.

[@sinocosm198]

Greeting Harmen. A question I hope is an interesting topic for us. I've heard in my years that "According to Chinese legend, the world was created from the 8 Bagua". Another tale heard "According to Chinese legend the basis of all Chinese writing are the 8 Bagua". Im wondering what is the basis and earliest cited sources for these two legends? My hunch is these are post YiJing Taoist legends that are retroactively trying to explain events long after the YiJing was canonized. But the Bagua are much older than the ZhouYi, as ZhouYi was the 3rd Yi in a lineage of 2 lost Yis. An interesting note is that the Bagua elements do very much correspond the the elemental character which pertains to it. Earth, Water, Heaven, etc. And the these characters go so far as Oracle bone script, when some characters are closest to the bagua symbols. This gives the impression that the Bagua is home to the 2 lost Yis and may date back to the earliest writing of Chinese. Perhaps the Bagua, were originally a philosophical cosmogony system, as used in the process of the early development of Chinese writing. Perhaps is was later used for divination post its cosmological development. I highly respect your insight and opinion on these two legendary claims. Any insight as to sources and references is highly appreciated. Always look forward to your wonderful videos, a profound highlight in our lives here.

[@advandepol7537]

'Becoming an offcial in Jin' might be short for 'How do I become an official in Jin'. Suppose you are a diviner and you get several clients every day with a desire, then I can understand that it sounds boring to you everytime to use that same phrasing.

[@YiTubeChannel]

Maybe, maybe not 😊