“The first, clearer, type suggests the musical pattern of theme and variations. The chosen theme persists through the six stages, in various… — Hellmut and Richard Wilhelm Understanding the I Ching Copy Share Image
“Every position in life is balanced by creating a harmony between the inner self and the surrounding world.” — Hellmut Wilhelm Copy Share Image
“There are many indications that the hexagrams were the original images from which the trigrams were then later abstracted and that the… — Hellmut and Richard Wilhelm Understanding the I Ching Copy Share Image
“To become aware of what is constant in the flux of nature and life is the first step in abstract thinking. The… — Hellmut and Richard Welhelm Copy Share Image
“(T)he essential thing is to keep in mind all the strata that go to make up the book. Archaic wisdom from the… — Hellmut and Richard Wilhelm Understanding the I Ching Copy Share Image
“The situations depicted in the Book of Changes are the primary data of life -- what happens to everybody, every day, and… — Hellmut Wilhelm Understanding the I Ching Copy Share Image
“Therefore, it is believed that the ancestors return after a lapse of tiem as if to a general and spiritual reservoir from… — Hellmut and Richard Wilhelm Copy Share Image
“According to a Confucian view, there are four steps in social develpment, wrote Wilhem (Sr.). There are the individual, the family, the… — Hellmut Wilhelm Copy Share Image
“Therefore, the eight trigrams are frequently coordinated with the day, and they can of course also be correlated with the course of… — Richard and Hellmut Wilhelm Understanding the I Ching Copy Share Image
“It is no accident that, of the early Jesuit scholars who were pioneers in making China's culture known in Europe, those who… — Hellmut Wilhelm Copy Share Image
“Time passes, day by day. The greatness of this country lies in the inexorable journey it has taken through time. Time is… — Yo Yo Copy Share Image
