Tao Te Ching
Ta Chuan: The Great Treatise
By Confucius
Originally oral instructions on how to use the I Ching, the Ta Chuan became incorporated into the I Ching text and transmuted what was mainly a court oracle used for divination into a spiritual way of life for the common people and a profound influence on Chinese civilization. It explains obscure I Ching passages in practical terms and reinterprets ancient Chinese myths and symbols.
Quotes from Ta Chuan: The Great Treatise
“When in early antiquity Fu Xi ruled the world, he looked upward and contemplated the images in the heavens; he looked downward and contemplated the patterns on earth… He proceeded directly from himself and indirectly from objects. Thus he invented the eight trigrams”
Chapters:
33. Know Yourself
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“China's most revered teacher of doctrines emphasizing the harmony of human relations. His teachings, along with those of certain disciples... until recently formed the basis of moral education in China.”
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