Thursday, April 24, 2008
I Ching lovers and I Ching haters
Prospective readers of the I Ching have two distinctive and opposite attitudes towards it.
First, there are the I Ching lovers, those who adore the I Ching. Some of them are known as willing to read anything, no matter how irrational and far fetched, as long as it bears the mark of the wise ancient book.
Then, there are the I Ching haters, those who abhor the I Ching, who think of it (and of all divination, oracles and the like) as rubbish and turn-off their attention immediately upon hearing the name. Most of these readers of the second kind are considered rational, sensible and sophisticated.
The True eye of the Tiger is a rational work, written for positive minds, but it faces a peculiar problem. It is very hard to talk of the I Ching to people who hate it, who avert their eyes from it the instance they hear the name.
To solve this dilemma, I have decided to get in touch with people of the first kind, with I Ching lovers, with the vast majority of people eager to listen about the I Ching. I am sure that I will find among them many clear minds, ready to know what’s right and rich once they come across it.
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