论《周易》的和谐观

Harmony elaborated in Changes of Zhou

《周易》六十四卦居首者为乾卦和坤卦,是古人对自然、对社会最基本的认识。乾卦和坤卦的共同特征是"元、亨、利、贞",即原始、相通、和谐、坚固,"和谐"最为重要。必须重视人和自然的和谐。乾坤一于气,至行于圆;圆满而勿损,乃天地之真。同时也要重视人和人的和谐。男女的交往是人际交往中极其重要的交往,阴阳一于善,至交于性;性交而勿伤,乃人寰之美。在市场经济的环境里,人们会受到金钱和情色的诱惑而破坏"和谐",应该采取的态度是:君子爱财,取之有道;君子好色,贤贤易色。

At the top of 64 hexagrams in Changes of Zhou, a book of ancient understanding of nature and society, are Qian and Kun, both of which are characterized by primitiveness, exchange, harmony, and solidarity. Among the four, harmony claims greatest importance. Attention must be paid to the harmony between man and nature, as Qian and Kun may combine into a complete, perfect one where the essence of the universe can be found. Attention should also be given to the harmony between men. The contact between male and female is the most important among all kinds of human exchange, since Yin and Yang may fuse with each other and finds expression in sexual behavior in which lies the beauty of human existence as long as it is healthy. In the market economy, people might be tempted by money and sex so much that they go out to spoil harmony. The recommended attitude is： Gentlemen, though loving money, refrains from making money in an immoral way; a man of virtue, though loving sex, gives more attention to learning from the virtuous man than sex.