黄帝四经

After the excavation of the Four Canons of the Yellow Emperor in 1973, several versions emerged. The one I initially purchased was Chen Guying’s version. After reading it, I found it helpful, but something still felt off.

  1. The interpretation is overly belligerent; the original text opposes war and only uses it as a last resort.

  2. The understanding of Yin and Yang is somewhat superficial, lacking sufficient connection to traditional culture and the background of the Spring and Autumn Period.

  3. Some passages, considering their context, should have had their original meaning, but the interpretations, made to correspond with modern terminology, are somewhat forced.

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六柄：一曰觀，二曰論，三曰動，四曰專，五曰變，六曰化。

觀則知死生之國，論則知存亡興壞之所在，動則能破強興弱，專則不失是非之分，變則伐死養生，化則能明德除害。六柄備則王矣。

三名：一曰正名立而偃，二曰倚名法而亂，三曰無名而強主滅：三名察則事有應矣。

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