Analysis Of Liu Yiming’s Theory Of Benti Of Study On Book Of Changes

Liu Yiming is a famous Taoist scholar in the middle of the Qing Dynastyand is also a unique innovation scholar in the area of Book of Changesresearching. He thinks the Book of Changes explains the exhaustive study ofprinciple, fully developing one’s nature and fate. Therefore it teaches people howto practice their nature and fate. He take concept of inner elixir into the study onthe Book of Changes, and establish of a new theory of explaining Book ofChanges. His thinking of Book of Changes just is theory of benti of study onBook of Changes. As Way for the benti, he explains three aspects of cosmologyof benti, efforts theory of benti, and state theory of benti. He uses xian tian zhenyi zhi qi for the intermediary between the Way and everything including people,to construct cosmogony. The cosmology of benti become his metaphysical basisof Dan Taoism and study on Book of Changes. He explains Book of Changesexhausting study of human nature and fate, talking growth and decline of Yin andYang, based on talking the exhaustive study of principle, fully developing one’snature and fate. And he systematically expounds his efforts theory of benti basedon exhaustive study of principle. Main of efforts theory of benti is same-timepracticing of one’s nature and fate, and first practicing one’s fate, aiding offurnace theory. Because of different practice person, there are two practice ways:noncausative truth and causative truth. And causative truth is more suitable formost people. So he spends more attention on it. The state theory of benti talks thefinal purpose of the practice is that achievement Way of jin dan. The threetheories complement each other and cannot be separated. Another importanttheory of "Tai Chi is Centre" is just mixed three theories. He believes that Tai Chithat is the "Centre", is xian tian zhen yi zhi qi. Therefore, people will be freed outof the plight of impure human nature, must hold the Centre and Anytimemoderation, try to make pills of immortality and cultivate vital energy, achievethe goal of Elixir Road. In short, his theory of benti of study on Book of Changesis unique, with a high value of academic research.