Interconnections Between Eastern and Western Cultures
About this Book
Chapter Zero
The Substitute Preface
Ⅰ The Civilization of Sages and Worthies and Modern Civilization
Ⅱ Knowledge of Wisdom
Chapter One
The Level of Worlds
Ⅰ The Three Great Worlds of Matter, Energy and Information
1. The Relationship between Matter, Energy and Information
2. The Law of Period and Cycle
3. The pure information structure with no information structure
II Altruism is Human Nature
III The Universe is Unified in Ground State Information
IV All Appearances are Empty and False.
Chapter Two
The Generation of All Things in the Universe
Lecture One Concerning the Evolution of the Universe
Lecture Two Theories and Mechanism of Evolution
I Evolutionary Theories in Eastern and Western Cultures
The Cosmic String theory and Taiji Tu Shuo
Exposition on the great wisdom in Yi Jing
Emptiness is produced in the great perception.
Dao produces one; the one produces two; the two produces three.
II All Dharmas are the Creation of the Mind.
Chapter Three
Problems Related to Epistemology
I Several Problems concerning Epistemology
1. “Water Knows” proves the non-duality of subject and object and unity of heaven and man
2. The pollution of human mind leads to environmental pollution
3. The “Sudden insight” in the History of Science
4. Direct manifestation and comparative manifestation
II Understanding Concerning Time and Space
III Sages’ Theories Concerning Knowledge
Understanding of differences
Turn consciousness into wisdom; go from difference to non-difference
3. Zhuang Zi’s theory on knowledge
4. Desire-based and desire-free cognitive channels
5. The pursuit of learning and the pursuit of Dao
6. There is only one; “Only the self is solely honored.”
Chapter Four
Order and Disorder
I The Open System
II Stay Away from the Equilibrium State
III Nonlinear Effect
IV Fluctuation Effect
V The Division of the Ten Dharma Realms
VI Brief Introduction to the Four Basic Laws of Thermodynamics
VII Development and Evolution
VIII The Phenomenon of Self-organization and Others
Chapter Five
The Phenomenon of the World is Discovered According to Karma
I Everything is an Upside-down perception displayed by Consciousness only.
II All Appearances Are Empty and False.
III The World Discovered is Based on the Karma Created.
1. The information structure of the “S” line
2. Greed, anger and stupidity result in flood, fire and wind.
3. Discovery made according to karma; capacity measured based on knowledge.
4. Show kindness and compassion for creatures and be a vegetarian.
5. Stop doing evil but do good
IV The Great Wisdom of Sages
Chapter Six
Life Forms and the Value of Life
Part 1 The Phenomenon of Life
I The Phenomenon of Life
1. The software-- the core of life
2. The cycle of life
3. Improve your software and upgrade your life form.
4. Four Types of Life Form
II Correct Outlooks on Life and Values
Part 2 The Essence of Life
I The Composition of Life
1. The relationship between software and hardware
2. Information structure determines life form.
3. The value of life and the summoning of goodness and evilness
II The Value and Significance of life
III Self-reflection and Practice
Chapter Seven
Polarization and Depolarization
I. The Sages’ Theories on Evolution and Return
1. “Dao” is zero and Wuji
2. Zhou Dunyi: Wuji transforms into Taiji; Taiji is originally Wuji.
3. “The two produces three.” “The three produces all things.”
II What is “interact in unseen force to achieve harmony”?
1. Inductions and feelings are “unseen force”
2. The whole universe is connected through feeling and induction.
III Polarization and Evolution of the World in the Eyes of the Buddha
Chapter Eight
The Way of Great Learning
I Eastern and Western Cultures are to be integrated
II Three States of World Existence
1. The three states embodied by the human body
2. Different systems of the human body
III The Way of Great Learning, a Means of Increasing the amount of Information
1. Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire; Manifest the bright virtue
2. “Love the people”- the great mind of same-body compassion
3. “Rest in the supreme goodness”
Chapter Nine
Movement and Change
I The Mechanism of Movement
1. All movements are expressions of difference
2. The shadow of the flying bird does not move.
3. Study the culture of sages and worthies to open wisdom.
II How do movement and change occur?
1. Things spring up in the very spot where they also come to an end.
2. The ultimate goal of human civilization
III The Law of Movement and Change
1. The chain of cause and condition
2. Spot the reality through the dharma of cause and condition.
3. The law of cause and effect
4. The heaven’s net casts wide and has big meshes, but nothing can slip through.
IV As soon as One Dharma Arises, the Ten Thousand Dharmas will Follow.
Chapter Ten
The Relativity of Polarity and Absoluteness of True Emptiness
I All Movements and Changes are Transformations of Appearances.
II Understanding the one-appearance of absolute vacuum
1. The characteristics of relativity and absoluteness
2. The truly empty absoluteness of one-appearance and non-duality
3 Everything moves in the absoluteness of true emptiness.
III The Existence of Relative Things.
IV The Information Structure of the “S” Line
1. It is information structure that makes us have to do.
2 Penetrate the cause of everything under heaven through “S” lines
3. Only the absoluteness of true emptiness exists.
V Three Suggestions to Transform a Mortal into a Sage
Chapter Eleven
Witness the Absolute Truth
I The Revelation of Color Blindness
II How to Spot the True Appearance
1. Seeing, hearing, sensing and knowing are all empty and false.
2. There is no falseness outside trueness; there is no trueness outside falseness.
3. Personally certify the absolute truth
III The Mind is Correspondent to the World
IV Purify the Mind and Sublimate the State.
Chapter Twelve
The Grand Unified Field
I The Mechanism and Principle of the Grand Unified Field
1. The principle of the “S” line
2. The unification perceived from the appearance of things
II Expressions of the Sages’ Great Wisdom
1. The still and unmoving Yi
2. “Neither production nor extinction”, “Suchness” and “The interdependence of the two ways.”
III Enter the Realm of Freedom from the Realm of Necessity
Chapter thirteen
Step into the Way of Sages
I Influence of the Correct Three Outlooks
II The Wisdom of Sages and Scientific Discoveries
1. The perfect and ultimate wisdom of sages
2. The theory of relativity proves no existence of subject and object.
3. Open up the original conscience
4. Inherit and carry forward the Way of sages
III Some statements from Sages and Science
1. Concerning the composition of matter
2. The sages’ theories on the evolution of the universe
3. Water moons and water have the same body and are not dualistic.
IV The Common Understanding of Sages and Worthies
1. Zero is all numbers and all numbers are zero.
2. There is only one.
3. The universe is not evolution but direct manifestation
4. “Stick-or-yell”, a superb teaching method
V Mankind is in Movement and Change
1. Two types of spontaneity and their applications
2. The importance of nucleation
3. Which do you refer, egoism or altruism?
4. The Mode of motion and relative existence
5. Understand cause and condition, and return to the original source
VI Enter the Primary Meaning; Turn a Mortal into a Sage
1. All dharmas have no production, no destruction, no appearance and no action.
2. Zhuang Zi’s theory on equalizing things
Chapter Fourteen
The Comprehensive
I Fu Xi’s Great Wisdom
II Eastern Tathagata and Western Tathagata
III The Interconnection of the Sages’ wisdoms
IV The Three Lectures on Confucianism
1. The Three Outlines in Great Learning
2. The “Nature”, “Way” and “Teaching” in Zhong Yong
3. The Mind-Method of Confucianism
V A Lightless Flower
VI Achievement at Ease
VII Change the Software Programs of life
VIII Appendix (1): The Flower Adornment Sutra
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