| (Professor
Huang is a master of the I Ching. As a professor of Physics
at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he has written
three books on Physics and three books on the I Ching. He kindly
accepted to review my book and wrote to me the following lines.
I will always be grateful for his kindness and generosity.)
Dear
Mr. Urvina:
Thank
you for letting me look at "The Tao for CEOs and Investors".
It is clearly a labor of love, a monumental and ambitious
project that renders Wilhelm in the business context. It conveys
the underlying message that all corporate and financial activities
are, at bottom, spiritual pursuits. I am sure that all successful
players in the financial world know this in their hearts,
but it is not commonly recognized.
I
resonate with the theme that one gets out of the I Ching what
one already has in oneself; that the I Ching is a mirror of
one's inner self. For this reason, it takes cultivation to
be benefited by the I Ching. I particularly appreciate the
section on lessons for the investor, as I am more familiar
with investing than running a company.
I
think you should publish this book, but not on the internet
for free. People value what they have to pay for.
As
a manual, I think your book is invaluable to the CEO or investor
who is conversant with the philosophy of the I Ching; but
in the real world few have the prerequisite. To appeal to
a wider audience, I believe, you would have to supply an introduction
to the true novice. Your intended audience of CEO's and investors
generally are an impatient lot, and very "busy".
So I think you might pare down the book a bit.
My
specific comments are follows:
1.
"The I Ching's Lesson for the CEO" is generally
excellent, but I think a bit rambling. It would be more effective
if tightened.
2.
The I Ching consists of different parts, viz the hexagram
and line texts, and the Ten Wings, and they are of different
origin. In passages like "The I Ching says..." or
"Confucius says..." it might be helpful to make
more specific references to the particular parts of the I
Ching.
3.
"Book Two - The I Ching Applied" repeats much that
is already in Book One. Perhaps the two books can be integrated
into one (?)
4.
I like the "Cases", as they illustrate the way you
use the I Ching effectively.
These
are just some unorganized thoughts, for whatever they are
worth. Again, thank you for sending me your book,
Sincerely,
Kerson Huang
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