Volume 4: A Brief Discussion on Zhou Yi's Hexagram (Genxia Kunshang)
Humility, Heng, a gentleman has an end.
"Yi" said: Humility, Heng, the way of heaven is benevolent and bright, and the way is humble and upward. The way of heaven is profitable and humble, the way of the earth is profitable and humble, the ghosts and gods are harmful and blessed, and the humanity is evil and humble. Humility, respect and light, humility and insurmountable, the end of a gentleman.
Interpretation: Humility, not self-sufficient, retreating and respectful. The humble hexagram is composed of five softness and one rigidity, and the softness does not occupy the position of rigidity, and the gentleman retreats respectfully. On the ninety-three hexagrams, with the rigid stop in the rigid position, the torrent retreats bravely, and the gentleman can be humble although he has done something. A gentleman who walks humbly will not only gain prosperity, but also die a good death.
For the heavens were above, but they could descend and give up to the earth, so that the sun might shine upon the earth and produce light. The earth was originally inhabited, but the earth's qi ascended to the heavens to give birth to all things, and the sympathy of heaven and earth yin and yang was so prosperous. The way of heaven is to enrich the humble, the way is to fall into the full profit and pour into the humble, the ghost way is to harm the full and bless the humble, and the humanity is to hate the full and like the humble.
Humility can make the person in the position of honor more respected and glorious, and can make the person in the position of the low not to be oppressed, which is the reason why the gentleman has a good death.
"Elephant" said: There are mountains in the earth, humble; The gentleman is more and less in decline, and he is called even.
Interpretation: decay pou, subtract, reduce. Yamamoto towers high on the ground, and now in the ground, there is the righteousness of humility and retreat. A gentleman should follow suit, take more and make up for less, weigh his possessions, and divide them equally.
On the sixth day of the first month, a humble gentleman, with a big river, auspicious.
"Elephant" said: A humble gentleman, humble to self-shepherd.
Interpretation: Pastoral, the meaning of self-cultivation. A humble and humble gentleman always puts himself in a low position and interacts with others, so he is able to overcome all difficulties, remove all obstacles, and obtain good fortune.
Sixty-two, Ming Qian, Zhen Ji.
"Elephant" said: Ming Qian Zhenji, the center is also.
Interpretation: chirp, chirp. Yin and yang sing and resonate. Sixty-two gentlemen do everything in their hearts and then send it out, humble and virtuous, chaste and auspicious.
Ninety-three, Lao Qian, the gentleman has an end, auspicious.
"Elephant" said: Lao Qian gentleman, all the people obey.
Interpretation: The ninety-three gentlemen are the only yang who cares, and the other five yin are respected, the public is selfless, and all the people obey it, and they work hard but not for their own work, so that the world has no merit, and its position can be guaranteed and auspicious.
Six*four, no disadvantage, hypocrisy.
"Elephant" said: No disadvantage, hypocrisy, no violation.
Interpretation: pseudo-hui, play, execution. The six-four gentlemen should exert their humility, and this is not contrary to the principle, and there is nothing disadvantageous.
Six-five, not rich and neighborly, the use of invasion, there is no disadvantage.
"Elephant" said: Use the invasion to accept the levy.
Interpretation: The 65th monarch does not make his followers with his wealth but with his modest virtue, acts with humility and virtue, and disobeys the teacher, without disadvantage.
On the sixth, Ming Qian, using the Xingshi, conquered the country.
"Elephant" said: Ming Qian, the ambition has not been obtained. You can use a teacher to conquer the country.
Interpretation: The six monarchs preached their own modest spirit, and the purpose of raising the army was not to satisfy the ambition of occupying neighboring countries, but to help the people of neighboring countries get rid of tyrants and their tyranny.