Volume 4: A Brief Discussion on Zhou Yi and the Hexagram (Gen Xia Kanshang)

Jian, good for the southwest, not good for the northeast; Toshimi-sama, Sadayoshi.

"Yi" said: Difficult, difficult, danger in front, see danger and can stop, know what. Jian, Li Southwest, to the middle also; "Unfavorable to the Northeast", its way is also poor. "Benefit to see the adult", to meritorious. When the throne is Zhenji, to Zhengbang also. When you are in a hurry, you will use it in a big way.

Interpretation: Foot, foot can not move forward, action is difficult, there are dangers. The meaning of the hexagram and the hexagram seem to be similar, but they are different. The Tun hexagram is to move in danger, to seek progress in difficulty, not to fail to advance; The hexagram is on the hill, the hurdle is the danger of the water, the mountain is dangerous to block the water, the water flow is not smooth, and it is wise to see the danger and be able to stop.

When it is difficult, it is conducive to marching to the southwest, because the southwest is the Kun side, the Kun is the ground, and the ground is flat, so it is more moderate to go in this way; It is not conducive to traveling to the northeast, because the northeast is the Gen side, the mountains are steep, and if you go there, you will be poor and impassable.

When times are difficult, it is advisable to go to share the hardships with adults to build a successful career. In difficult times, Yizhen can be auspicious only by self-discipline, so that the country can be governed on the right path. It's too important to use it when it's a hexagram.

"Elephant" said: There is water on the mountain, and it is staggering; A gentleman cultivates virtue with reflexivity.

Interpretation: There is water on the mountain, and the water is unfavorable, so it is not a place, so it is a hexagram. The water cannot go to the place, and the journey of the gentleman is not to others, so he only seeks to his own.

On the sixth day of the first month, to the descent, to the reputation.

"Elephant" said: To be famous, it is advisable to wait.

Interpretation: toward, refers to the upper hurdle, into the hurdle; Come, point down, retreat to Gen. If you can see the danger and stop, you will be right, and when the time comes, you will be praised.

Sixty-two, the king and the minister stumbled, and bowed.

"Elephant" said: The king and the minister are stumbling, and there is no special in the end.

Interpretation: Wang Chen, referring to sixty-two, relative to the ninety-five monarchs. Stubbornness refers to working hard regardless of success or failure. 62 aims to help the royal family, do his best and not for himself, regardless of success or failure, no regrets.

Ninety-three, to the back, to the opposite.

"Elephant" said: Going back and forth, and being happy inside.

Interpretation: Ninety-three before the danger, the past is in danger and encountered, so you can see the danger and stop, but the inside and get the joy of the two yin.

Six*four, to the back, to the connection.

"Elephant" said: Go to the back, and be in place.

Interpretation: Whoever says the truth means "thanks to". Six*Four is in danger, and the future can connect the ninety-three and ninety-five masculine, relying on the trust of the virtuous monarch and the help of the wise man to work together.

Ninety-five, big kick, friends.

"Elephant" said: Big friends come, and the middle festival is also.

Interpretation: The ninety-five yang is big and the one who blocks the big one, so it is called the big one. Ninety-five masculine observance of the righteous discipline, so there are friends and friends who come to help each other in difficulty.

On the sixth, go to the big and see the adults.

"Elephant" said: Go to the big guy, the ambition is also inside, the benefit is to see the adult, and to follow the noble.

Interpretation: Shuo, big, this specifically refers to the ninety-three masculine. At the end of the hexagram on the sixth, the pole will pass, and if the feminine and lonely will encounter the hexagram, so it should be difficult to help each other with the hexagram ninety-three masculine. At the same time, it should be attached to the noble masculine gentleman Ninety-Five, in order to follow Wang Jiji.