I Ching vernacular full translation

Chapter 14 No Gua
The No hexagram is composed of the lower Kun and the upper stem, and the shape of the hexagram is "", which symbolizes "No Close".The upper hexagram "Qian" is the sky, and the lower hexagram "Kun" is the earth: the sky is above and the earth is below, just like heaven and earth, yin and yang, and up and down do not intersect, implying the scene of "no closure".The whole hexagram reveals the situation where opposites of things do not correspond to each other, and Yin and Yang do not intersect, and points out the way to turn "no" into "Tai".

No: No, the bandit is not good for the gentleman, and the big goes down to the small.

"Yuan" said: "If you are not a bandit, it is not good for a gentleman to be chaste. From the big to the small." It means that the heaven and the earth are not connected and everything is not connected; Just; the villain inside and the gentleman outside, the villain's way grows, and the gentleman's way disappears.

"Xiang" said: Heaven and earth do not communicate, no.A gentleman avoids difficulties with thrift and virtue, but not with glory and salary.

Translation No Gua: Obstruction is not the right way in the world, and it is not conducive to the gentleman's maintenance of righteousness.Yang Qi goes up and Yin Qi goes down.

"Zhuan Zhuan" said: Obstruction is not the right way in the world, and it is not conducive to the gentleman's maintenance of righteousness; Yang Qi rises and Yin Qi descends.This is because the yin and yang of heaven and earth cannot be handed over, so that all things cannot grow smoothly, and the monarch and ministers cannot interact with each other, so that the world cannot become a state.Yin is inside, Yang is outside; the soft is inside, the strong is outside; the villain is inside, the gentleman is outside.This shows that the evil way of the villain is growing day by day, and the righteous way of the gentleman is dying out day by day.

"Xiang Zhuan" said: The air of heaven and earth cannot be sympathetic, which symbolizes occlusion. Is this the hexagram image of the hexagram.A gentleman observes this hexagram, so that when the country's politics is blocked, he should think of living in seclusion and not being an official, advocating frugality to avoid disasters, and not taking pride in profit and wealth.

Interpretation: Heaven and earth are blocked, and up and down are not connected. This is the phenomenon of troubled times. The words in "Xiang Zhuan" point out that when a gentleman is in troubled times, he should have talents but not show them, have virtues but not show them, have goodness but not show them, hide their shadows and hide their shapes, and be transcendent. In addition to salary, this is quite similar to Confucius' saying that "if the state has the way, you will be an official; if the state has no way, you will be able to remember it."

The sixth day: pull out Maoru, use its remittance, Zhenji, Heng.

"Xiang" said: Pulling out Mao Zhenji, the ambition lies in the king.

Translation Sixth Day: Pull up the thatch, and the roots will lead each other, because they are of the same kind.A gentleman can get auspicious and prosperous if he keeps upright and solid.

"Xiang Zhuan" said: pull up thatch, keep upright and solid, you will get auspiciousness, which shows that on the sixth day of the sixth day, if you keep upright but not advance, the intention is that the king will not forget the righteousness of the king and his ministers.

Interpretation of "Xiang Zhuan" says that "the ambition lies in the king", that is to say, when the gentleman is in the middle of nowhere, "the way of the small man grows, and the way of the gentleman disappears", he should retreat and keep the righteousness, wait for the opportunity to move, so as to facilitate the mastery, which is the so-called "frugality and morality". Disaster".It is really helpless for a gentleman to be frugal and avoid difficulties, but he does not forget the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers in his heart, and aims to repay the favor of the monarch. This reflects the Confucian value of "if you live in a high temple, you will worry about your people; if you live far away, you will worry about your ruler". idea.

Sixty-two: Baocheng, the villain is lucky, the adult is not, Heng.

"Xiang" said: "No, my lord, Heng." Don't mess with the group.

The sixth day of the translation: To be tolerated and obey the venerable, the villain will be lucky; if the adult denies this way, he will be prosperous.

"Xiang Zhuan" said: "If an adult denies the way of a villain, he will succeed." It shows that it cannot be disturbed by the party of the small crowd.

When the interpretation is "No", the upper and lower can't communicate in the right way, and the villain takes the opportunity to be active, relying on flattery, sycophancy, fishing in troubled waters, and making great profits.A gentleman and a villain are not of the same kind. At this time, they must not be "disorderly" and cannot be led astray by the villain. Therefore, "Xiang Zhuan" says "No adults", so that they can not be confused by villains, and do not go astray. Inheritance, in order not to be disrupted by the party of the small crowd, can govern prosperity.

Six Three: Pack shame.

"Elephant" said: shameful, inappropriate position.

Translation [-]: Humiliated because of tolerance.

"Xiang Zhuan" said: being ashamed because of tolerance shows that Liusan's position is not appropriate.

It can be seen from the interpretation that Liusan is a villain with a high status but not in the right way, with impetuous nature.In a world of social and political abnormalities, he can't keep the right way like "Jun Zizhen".In order to make a fortune, he was eager to climb high and tried his best to flatter him.But those in high positions were unwilling to join forces with him, and Liusan suffered humiliation in vain.

Ninth Four: There is fate without blame, and the domain is separated from well-being.

"Xiang" says: There is destiny, there is no blame, and there is also will and action.

Translation Ninety-Four: There is a destiny, there must be no fault.The same kind depends on each other to obtain well-being.

"Xiang Zhuan" said: If there is a destiny arrangement, there must be no fault, which shows that the ambition of the September [-]th to help others can be implemented.

Interpretation of fate here refers to the fate of heaven, not the fate of the king.Whether it is extremely successful or not, the fate dictates that the big and the small will become the small and big, not only Jiusi himself will be blessed, but his peers will also be blessed by relying on it.When it is "no", the villain will succeed, and the gentleman "thrifty and virtuous will overcome difficulties".

Ninth Five: Hugh or not, the lord is auspicious, his death, his death is tied to the bud mulberry.

"Xiang" said: The auspiciousness of an adult comes from the right position.

Translation Nine Five: Resting does not close the situation, adults can get auspicious.I often warn myself in my heart that I am about to perish, I am about to perish!It can be as strong and safe as being tied to a mulberry bush.

"Xiang Zhuan" said: The auspiciousness of the adults shows that the ninety-five ranks are right and proper.

Interpreting whether the ninth five is the main line of the hexagram, masculine, upright and in a respectable position, it can be said to occupy its position, have its virtues, and get the right time.It has the conditions and power to stop it, that is, to set things right and turn things around.In this process, the Ninth Five-Year Plan, the resoluteness and decisiveness of adults, is of decisive significance.When the vitality is gradually restored and the Tao is about to return, everyone will be peaceful and happy, but the adult has the heart to guard against danger, and he will never forget "It's dead! It's dead!" Sang" is so firm and indomitable.

Upper Nine: No, first no, then happy.

"Xiang" said: If you don't end up, you will fall, so how can you grow.

Translation on the ninth: Overturning the situation of closing.At first, there is still no closure, and only in the end is Tongtai happy.

"Xiang Zhuan" said: If you don't close the ultimate, you will inevitably overturn, how can it last for a long time!
Interpretation of the No Gua has developed to the upper nine, and the situation of being blocked and blocked has come to an end. The extremes of things will be reversed, and the closure will inevitably turn into Tongtai. , how can it be long!" Yao Ci talks about "QingNou" instead of "NouQing", its intention is to emphasize that human power plays an important role in the overthrow of "No", not when the situation of "NuChing" develops to the extreme. It will fall naturally. The situations of "Thai" and "No" are often experienced in life.Preventing overturning when advancing in victory, and recovering well-being amid hardships and hardships, this is the positive enlightenment given to life by the two hexagrams of Tai and Fou.

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