I Ching vernacular full translation

Chapter 52
The hexagram "Ding" is composed of the lower Sunda and the upper part, and the shape of the hexagram is "", which symbolizes the "Ding Vessel".The upper hexagram "Li" is fire, and the lower hexagram "Xun" is wood: a flame is burning on the wood, just like cooking food with a tripod, which means the image of a "cauldron".The whole hexagram uses the function of "ding" to cook things and turn them into cooked things, for example, the principle of adjusting things into new ones, which focuses on the meaning of exercising power, "economic world", and "renewing people".

Ding: Yuan Ji, Heng.

The translation of the tripod hexagram symbolizes the tripod: the most auspicious and prosperous.

Interpreting the hexagrams of Ge Gua also said: "Yuan Heng", but there is "Ji Ri Nai Fu" in the front, and "Li Zhen, regret for death" in the back, which are mostly warning words, which shows that Yuan Heng in Ge Gua is conditional , "Yuanji, Heng" in Ding hexagram is unconditional, because Ding is to establish a new society and consolidate a new situation.Unlike Ge Hexagram, which reforms an old society, it is very complicated to implement, so Ding Hexagram does not talk about conditions, and bluntly says "Yuan Ji, Heng", everything is very accessible and smooth.Ding, is the device of Dharma.The inner hexagram of the tripod is Xun, and Xun is wood; the outer hexagram is Li, and Li is fire.Wood is enveloped and burned by fire, which is the basic condition for cooking food.The sage cooks food to worship God, and the king cooks a lot of food to support the sages.The ministers are humble and serve the king with their ingenuity, so their aspirations can be gradually released and their status can be continuously promoted.The ministers adhere to the way of chastity and righteousness, and respond to the king, their future is bound to be unlimited, good luck, prosperity, prosperity and peace.

"Tuan" says: Ding, Xiang also.With wood and fire, it is also good for cooking.The sage enjoys God, and the tycoon feeds the sages.Sunda is intelligent in ears and eyes, soft and upward, and moderate in response to rigidity, so it is "Yuanheng".

The translation "Zhu Zhuan" says: Ding ware is the image of the real thing for cooking and nourishing people.A flame is raised from the frame wood to cook the food.The sage cooks food to worship the gods and gods, and serves the sages with very rich food.Cook food and serve the sages, so that they can be obedient and submissive to assist the monarch, so that the monarch can see and hear. At this time, the monarch can move forward with his soft virtue, occupy a high position and can correspond to the masculine sage, so he can achieve the most prosperity territory.

According to the interpretation of ancient times, tripods are divided into two types according to their uses. One is a heavy vessel, which is a "legal vessel" used by the ruling class to symbolize power, and the other is a tripod that can be used for daily cooking. It is the cauldron of this kind of cooking. "Using wood and sunda fire" is based on the body of the hexagram. The upper body is separated from the fire, and the lower body is the wood. The fire on the wood is just the image of setting up wood to make a fire for cooking food, so the tripod is famous.This is to explain the hexagram name from the function of tripod.The tripod hexagram focuses on nurturing talents.In ancient times, to offer sacrifices to gods and gods in the suburbs, as long as you are sincere, you can kill a calf whose horns are as big as a cocoon and chestnut, cook it with a cauldron, and then sacrifice it to the gods and gods, so it is called "enjoyment".The number of sages varies, and all sages should be raised, so the gift of raising sages is expensive, so it is called "tycoon".It can be seen from this that although the Ding Gua advocates enjoying the emperor and raising the virtuous, it is actually raising the virtuous in the final analysis.The lower body of the Ding hexagram is Xun, and Xun has Shunyi; the upper body is Li, and Li has clear meaning, Ming is empty in the middle and resides in the upper body of the Ding hexagram, showing the image of clear eyesight.This shows that the monarch supports the sages, and the sages are submissive to assist the monarch. Some sages use their eyes as the monarch's sight and ears as the monarch's hearing, and the monarch's ears and eyes are wise because of this.This is the meaning of "Xiang's ears and eyes are clever" in "Xiang Zhuan".Sixth five is a feminine body, which should have been at the bottom, but now it has gone up to the supreme position, and it is in the middle of the top, which corresponds to the masculinity of ninety-two.From this point of view, from the lower body of the tripod hexagram, it is reasonable to follow the rules and serve the lower sages; from the upper body, it is wise and wise, soft yet responsive to rigidity, and possesses the virtue of neutrality.Therefore, on the whole, it is the image of sincere unity, salty and reform, consolidation of old karma, and establishment of new achievements.Therefore, "Xiang Zhuan" concluded: "Yi Yuanheng."

"Xiang" said: "There is fire on the wood, and there is a tripod."A gentleman lives in the right position.

The translation "Xiang Zhuan" says: The lower hexagram of this hexagram is Sunda, and Sunda is wood; the upper hexagram is Li, and Li is fire.It can be seen that there is fire on the wood, and food is cooked with a tripod, which is the hexagram image of the tripod hexagram.When a gentleman observes this hexagram, he takes the law from the three points of the tripod's feet, stands upright and does not lean on it, so as to maintain the upright position, be relied on by the emperor, and live up to his mission.

The interpretation of "there is fire on the wood" is in terms of the hexagram image of the Ding hexagram. "Zhouyi Zhengyi" says: "There is fire on the wood, that is, 'Yimu Xunhuo', which has the image of cooking, so it is also a tripod. "The right position is to correct the position one occupies, and the fate is to consolidate the life one receives.The tripod has the image of being upright and solid, upright and peaceful, so when a gentleman observes the image of the tripod, he is inspired by the fact that he is in the right position and congeals his life.Shang Bingru said in "Zhou Yi Shang Shi Xue": "If the tripod is biased, the situation will be in danger, so it is important to be upright, and if it is not regular, it will be frightening; if the tripod is condensed inside, it is valuable to condense, and if it is not condensed, it will be submerged. Therefore, a gentleman chooses it. Consolidate your life with the right position.” Adhere to the mission and live up to the predecessors.That is, after the success of the reform, we must bravely shoulder the mission of consolidating the New Deal and establishing new achievements.But there have always been many people who have the ambition to freeze their lives, but few who understand the way to freeze their lives.Qin Shihuang wanted to freeze his life, so he burned books and confuses Confucianism to fool the people to stop discussions, and sold troops and built cities to stop rebellion and prepare for the barbarians.How is the result?The country died after 13 years.First of all, the position must be correct, which is a crucial internal factor.Secondly, we should cultivate virtuous men and be courteous to corporals. This is an external factor.Only by having both inside and outside, can life be condensed. In this way, even if you are weak, you can still be auspicious and prosperous.

Sixth day: The tripod bumps its toes, whether it is beneficial.There is no blame for getting a concubine as a son.

"Xiang" said: "The tripod bumps its toe, it is not contradictory."Whether it is profitable or not, it is expensive.

Translation: The sixth day of the lunar month: turn the heel of the tripod upside down, which is conducive to dumping out the waste accumulated in the tripod.There will be no harm in marrying a concubine and having children to carry on the family line.

"Xiang Zhuan" said: It is not necessarily against common sense that the heel of the tripod is turned upside down.It is beneficial to dump out the old accumulated waste, indicating that the sixth day should be obedient and noble to accept new things.

Under the tripod hexagram at the sixth place of the first reading is the toe of the tripod, and it is normal for the toe of the tripod to be below.Now on the sixth day of the ninth day and the fourth day of the ninth day, there is a phenomenon of toe bumping, that is, the tripod's feet are facing the sky. This is not normal.But we have to see that the tripod's feet are up to the sky, and the tripod's mouth is facing down, so that it can be "benefited out". normal now.In fact, the sixth line of the first day also talks about the actual situation of using tripods.The utensils should be cleaned before cooking, so you have to "dump the toe", which means that you must adjust your thinking and abandon old ideas before engaging in a new business. "Get a concubine and take his son" is used to compare "the tripod bumps its toes, and the profit is not good".Although the two expressions are different, their meanings are exactly the same.A concubine is commonly known as a concubine, and marrying a concubine is like accepting a new wife. The son born to a concubine can pass on the family line for a gentleman and inherit the family business. Of course, there will be no blame.

Ninety-two: The tripod is solid.I have a grudge and a disease, but I can't stop it.lucky.

"Xiang" said: "The tripod is solid, so be careful about it."I am sick with hatred, and I will never be special.

Translation Ninety-two: The tripod is full of things; it happens that my spouse is sick and cannot come near me. This is auspicious.

"Xiang Zhuan" said: "The tripod is filled with things, which means that you must be careful in what you do in [-], and you must not go in the wrong direction."My spouse has a medical condition of his own, and finally there is nothing wrong with it.

Interpretation of the "I" in Yao Ci refers to Jiu Er, "Qiu", that is, the spouse, refers to Liu Wu, which corresponds to "I".Jiuer itself is rigid, and it has the appearance of rigidity and yang, so it is said that "the tripod is solid".But "things that are real can't be added, and if they are beneficial, they will overflow and hurt the truth." Therefore, at this time, [-] hates people to help.Fortunately for Jiu Er, June Wu could not come.Because the Sixth Five-Year Plan itself already took advantage of the rigidity of the Nine-Fourth Movement, how can a masculine body allow femininity to live on top of it?Therefore, there is always worry about one's own destiny at six or five, and there is no time for him to care about it, and it is even more impossible to get close to ninety-two and do harm.Therefore, although the September [-]nd is trembling, it is like walking on thin ice, but in the end, auspicious people have their own appearance, and they can still get auspiciousness if they can't come to visit during the [-]th and [-]th.This is what Yao Ci said, "I have an enemy and I have a disease, but if I don't, I can't. Ji" means this.This is another example of dialectics. "I have a disease for my hatred" seems to be a bad thing, but since there is no need for a spouse to help at this specific time, there is nothing wrong with "I have a disease for my hatred".The most important thing is to move forward carefully, especially to choose the direction of action.That is to say, when "the tripod is solid", it is easy to make mistakes, so we must "be cautious".

Nine three: tripod ear leather.It's blocked.Pheasant ointment does not eat, Fang Yu, loss, regret, and good luck in the end.

"Xiang" said: "The tripod ear leather loses its meaning."

Translation Ninety-three: The ears of the tripod have changed, the movement is blocked, and it is inconvenient to move.Although there is exquisite food in the tripod, no one comes to enjoy it.Only when yin and yang combine to form rain can regrets be eliminated and auspiciousness finally obtained.

"Xiang Zhuan" said: The change in the ears of the tripod shows that Jiusan's behavior is out of order.

Interpretation Jiusan is a yang line and occupies the yang position. Although he is in the upright position, it seems too masculine and hyperactive.It is precisely because Jiusan passed the yang that the ears of the tripod mutated, so that no one came to enjoy the exquisite food in the tripod, which means that even though Jiusan had a masculine talent, it was useless.Jiusan did not have the response of the Sixth Five-Year, so it did not have the virtue of the emptiness of the Sixth Five-Year, and for a violent and radical person like the Jiusan, this kind of virtue in the emptiness is extremely important. "Fang Yu, loss, regret, and good fortune" is a positive admonition to Jiusan.Jiusan is too masculine, and has regrets of "ear leather", "walking block" and "pheasant ointment not eating". This is an objective fact; When synthesizing rain, use yin to adjust yang, that is to say, when Jiusan uses his masculine talents and virtuous virtues, he can finally get auspiciousness.Sixth Five-Year is the master of Ding Gua civilization, and Nineth Three inherits the body of civilization. After a period of uprightness and self-defense in Nineth Five-Year, Sixth Five-Year will eventually invite Nineth Three.In this way, six to five is yin, nine to three is yang, and it is inevitable that yin and yang will combine to form rain.That is to say, at the beginning of Jiusan, there was regret for not meeting, but in time, he could finally get the luck of meeting.

Ninth Fourth: The tripod breaks its feet and covers the public, its shape is fertile and fierce.

"Xiang" said: "Recover the public, what is the letter?"

Translation Ninety-Four: The tripod was overwhelmed by the load, and the feet of the tripod were broken, so the tripod was overturned, and the porridge and rice of the princes and princes inside were all overturned, dripping out, and covered the tripod, which was very embarrassing and dangerous.

"Xiang Zhuan" said: The porridge and rice of the princes and princes in the tripod were all overturned and dripped out. In this way, how can September [-]th be trusted?
To interpret the meaning of this line, Confucius clearly pointed out in the "Xi Ci Zhuan": "The virtue is weak but the position is respected, the small is known but the big is big, the power is small but the responsibility is heavy, and it is rarely inferior." "Yi" said 'Ding Folding the feet, covering the public, his shape is strong and fierce, and his words are too much for him." Judging from the image, Jiu Si is a masculine talent, and he is under the upper body, and the responsibilities of Liu Wu are already quite It is heavy, and the [-]th still corresponds to the [-]th day of the [-]th day, and it has to impose its own virtues on others. Woolen cloth?It is a metaphor for personnel affairs, and ninety-four ranks as a minister.But seek the king's business.The so-called not being in one's position, not planning for one's own affairs, this kind of danger has a lot to do with one's overestimation.Incompetent and incompetent, who would trust such a minister?No wonder "Xiang Zhuan" said "recovering the public, what is the letter".

Sixth Five-Year: Ding Huanger, Jin Xuan.Li Zhen.

"Xiang" said: "The yellow ears of the tripod are thought to be real in the middle."

Translation Six and Five: The tripod vessel is equipped with yellow tripod ears, inserted into a strong Jin Xuan, which is conducive to sticking to the right way.

"Xiang Zhuan" said: The yellow tripod ears are matched with the tripod, which shows that the six-five is in the middle and the virtue of firmness can be obtained.

To understand the function of the tripod, if it is to be brought into play to benefit the people of the world, the most critical issue is that the tripod must be able to move.If you only stay in one place, how can you serve a large number of sages?The necessary condition for moving the tripod is to have the ear of the void and the ear of the penetrating.Yellow is the middle color, and the yellow ear is the ear in the middle of the void, which means that Liuwu is in the middle with softness; Jin Xuan is the Hyun of rigidity, which means that Liuwu is in the Yang position and has the masculine response of Ninety-two.If the ear is not empty, you cannot enter the hyun; if the hyun is not strong, you cannot lift the tripod.This just shows that the Sixth Five-Year Plan has the objective conditions for moving the tripod. After all, the Sixth Five-Year Plan is feminine in nature. If the move to move the tripod is to become a reality, the Sixth Five-Year Plan must strive to be upright and follow the righteous way. ".Sixth Five-Year does not have the virtue of solidity, but borrows stones from other mountains and takes the middle as solid.The reason why he can become the master of the tripod hexagram, get the way of the tripod, and get the use of the tripod is because he can keep the right way and get the answer in the middle.

Upper Nine: Ding Yuxuan.Good luck, no disadvantages.

"Xiang" said: "Yu Xuan is on top, and it is also rigid and soft."

Translation Shangjiu: The tripod vessel is paired with a jade tripod bar, which is very auspicious and has no disadvantages.

"Xiang Zhuan" said: The jade tripod bars live on the tripod, which shows that the upper nine can combine hardness and softness.

Interpretation of Jing Gua advocates that it is better to go up, so the pole of Jing Gua has not turned to the opposite side to become a bad sign, and the Ding Gua seems to be the same.Jade is a firm and warm thing. Shangjiu occupies the yin position (sixth position) with a strong yang body, and is at the end of the tripod hexagram. Same as bars.At this time, the upper nine is indeed not tied to the ninth three, but the lower ones. What the tripod bars hold is not a certain part of the tripod, but the entire tripod.From such a macroscopic examination, Gu Yuxuan of Shangjiu is the best use of the tripod, which is the sign of the great achievement of the tripod.That's why Yao Ci said "good luck, no disadvantages".

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