I Ching vernacular full translation

Chapter 58 Travel Hexagram
The travel hexagram is composed of Xia Gen and Shang Li, and the shape of the hexagram is "", which symbolizes "travel".The upper hexagram "Li" is fire, and the lower hexagram "Gen" is a mountain: a fire is burning on the mountain, and the fire is spreading continuously, implying the situation of "traveling".The whole hexagram shows the different situations of living abroad and reveals the correct way to travel.

Brigade: Xiaoheng.Lu Zhenji.

The translation hexagram of travel symbolizes travel: if you have a small fortune, you will get auspicious if you stick to the right way when you travel.

Interpretation of "Xu Gua Zhuan" said: "The poor and the big will lose their homes, so they will travel." If the limit is exceeded, the situation will change to the opposite direction.The travel hexagram is about how homeless people deal with things.People who travel should believe that although they lose their homes, they are not in a predicament from which they cannot extricate themselves. As long as they work hard, they can still make a small fortune.People who live in prison, live outside and live under the fence, can only seek small connections to save themselves, but cannot ask big connections to do great things, so they are just "small tycoons".Even if you are traveling and wandering around, it is not advisable to do evil things. Only by sticking to the right path and walking carefully can you get auspiciousness.Therefore, the hexagrams especially advise to say "Lu Zhenji".

"Xuan" says: Lu, "Xiaoheng", is so soft that the middle is outside, but smooth and rigid, and calm and beautiful, so it is "Xiaoheng, Lu Zhenji".When traveling, the righteousness is great.

The translation "Zhuan Zhuan" says: Traveling can lead to small successes. Modest and gentle people live in a moderate position outside and can obey the wishes of masculine people. Will be auspicious.How important it is to travel.

Interpretation of Lu Gua "Zu Zhuan" does not explain the name of the hexagram, but only explains the words of the hexagram sentence by sentence, and elucidates the meaning of the Lu Gua.And it is mainly explained by citing the six-fifth line.Sixth Five-Year is in the outer hexagram with a feminine quality, in the middle position, and it inherits the masculinity line on the ninth line. This line image shows that wandering people are in a moderate position and can be submissive to masculinity.As far as the body of the hexagram is concerned, the Lu hexagram Gen goes down and leaves the top, and when it ends at Gen, it is bright.Everything in the world should be in its own right, but the situation of traveling is extremely difficult to grasp, and its meaning is also the most difficult to know. If you grasp it well, a person will be prosperous because of the journey, but if you grasp it poorly, you will be ruined by it. Death.The way of traveling is also the way of life, and there will be times of helplessness and setbacks in life.The more we are in such a difficult situation, the more we must stick to the right way, never bow to evil forces, and what will never be extinguished is the strong belief in a bright future.

"Elephant" says: There is fire on the mountain, travel.A gentleman uses punishment wisely and carefully, and does not stay in prison.

The translation "Xiang Zhuan" says: The upper hexagram of this hexagram is Li, and Li is fire; the lower hexagram is Gen, and Gen is a mountain.There is a fire on the mountain, and the cave shines faintly, which is the hexagram image of the Lu hexagram.A gentleman observes this hexagram, so that he can clearly observe the punishment and prison, and judge carefully. He neither dares to impose punishment indiscriminately, nor dare to delay and stay.

Interpretation of the Lu hexagram is Gen at the bottom, Li at the top, Gen at the mountain, and Li at fire, so the hexagram image is "fire on the mountain".The mountain is still below, and the fire is spreading and flowing everywhere, so the image of fire flowing on the mountain is used to symbolize travel.A gentleman observes the image of fire on the mountain, and realizes that the fire is on the high mountain, and everything is shining brightly, so when handling the case, he must be aware of the details and use punishment carefully; Procrastination without judgment.Being able to be "clear and prudent" and "not staying in prison" is the right way to "prison". The principle of "punishment and prison" in "Xiang Zhuan" is an extension of the meaning of "traveling" in the hexagram.

Sixth day: Traveling in Suo Suo, where you are, and taking disasters.

"Xiang" said: travel is trivial, and ambition is poor.

The sixth day of the translation: At the beginning of the journey, the behavior is wretched and humble, which is self-inflicted disaster.

"Xiang Zhuan" said: At the beginning of the journey, the behavior was wretched and humble, which shows that the sixth day of the junior high school was poor and embarrassing, so it caused disasters for itself.

Interpretation of the sixth day of the lunar calendar, the Yin and soft talents are at the beginning of the travel hexagram, and the Yin and Yang are at the beginning of the hexagram. short-sighted.The sixth day is in the predicament of traveling, what I want to do is some vulgar and trivial things around me, and all I see are small profits in front of me. Doing this does not mean that the country and the people will not be punished, but it will also cause a kind of disaster for myself. , because caring about small things will make people hate, lead to hatred, and of course disaster will follow.The line "traveling in Suo Suo, where you are, and taking disasters" refers to this situation.Although the sixth day of the sixth day has the strong yang corresponding to the fourth day of the ninth day, just as Mencius said: "Those who are self-violent should not be treated with words, and those who abandon themselves should not be able to do something." It is caused by his lack of ambition and lack of ambition.Therefore, "Xiang Zhuan" said: "The travel is trivial, and the ambition is poor."

Sixty-two: The trip is the next time, pregnant with its resources, get a maidservant, chastity.

"Xiang" said: "Get a child servant, be chaste, and never be special."

Translation Sixty-two: Traveling abroad, having a suitable guest house to live in, carrying money with you, and being taken care of by a servant, is suitable for sticking to the righteous way.

"Xiang Zhuan" said: To be taken care of by a boy servant is suitable for adhering to the right way, which shows that there will be no fault in the end on June [-].

Interpretation Liu Er puts the yin in the yin, and the position is upright, and it is in the middle, which has the virtue of being soft and upright.We already know from the "Zhu Zhuan" that it is beneficial to have the virtue of being submissive and upright when traveling.A person who is alone, can have a suitable guest house to live in, has enough money, and has the sincere care and help of a boy servant, what is Liu Er not satisfied with!People live in different places, and if they are free from disasters, it is quite good if they have no faults, and it is not auspicious anyway.Moreover, Yao Ci was also prepared to guard against troubles when nothing happened, and specially urged Liu Er to be "chaste" and never forget to stick to the right way.People's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants.When traveling, once the house, money, and child servants are obtained, they will often make progress, lose the right way, deliberately pursue fame and fortune, and even have evil ambitions. This will inevitably encounter opposition, jealousy, suspicion, and calculations from others. Harmful.However, I am still unclear about one point. Yaoci cited three aspects: "Travel is the next time, cherish the money, and get a child servant". Why does "Xiang Zhuan" only mention the latter?Houses and money are things outside the body, and it is common to lose them after they are gained, but if a person can get a loyal boy servant in the plight of an unaccompanied traveler, how much will he feel for the lonely traveler? comfort.Moreover, with people, it is easy to "travel once, cherish the resources", so "Xiang Zhuan" specifically pointed out: "Get a child servant, chastity, and no one in the end."

Nine three: Brigade burns secondly, loses its boy servant, chastity and strictness.

"Xiang" said: "Travel burning is second, and it is also hurting."Traveling with the next, the righteousness of mourning also.

Translation [-]: When traveling, the residence was burned down by a fire, and the care of the servants was lost, and the righteous way was lost. The ending must be quite dangerous.

"Xiang Zhuan" said: When traveling, the house was burned down by fire, which shows that Jiusan was also hurt because of this.The boy servant is regarded as a stranger while living abroad. In this case, according to common sense, of course the boy servant will be lost.

Interpretation of the "Book of Changes" is the most moderate way, and Lu Gua is especially expensive.Liu Er is meek and moderate, and he is humble, while Jiu San is at the top and loses the middle, too masculine, and the middle way is lost, and the ending of Jiu San is critical.Therefore, the Yao Ci explained that although Jiusan had a place to live during his travels, it was burned down by a fire soon, and there was a boy servant who came to help him, but now he lost it.When people travel, there are already few people who are close to them, only the boy servant is always around. Now Jiusan regards the boy servant as a stranger, and of course he will lose the boy servant's sincere help and selfless care.Not only lost the way of travel, but also lost the help of others, such a person can only taste the taste of failure by himself.For a person like Jiu San who hurt both himself and others, this kind of ending is reasonable. If you do many injustices, you will die yourself.

Ninth Fourth: Traveling anywhere, I am not happy to get their resources and axe.

"Xiang" said: Traveling in places, not getting a position.It's not too soon to get the axe.

Translation Ninety-Four: When traveling, I got a place to live temporarily, and I got a sharp ax to cut down the thorns in the place where I lived, but my heart was still not happy.

"Xiang Zhuan" said: When traveling, it was only a temporary place to live, which shows that there is no proper place for September [-]th.Getting a sharp ax to cut away the thorns in the house shows that September [-]th is still not very happy.

Interpreting the position of masculinity and femininity in [-], it can be seen that he was a person who was underappreciated and lost his position, but it seems that his fate was better than that of [-].Nine Four is masculine and soft, under the upper body, and it forms a positive response to the sixth day, using softness to descend, combining hardness and softness, so its fate is better than that of Nine Three, and it can temporarily find a place to stay when traveling, but this time The place is not a flat place, and you need to cut down the thorns all over the place by yourself. This shows that the embarrassing wandering life of the September [-]th Movement will continue for a period of time. , but the heart is not happy.For people with great ambitions, realizing their lofty ambitions in life is the fastest thing in life, and small favors, small fame and small profits are nothing at all.Only by realizing one's own ambition can one realize one's self-worth.

Sixth Five-Year: Shoot a pheasant, one arrow will kill you, and you will end up honoring your life.

"Xiang" says: In the end, you will be rewarded for your life, and you will be caught.

Translation Six Five: Shooting a pheasant, although it costs an arrow, will eventually gain a reputation and a noble order.

"Xiang Zhuan" said: "You will eventually gain a good reputation and noble order, which shows that the status and prestige of the Sixth Five-Year Plan is very high."

Interpreting Liuwu puts softness at the center of rigidity, is in the middle position, and is in the body of the Liming hexagram, which shows that Liuwu has the virtues of being upright, supple and neutral, and this kind of virtue is the most suitable and most suitable for traveling. The way of travel.Although the six-five-year-old is bright and soft, it is in the middle way, but after all, it is traveling abroad, and there will always be something missing.Yao Ci uses "shooting pheasant" and "shooting death" as metaphors to illustrate this problem.Sixty-five million yuan cannot be lost for small things. Although some things are temporarily lost, they will eventually gain a lofty reputation and noble title. Although the saying "eat a small loss and earn a big gain" is a bit vulgar, the truth of doing things contained in it cannot be said to be without a little positive meaning.

Upper Nine: The bird burns its nest, the traveler laughs first and then howls, and the cow dies in Yi.fierce.

"Xiang" says: If you travel above, your righteousness will burn. "The loss of a cow in Yi" is never heard of.

Translation No. [-]: When the bird's nest was burned, the traveler first smiled and then cried loudly.It is dangerous to lose cattle in the remote places of Yi State.

"Xiang Zhuan" said: As a traveler, but he respects himself, it is logical that there will inevitably be a disaster of burning the bird's nest. "The cow was lost in the remote land of the Yi country", which shows that Shangjiu suffered a disaster outside but no one could know.

Interpretation of Shangjiu means that the masculinity is in the high-pitched position, thinking that it is extremely tall and complacent, but it does not expect to be extremely strong and easy to break, just like a bird's nest in a burning mountain forest, which is in danger but does not know it, and is finally burned down by a fire. It's painful.Therefore, the line said: "When the bird burns its nest, the traveler laughs first and then howls." The line uses the burning of the nest as a metaphor, explaining that the traveler should be humble, gentle and moderate, respectful, arrogant and unruly. It will naturally lead to the disaster of burning the nest, just as the "Xiang Zhuan" said: "If you travel above, your righteousness will be burned." The matter of the ancestor Wang Hai.This is another metaphor for Yaoci.Grazing lost cattle in a foreign country indicates that a catastrophe is coming.In fact, Wang Hai was killed by Mianchen, the king of Yi State, and took his cattle.Shangjiu was killed in a distant foreign land, no one knew about it, and no one came to rescue him. No one was seen when he was alive, and no corpse was seen when he died. It is sad and lamentable. "Xiang Zhuan" said "If you lose a cow in Yi, you will never hear about it", which is exactly the sigh for this.In fact, "traveling" not only refers to being outside the door, a person's life, and even everything, all rely on the world to travel. Therefore, a careful understanding of the principle of "traveling" revealed by the hexagram of travel will be beneficial to life.

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