The wisdom of I Ching

Chapter 15 No.11 Gua Tai
Hengtong Taiping

wisdom
Up and down
Tai, small to big, Jihyung.

"Xu Gua Zhuan" said: "When you walk on your feet, you will be safe, and then you will be safe. Therefore, if you accept it, you will be safe."

In this hexagram, "Qian" is the sky, descending to the lower hexagram; "Kun" is the earth, rising to the upper hexagram, which seems inappropriate; but in fact, this is the intersection of heaven and earth, the weight of the earth descends from the top, and the lightness of the sky If it rises downwards, it will not deviate, but can closely intermingle, which becomes the Antai phenomenon of yin and yang communication; therefore, it is named "Tai". "Small to big", "small" refers to yin, and "big" refers to yang; the upper hexagram "Kun" is the small of pure yin, and the lower hexagram "Qian" is the big of pure yang. "Go" means going out, "come"

It is human.That is to say, when "kun" comes to the outer hexagram, it is "small to"; when "gan" comes to the inner hexagram, it is "big to".

Also, this hexagram is a change from Guimei hexagram. The "[-]" of "Guimei" goes to "[-]", and when "[-]" comes to "[-]", it becomes "Tai". The "Six Three" of "Guimei" is cloudy and small, and the sunny sky of "Nine Fourth" is big, so it is said that "small to big".

"Tai Gua" is also called "News Gua", which is the news of the ebb and flow of yin and yang in a year.In the image of the hexagram, the period when the yang energy of the Qian hexagram is at its peak is equivalent to April.Then Yin Qi is generated from the bottom, which becomes Tang Gua, which is May.Then, as the yin and yang disappear, the escape hexagram is June; the no hexagram is July; the observation hexagram is August;In December, Yang regenerates and becomes Fu Gua; in December Lin Gua, the first month is Tai Gua;These twelve hexagrams are called "Twelve News Hexagrams" or "December Hexagrams". "Tai" is the first month, which is equivalent to the Antai period when heaven and earth intersect and everything is prosperous; therefore, Zhanduan is auspicious and prosperous.

"Xiang" said: "Thai, small to big, auspicious and prosperous", it means that heaven and earth communicate and all things communicate;Inner yang and outer yin, inner health and outer smoothness, inner gentleman and outer villain, the way of a gentleman is long, and the way of a villain disappears.

The Tai hexagram is the Antai period when yin goes away and yang comes, when heaven and earth intersect, everything grows, auspicious and prosperous.Compared with personnel, that is, to communicate with the upper and lower levels, and to have a like-minded image.Also, the Qian hexagram of the inner hexagram is yang, and the hexagram of Kun of the outer hexagram is yin. Compared with human beings, it is the character of a gentleman who is hard on the inside and soft on the outside.Changing from the pure yin hexagram Kun to the Tai hexagram, Yang grows in the inner hexagram and excludes yin to the outer hexagram, which also symbolizes the expansion of the gentleman's momentum and the retreat of the villain's momentum, and the world will inevitably be peaceful.

"Xiang" says: Heaven and earth meet, Thailand.Later, wealth (cutting) is used to form the way of heaven and earth, supplementing the appropriateness of heaven and earth, and controlling the people.

"Hou" is the queen of heaven, that is, the king. "Cut into" means to cut cloth to make clothes. "Yi" means righteousness, right meaning.

This hexagram, the heaven and the earth intersect, so it is safe and peaceful; the king should follow this natural law, tailor and use it appropriately to assist the heaven and the earth, achieve the legitimate goal of nourishing all things, and adjust the people's lives to make them harmonious and peaceful.

Ninth day of the lunar month: Pull out Maoru, and collect it to sign auspiciousness.

"Elephant" says: "Pull out the mao to sign for good luck", the ambition is outside. The lines of the "Tai Gua" do not include the word "Tai" in the hexagram name, which is generally difficult to understand. "Ru" means that the roots are connected and implicated with each other. "Sink" is a class, and "Yi" is with. The "ninth day of the first day" yang line is at the lowest position, and it is the image of masculinity beginning to ascend.But promotion must be combined with comrades and work together, and the three Yang lines of the lower hexagram symbolize like-minded people who are united with each other.To pull out thatch, you can't just pull out one piece, you must pull up all the same kind whose roots are tied together.This symbolizes the unity among comrades and seeks external development, so that we will be invincible.

This line warns not to indulge in peace and happiness, but to unite and continue to seek development.Ninety-two: Package shortage.Use Fenghe, don't forget about it, and friends die, and you can still be in the Bank of China.

"Xiang" said: "Bao Huang", "Gain is still in the middle of the line", so as to make it big.

"Desolation" means filth. "Pack" is inclusive. "Baohuang" has a similar meaning to "the monarch's dirt" in "Zuo Zhuan" Xuan Gong's 15th year, and "Lao Tzu" "receives the country's dirt". "Fenghe" means "violent tiger Fenghe". When encountering a tiger, fight with bare hands, and when encountering a river, swim and cross the river. "BOC" means the golden mean.

"Ninety-two" is just yet soft, with a resolute heart and a soft and generous appearance.Therefore, it can tolerate filth to the outside world, but sometimes it also uses the bold method of swimming across the river.Do not forget those who are distant; when necessary, do not hesitate to cut off those who are close to you.This kind of attitude of tolerance, decisiveness, not forgetting the distant future, not indulging in personal feelings, and being open and aboveboard is in line with the principle of the mean, and it must be auspicious.

This line shows that maintaining Antai should be tolerant, decisive, open and aboveboard, combining hardness and softness, and grasping the principle of the mean.

Ninth Three: There is no peace and no ups and downs, there is no going back, there is no blame for hardships and chastity.Don't be sympathetic to his Fu, but you are blessed with food.

"Xiang" said: "There is no going back", and it is also the boundary between heaven and earth. "Jiu San" has left the "middle position" and reached the top of the three Yang lines, which is the peak period of masculinity.The law of nature is that prosperity must decline, and prosperity will come, so the cycle is endless.So a warning: when Aetna reaches its peak, it will inevitably encounter obstruction, and now is the critical point.Therefore, it is compared with the situation that there is no flat, no ups and downs, and no situation that only goes back and forth.Therefore, we must realize that this is the common sense of the laws of nature. We should realize that in the midst of hardships, peace and prosperity are not easy to come by, and we must still stick to the purity and original intention, so that there will be no disasters.In this way, you will get what you deserve, and you will naturally be happy in life.

"Xiang Zhuan" said: There is no one who only goes and never returns. This is the natural law between heaven and earth.

This line warns that things will be reversed in extremes, and one should still stick to the original intention and stick to the right way.June [-]th: Pianpian is not rich, rely on neighbors, and do not be restrained by Fu.

"Elephant" says: "Pianpian is not rich", which is not true. "Don't precept with Fu", the central wish.

"Pianpian" is the form of a bird flying lightly. "June [-]th" has exceeded half of the "Tai Gua", from rising to the limit, it began to fall.Therefore, it is impossible to preserve wealth by comparing rashness and rashness with the light flight of a bird. "Not rich" in the "Book of Changes" refers specifically to the Yin line, because the middle of the Yin line is broken and empty. "Symbol" explains "not rich", which means that the yin that should be at the bottom rises to the top, thus losing its strength.

However, "June [-]th" changed from yin to yin and became positive, and it also corresponded to "Ninety-two"; "Xiang Zhuan" explained that this is because of the same ambition and sincere willingness.

This line is a warning to be prepared for danger in times of peace, and to be united and not to be taken lightly.Sixth Five-Year: Emperor Yi returns to his sister to benefit Yuanji.

"Xiang" says: "Using welfare to make good fortune" means fulfilling wishes in China.

"Emperor Yi Guimei" also appears in the lines of the Guimei hexagram "Six Five".In the Yin Dynasty, many emperors were named after "Yi", which was named after the stem and branch of the birthday. "Return" means to marry. The "Sixth Five-Year Plan" is the main body of the Tai hexagram in the position of honor. The Yin line is in the middle, soft and moderate, and the center of the Yin line is empty, which also symbolizes modesty.The emperor himself is modest and corresponds to the vigorous "nine two" below. It is the image of the emperor marrying his younger sister to a powerful person under him, which is of course auspicious. "Zhi" means blessing.

"Xiang Zhuan" explained that this is because the "Sixth Five-Year Plan" was able to grasp the principle of the mean, trust the talented "Ninety-Two Planner", and entrust his ideals to him to realize.

This line shows that in the Antai period, it is more necessary to select talents and talents.Upper Six: The city is restored to the gods, do not use teachers.Ziyi told his life, and he was stingy.

"Xiang" said: "The city is restored to the gods", and its fate is chaotic. "Huang" is the ditch under the city. "Shangliu" is already the extreme point of Tai Gua, the moment of prosperity and decline.There are ups and downs in the flat, and there must be a return to the past. The castle built by pushing the soil in the ditch finally collapsed, and the ditch was restored to the original flat land.Under such circumstances, force cannot be used. If you try to restore the decline in one fell swoop, you will only speed up your demise.

"Yi" refers to the local feudal country.The monarch cannot give orders. On the contrary, local requests come one after another.In this situation, the only way to deal with it is to take a negative and legitimate attitude; but for the monarch, it is inevitably a humiliation.That is to say, one cannot forcefully fight against fate with manpower, only defend with all one's strength; however, even if one sticks to the righteous way, one cannot avoid being humiliated.

"Xiang Zhuan" explained that this is a government order of the country, and it has fallen into chaos, so the castle will collapse into a ditch, that is, things will be reversed when they are extreme, and "Tai" will be "No".

This line warns that if it is too extreme or not, the decline has already appeared, and the damage can only be minimized passively, and it cannot be tried to save it by force.

The Thai hexagram explains the principle of maintaining profit and maintaining prosperity.Entrepreneurship is difficult, and it is even more difficult to maintain success. We cannot be satisfied with existing achievements. Only by sincerely uniting and striving for development can we continue to open up new situations.It should be known that things must be reversed at extremes, and only by adhering to ideals can breakthroughs be made.When living in peace, one should be prepared for danger, not to act rashly, should take the promotion of unity as the foundation, have an open and aboveboard attitude, grasp the principle of the mean, be inclusive, combine strength and softness, select talents and talents, cultivate political wisdom, and seek progress in stability.When the prosperity is declining and the decline has already appeared, it should be known that it is irresistible, and the only negative way to make the best use of the situation is to minimize the damage; if you try to be brave, you will accelerate your demise.

Comprehensive overview of Tai Gua

[Meaning] Guotai Minan - no slope, no level, no return.

[Gua Yi] Prosperity, peace and harmony.Yin and Yang are attuned.

[Introduction] The Tai hexagram means that the sky is dry below and the earth is above, that is, the sky and the earth are reversed, but it is better.Because the qi of heaven rises straight up, and the qi of earth goes straight down. If the sky is up and the earth is down, the two will gradually move away from each other. On the contrary, the qi of heaven rises and the qi of earth descends. everything.Here, it also represents the unity of opposites and grasps the dynamic ideal form of logic.In terms of interpersonal relationship, it means that the superior and subordinate, husband and wife, relatives and friends, the strong and the weak, or friends and colleagues can all be in harmony and everything goes smoothly.There are solid buildings on the site, that is, a situation of stability and prosperity.However, good luck can easily turn into bad luck, so you should not be careless, and you should keep in mind the sentences of the third line and the upper line.

【Heave meaning】The upper hexagram is Qian and the sky, and the lower hexagram is Kun and the earth.The qi of dry sky descends, the qi of Kun and earth rises, and the two qis of heaven and earth intersect, come and go, and form each other into rain, nourishing and transforming all things.Take this artistic conception of harmony between yin and yang to reflect the atmosphere of prosperity and peace.

[Structural model] Make the best use of the situation, be kind and humble, be prepared for danger in times of peace, and stick to the right path.Pro-select talents, unite and work hard, Tai (Hengtong Taiping).

[Yin and Yang] Three yin and three yang, neutralized and coordinated.

[Position] The masculine at the beginning of the yao occupies the yang position, which is positive.It shows that the masculinity has just entered, the second Yao Yang occupies the Yin position, and the third Yao Yang occupies the Yang position, which is the upright position.All three lines echo each other.

[Status] Yin disappears and Yang grows, auspicious and prosperous.

[Hexagram Image] The upper hexagram Kun is the earth and the yin, and the lower hexagram Qian is the yang of the sky, which means that the yang energy of the dry sky rises, and the yin energy of Kun and the earth decreases, and the yin goes away and the yang comes.When the earth intersects, it presents the prosperity, peace and auspiciousness of the growth of all things.

【Thinking mode】Through the change principle of the alternation of heaven and earth in nature and the harmony of yin and yang, three points must be followed for the development and change of any thing:
① "There is no flat and no slope, and there is no return."When things reach a certain stage, they have to transform in the opposite direction.

②Transformation requires objective conditions and internal mechanisms (i.e. internal and external factors).

③ "The extreme of prosperity must decline, and the extreme of decline will be revived" is the law. People should make use of their strengths and avoid weaknesses when dealing with things, and make the best use of the situation.

[Philosophical Enlightenment] Explain the principle of maintaining profit and maintaining prosperity.It is difficult to start a business, and it is not easy to keep it. You can’t be satisfied with the status quo. Things will go against the extreme. If you don’t innovate, you will lose the old. We must adhere to the principle of upgrading and breaking through innovation.

[Decision-making thinking] "Heaven and earth are connected and everything is connected", "National prosperity and people's safety" When one's life and career have reached this ideal state, one should consider maintaining profit and protecting prosperity and preventing things from going against each other. The principle of decision-making is in the original Continue to innovate on the basis of everything, avoid arrogance and complacency, formulate various preventive measures, and adopt the strategy of "vigorous inside, soft outside" to make yourself invincible.

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