The wisdom of I Ching

Chapter 41 No.30 Seven Diagrams Family

Family ethics
wisdom
Tatsumi
Leaving the family, Li privet.

"Xu Gua Zhuan" said: "Those who are injured outside will return to their home, so they are treated as family members." "Family" means a family, which explains the ethics and morals in the family.

In this hexagram, the "ninth five" of the outer hexagram and the "six second" of the inner hexagram must be correct.It symbolizes that men are outsiders and women are insiders, each keeping the right way, so they are called "family members".And it especially emphasizes the importance of the housewife in the family. If the housewife is upright, the family is upright; if the family extends beyond the family, it must be upright.

"彖" said: Family members, women are in the right place.Men and women are upright, and men and women are upright, which is the righteousness of heaven and earth.There is a strict ruler in the family, which is also called parents.Fathers and fathers, sons and sons, older brothers, younger brothers, husbands and wives, and husbands and wives, the family is upright; when the family is upright, the world is settled.

In a family, women are in the right position, and men are outside, and the status is also right. Men and women have their own proper status inside and outside the family. This is the principle of heaven and earth.There are strict monarchs in the family, that is, parents.In a family, parents, children, brothers, and husband and wife each perform their duties, and the family's ethics and morals will be brought into line; if all families follow the rules, the world will be stable.

Confucianism regards filial piety as the foundation of all morality, and kinship is indeed the most intimate and real emotion shared by all human beings.Therefore, if every family can be corrected with the morality of filial piety, it will be extended to the country and the world, and it must also be corrected.Therefore, the extension of family norms can become political norms. In "The Analects of Confucius Weizheng", someone asked Confucius: "Why didn't you take up politics?" He replied: "Isn't it said in the "Book" that you are filial? Only those who are filial to their parents will be able to love their brothers. Make this Principles, practiced in every family, to make them correct, is to be in politics, so why do you have to be an official to be in politics?" However, filial piety comes from kinship, and it must be quite strict to make it a norm, so Said: "If there is a strict monarch in the family, it is the parents."

"Xiang" says: The wind comes out of the fire, family members; a gentleman has things in his words, but he has perseverance in his actions.In this hexagram, the inner hexagram "Li" is fire, and the outer hexagram "Xun" is wind, and fire makes the momentum rise and become wind; everything must be based on the inside, but must be extended to the outside. This is the symbol of the family hexagram .A gentleman should imitate this spirit and understand the principle that all things happen inside and form outside. Words should have specific content, and actions should implement certain principles.

Ninth day: Have a home at leisure.Regret death.

"Xiang" said: "There is a home at leisure", and the ambition has not changed. "Idle" means precaution. "Ninth day of the first day" is the beginning of this hexagram, and the yang is in the yang position, and the fortitude is right.It symbolizes that if you can prevent problems before they happen in the family, there will be no consequences of regret.

"Xiang Zhuan" said: "Preventing troubles in the family before they happen means that the family members have to take precautions before they change their first sorrow." When the time comes; teach your children, you should begin with the babes.” In a large family, frictions and regrets are easy to occur, so at the beginning, we must prevent them from happening.

This line shows that in the family, we should prevent problems before they happen in order to maintain harmony.

Sixty-two: Wuyousui, giving in the middle, Zhenji.

"Xiang" said: "June [-]" is "auspicious", and it is also followed by Sunda. "Feed" means to serve food, and "Zhong Fe" is the person responsible for cooking and serving food at home, referring to the wife. The yin position of the "six-two" line is too soft, and it can't take the initiative to carry out any middle things, but it is right, and it is in the middle of the inner hexagram. It is soft and upright, which is the virtue that a housewife should have.Therefore, it is legitimate and auspicious for the housewife who is in charge of cooking and serving food in the family. "Xiang Zhuan" said: This is due to the virtue of being submissive and humble.

Ninth Three: The family is stinging, regretful and auspicious;

"Xiang" says: "The family is squatting", Zhu Shiye;

"嗃嗃" means cold. The highest position in the inner hexagram of "Nine Three" is the image of the head of the family.But he was just in the right position and too strict, so that the whole family was cold.If you run the family too strictly, you will inevitably regret it, but the result is auspicious.On the contrary, if the family management is not strict, the wife and children will laugh and laugh all day long, which will eventually bring humiliation.Therefore, it is better to be too strict in governing the family than to be too lax.

"Xiang Zhuan" said: The family is cold, although it is too strict, but it has not violated the right way.The wife and children are all smiling, and the family loses temperance.

This line shows that it is better to be strict than to be lenient in governing the family.June Fourth: rich sleep, good luck.

"Xiang" said: "The rich family is lucky", and Shun is in power. The "June [-]th" yin line and yin position are correct, and the outer hexagram "Xun" starts to follow the right way with humility and obedience. If you can be humble and obey your duties, the family will of course make the family rich, so it is auspicious. "Xiang Zhuan" said: This is because the Xun hexagram is in order, and the yin position of the yin line is in the right position.

This line shows that the rationalists should obey their duties.Ninth Five: Wang Fan has a family, don't be auspicious.

"Elephant" says: "The king can sleep soundly when he is false", and he also loves each other. "Fake" is the same as the sound of Ge, and it means Zhi. In "Book of Rites Jitong", there is "Wang Jia has a temple", which is the interpretation of Dang Da. "Shirt" is worry. The "Ninth Five-Year Plan" is vigorous, upright, and gentlemen, and it corresponds to the "Six Two" which is soft and upright in the inner hexagram. Consider, the result is auspicious.

In one word, fake and fake are common, which means big.The king owns the big family of the world.Make people all over the world love each other.

This line shows that a family should love each other and live in harmony.Upper Nine: Fuweiru, end auspicious.

"Xiang" said: "Auspicious" in "weiru" is also called reflexive. "Shang Nine" just Yao.In the highest position of this hexagram, it symbolizes the parents of the head of the family. "Shangjiu" is the end of this hexagram, and what it reveals is the long-standing law of family management.Integrity is indispensable in family management. Parents' integrity in family management will inevitably influence the family and make them wholeheartedly good.What's more, the object of family management is one's relatives, who are often indulged in family affection and excessive love, so that they lack majesty, lack of etiquette, and become loose.Therefore, parents must be honest and dignified, so that the family will be auspicious. "Xiang Zhuan" said: majesty is auspicious because it means that one should reflect on oneself, be strict with self-discipline, and lead by example, so that family members can be respected, majesty will naturally arise, and they can be obeyed. "Mencius · Devotion Part II" said: "If you can't do it yourself, you can't ask your wife." "Li Lou Part One" also said: "Honest reflection is the greatest joy." It can be used as the line of this line footnote.

This line explains the basic principles of family management, which are honesty and dignity.The hexagram of family members explains the principles of family management.Filial piety is the foundation of all morality and is a major feature of Chinese traditional culture.The family is the foundation of the social structure. The principle of "sincerity, righteousness, individuality, family harmony, country governance, and world peace" mentioned in "University" can be said to come from this hexagram.As a bather, you should first take precautions to prevent problems.The housewife is the main body in the family, and she should have the virtues of being submissive, humble, and upright.It is better to be too strict in the requirements of family management than to foster family affection than to be too lenient.In a family, every member can perform his duties, love each other, and there will be harmony and prosperity.The most basic principle of family management is honesty, and leading by example is based on the majesty of honesty.

Comprehensive overview of family hexagrams
[Meaning] The principle of family management-honesty and majesty.

[Gua Yi] family, ethics, family governance, management.

【Introduction】Family refers to the people in the family, that is, the family.The center of the family is the husband and wife, especially the role of the housewife is very important.In order to maintain the harmony and happiness of the family, housewives need to have a warm heart.This hexagram represents a good wife and mother who comforts her husband and raises her children. The hexagrams are in the right position except for the upper six, and the upper and lower sides are in the right position.Shang Gua Xun is the eldest daughter, and Xia Gua Li is the second daughter.Whether the family is peaceful or not is usually manipulated by women, such as problems with mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, and sister-in-law.This hexagram is for the second daughter to obey the eldest daughter, so everything goes well.

[Gua Yi] The upper hexagram Xun is wind, the lower hexagram Li is fire, and the steaming heat of the fire radiates upwards to form wind.It symbolizes that the starting point of life and career is at home, and it develops outward from home.The meaning of the hexagram shows that the family is the starting point of life. How to manage the family will affect people's career. If a person cannot manage the family, it will be difficult to govern the country.

[Structural model] Integrity and majesty, live in harmony, get rich and prosperous, family education should be strict, submissive and upright, prevent problems before they happen, family (family, ethics).

[Yin and Yang] two yin and four yang.

[Position] On the first, third, and fifth lines, the yang position is positive, the second line and the fourth line are positive, and the sixth line is not positive. , and respond to each other, the inner hexagram is yin in the middle, and the outer hexagram is yang, indicating that the female is in the inside, and the male is in the outside.

[Status] A virtuous housewife who is responsible for the family.

[Hexagram Image] The upper hexagram Sunda is wind, and the lower hexagram Li is fire. The hexagram image shows that the wind comes from the fire, because the hot air from the fire radiates outward to form wind.The fire of the inner hexagram is the root of the outer hexagram, which symbolizes that everything should be based on the inside, and then it can be extended to the outside. The hexagram image shows the importance of family management in the road of life.

[Thinking pattern] The hexagram of family members explains the principles of governing the family for people. The family is the foundation of the society. Governing the society should start with the family, just like the evaporation of fire.Mencius said: "The foundation of the world lies in the country, and the foundation of the country lies in the family." Therefore, it is necessary to "align the family" before governing the country.Governing the family and the country should follow certain principles: the basic is to establish integrity and dignity.That is, parents should be honest, lead by example, and be sincere and affectionate to family members everywhere.

[Philosophical Enlightenment] Wind comes from fire, and only when the fire is prosperous can the wind blow.All things must be rooted in internal causes, and external causes are conditions.The family is the cell of the society, the cells are active, the body is strong, therefore, running the family is the foundation of running the country.

[Decision-making thinking] The family is a cell of society, and the family is the harbor and gas station where people rest, recuperate, and rely on when they are struggling in social undertakings.The family is the foundation of the country, and governing the country is the same as governing the family.There must be principles of family management, which must be honest and majestic, but also affectionate.To correctly handle family issues, pay attention to:

(1) Husband and wife preside over "internal affairs" and "external affairs" and follow the right path and uphold integrity.

(2) Housewives should remain virtuous, submissive, and humble. (3) Majesty and love go hand in hand. (4) Everyone fulfills his duty. (5) Maintain an atmosphere of trust, communication, harmony and peace.

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