The wisdom of I Ching

Chapter 60 Six Diagrams Journey
Unstable travel

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Lu, Xiaoheng, Lu Zhenji.Lu Gua and Feng Gua are "comprehensive hexagrams", which are too grand and easy to get lost. When they are very prosperous, they will decline, and they are displaced, and they are mutually causal. "Xu Gua Zhuan" said: "The poor and big will lose their homes, and I will accept them for a journey." When the grandeur reaches the extreme, it must lose its stability again. "Brigade" is a prison brigade, traveling outside.In this hexagram, the lower hexagram "Gen" is the mountain, and the upper hexagram "Li" is the fire. The fire burns on the mountain, and the fire spreads and burns continuously.Traveling is an action that often changes places and is unstable. Most of the motives are unemployment in the country, criminal escape, or dissatisfaction; therefore, there will be no great success.In terms of the southern hexagram, the "six five" yin lines are in the outer hexagram, but the "six two" corresponding to the inner hexagrams are both yin lines and mutually exclusive, so it is only a small success.

When people travel abroad, their lives are unstable, they are surrounded by strangers, they lack care, they are displaced, and their mentality is prone to abnormalities. No matter under any circumstances, they must follow the righteous path to be auspicious, and travel is of course no exception.

"Xuan" said: Lu, "Xiaoheng", is so soft that it is in the middle and outside but smooth and rigid, and it is beautiful and bright, so "Xiaoheng travels in Zhenji".The righteousness of the time of travel is great!

The travel hexagram is a little prosperous, because the "sixth five" soft line is in the outer hexagram; and it follows the upper and lower rigid lines "shangjiu" and "nine four"; therefore, it is soft, moderate, and has the virtue of fortitude.The inner hexagram "Gen" means stop, and the outer hexagram "Li" means light and attachment. It is still and attached to the light, so it is said to be prosperous. As long as you stick to the right way during travel, you will be auspicious.The time significance of travel is too great!

"Xiang" said: "There is fire on the mountain, travel; a gentleman uses punishment carefully with clarity, and does not stay in prison."In this hexagram, the lower hexagram "Gen" is a mountain, and the upper hexagram "Li" is fire. There is fire on the mountain, which spreads continuously, symbolizing travel.A gentleman should imitate this spirit, execute punishments with the discernment of the lower hexagrams, and the prudence of the upper hexagrams; with the spirit of burning a fire on a mountain without stopping for a moment, adjudicate lawsuits quickly without delay.

Sixth day: Traveling in Suo Suo, Si Qi took the disaster.

"Xiang" said: "Travel is trivial", and ambition is poor "disaster". "Trivial" is a trivial device. The "sixth day" is feminine, and in the lowest position, he is a wretched villain. During the hard journey, he is even more stingy, so disaster is thrown. "Xiang Zhuan" said: This is when you are frustrated, people are poor and short-sighted, so there will be disasters.

This line shows that in the midst of instability, one should not worry about the small details, but should focus on the big picture.

Sixty-two: The trip is the second time, with the capital, and the virginity.

"Xiang" said: "Get a virgin and chastity", and there will be no specials in the end.

"That is" means to live. "Time" means to stop and hostel.The most stable moment in travel is to stay in a hotel; the most secure is to have sufficient travel expenses; the most reliable is to have a loyal servant. "Six Two" is gentle and upright, so it has these best travel conditions; so "Xiang Zhuan" says: There will be no complaints in the end.

This line shows that we must be fully prepared to turn danger into safety.Nine three: Brigade burns secondly, loses its boy servant, chastity and strictness.

"Xiang" said, "The next thing is to travel and burn", which is also to hurt.To travel and go down, its meaning is "mourning".During the journey, the hostel where you stayed caught fire, and the boy servant who accompanied you fled. Even if you stick to the righteous way, there is danger.Because the "nine three" is just in the right position, it is too upright; it is not in the middle position, it is difficult to be stable; and it is in the highest position of the next hexagram, with an arrogant attitude, no wonder it will encounter these misfortunes.

"Xiang Zhuan" said: The hostel where I stayed caught fire.Not sad enough.During the journey, if you treat your servants with arrogance, you will inevitably run away.

This line shows that we must get all the help with a humble attitude.In order to turn the crisis into safety.

Ninety-Four: Wherever you travel, you will get your capital and axe.I'm upset.

"Xiang" said: "Traveling in the place", you have not won the position. "Get the axe", the "heart" is not fast.

"Zi ax" refers to the money and ax that are carried when traveling. When sleeping in the open, the ax is used to cut down the thorns to facilitate camping. The yin position of the "nine four" yang line combines rigidity and softness, and is at the bottom of the upper hexagram, with a humble attitude; therefore, when traveling, you can get a stable residence, and when sleeping, you can also use the ax to organize the camping site.However, the Yang Yao Yin position.After all, it is not a proper place, and the upper "sixth five" means that the yin line does not have a strong helping hand, and the downward line corresponds to the "sixth day", but the yin line is weak; The utensils, the heart still will not be happy.When Mencius was in Qi State, he gave Wan Zhong Jue Lu and persuaded him to stay.He also gave him a hundred yi of gold, but he didn't accept it. That's how he felt at the time.

This line emphasizes that stability must be right.

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

"Xiang" says: "In the end, life is honored", and it is also a catch.

"Six Five" is the main line of the upper hexagram "Li", and Li hexagram is Ming; therefore, it is compared with a pheasant with bright feathers. The "Sixth Five-Year Plan" Yin Yao is in the middle, soft and moderate, just like when shooting a pheasant, although it is not smooth at first and loses an arrow, it still wins honor and honor in the end.In ancient times, when appointed as an official, there was a custom of presenting pheasants as gifts to the king to symbolize an upright attitude in the world.

"Xiang Zhuan" said: This is because he is a man who can reach the top. "Catch" means reaching.

This line shows that seeking stability should have an open and aboveboard attitude regardless of temporary gains and losses.

Upper Nine: When the bird burns its nest, the traveler laughs first and then shouts omens.It is inauspicious to lose a cow in Yi.

"Xiang" said: "Travel" is "on", and its meaning is "burning". "The loss of a cow in Yi" is never heard of.

"Yi" refers to fields, fields, and national boundaries.Birds fly high, the most "upper nine" high.

Like a bird burning its nest, the traveler laughs first and then cries loudly, and loses his cattle in the suburbs, which is dangerous.

"Xiang Zhuan" said: as a passenger, he is in the upper position.From a righteous point of view, it will inevitably lead to the disaster of burning the nest.After all, he dared not tell others about the incident of being robbed of cattle by outsiders.

Comprehensive overview of travel plan

【Meaning】Traveling is not stable——When you are wise and wise, you will not be restrained.

【Hexagram Meaning】Travel, wandering, wandering, uneasy.

[Introduction] Until modern times, travel was regarded as a pleasure. For the ancients, travel was a great difficulty, with inconvenient transportation, inconvenient accommodation, and living in a strange land and among strange people. It's hard to imagine.During the journey, what the lonely traveler experiences is an unstable life (relocation, job change, etc.), lonely character, lovelorn and so on.At this time, don't force yourself to open up a path and accept it with a negative attitude.Do as the Romans do, but remember the destination like a traveler.Stick to your ideals in your heart.Because life is a long journey.

[Gua Yi] The upper hexagram Li is fire, and the lower hexagram Gen is a mountain.There was a fire on the mountain, and the fire continued to spread, just like travelers, constantly scrambling to get on the road.Luxa describes the principle of pursuing order in chaos and finding stability in turmoil.

【Structural Model】Fire is dangerous and will be praised in the end. It is stable and legitimate. When it encounters fire, it is empty. Children and servants are trustworthy. Greedy and stingy are disasters. Travel (travel, business).

[Yin and Yang] three yin and three yang.

[Position] Yin in the first line and fifth line in the Yang position is not correct.

[Status] Traveling outside, the right way is auspicious.

[Hexagram Image] The upper hexagram is Lihuo, and the lower hexagram is Genshan, which symbolizes the fire on the mountain, and the fire has been spreading and burning forward.The animals in front of the fire will keep moving away from the fire source, just like people traveling abroad, scrambling to hurry.

[Thinking mode] The travel hexagram mainly uses the unstable environmental factors such as travel to explain how to stabilize emotions and restrain oneself in the turbulent life.By extension, when there is a chaotic and disorderly environment in life and society, there should be principles to deal with it calmly: life is also a journey, and it cannot be smooth sailing.

Use wisdom, dare to take risks, and dare to face the bumpy journey of life.Adhere to Zhongzheng meekly and maintain a stable state of mind.

[Philosophical Enlightenment] The fire spreads on the mountain, driving away the animals and people in front, like traveling.The road of life is also a short journey, sometimes rough, sometimes flat, we must dare to seek stability in the turmoil, and constantly open up new paths in life.

[Decision-making thinking] "It's good to be at home for a thousand days, but it's difficult to go out for half a day."In the past, people were always afraid of going far.Of course, with convenient transportation today, traveling is also fun.But in any case, going out is not stable, and people avoid running around and prefer stability.The focus of the decision here is to create a stable environment.Whether it is society or individuals, the most urgent task is to create stability.Seek order in chaos, think big, and seek stability first.Personally, don't be anxious and depressed, and your heart is not stable.The family should not quarrel, and the daily life should be stable.Enterprises need to regulate interpersonal relationships to stabilize work and production, the country needs the rule of law and morality, and the society needs to be stable.

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