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Blindly learning and comparing is dangerous!
Having no goals or opinions, blindly following and believing without knowing what is good or bad.
I don’t know where I’m going! I don’t know what the outcome will be, it’s dangerous!)
Having no goals or opinions, blindly following and believing without knowing what is good or bad.
I don’t know where I’m going! I don’t know what the outcome will be, it’s dangerous!)
Be kind on the inside and show it on the outside!
When the ancient benevolent kings hunted, they only surrounded three sides, leaving one side alone and allowing many animals to escape.
Crowds are not prohibited during hunting, and people are allowed to participate and watch. This is the auspicious and benevolent thing to do: rejoice with the people!
There are clear rules and directions for the evaluation, which is a fair, fair and reasonable approach. Doing so conforms to justice and human nature and will not cause much resistance.
Losing some prey, people cannot help but conform to the principles of moderation, justice, kindness, and love for others.)
When the ancient benevolent kings hunted, they only surrounded three sides, leaving one side alone and allowing many animals to escape.
Crowds are not prohibited during hunting, and people are allowed to participate and watch. This is the auspicious and benevolent thing to do: rejoice with the people!
There are clear rules and directions for the evaluation, which is a fair, fair and reasonable approach. Doing so conforms to justice and human nature and will not cause much resistance.
Losing some prey, people cannot help but conform to the principles of moderation, justice, kindness, and love for others.)
Work both internally and externally.
Learn from wise and noble people and strive to be like them.)
Learn from wise and noble people and strive to be like them.)
Can we learn from people with bad behavior without hurting ourselves in the end?
Choose your friends and companions carefully!
Do you know the story about Mencius’ mother moving three times? !)
Choose your friends and companions carefully!
Do you know the story about Mencius’ mother moving three times? !)
Not just inspecting and comparing externally and superficially.
Compare, compare and learn from internal conduct, quality and virtue! This is how chaste and auspicious it is!
Practice, compare, and improve from within, so that you won’t get lost!)
Compare, compare and learn from internal conduct, quality and virtue! This is how chaste and auspicious it is!
Practice, compare, and improve from within, so that you won’t get lost!)
There is no fault in comparing and learning from others in terms of credit and character.
Credibility, high moral character, and profoundness are like water filling a tank, there are always benefits! There will be unexpected good luck!
Credit, quality, virtue!)
Credibility, high moral character, and profoundness are like water filling a tank, there are always benefits! There will be unexpected good luck!
Credit, quality, virtue!)
Hexagra Sequence
Hexagram Note:
Holding Together (Union): Reflects harmonious relationships and cooperation. It encourages finding common ground, fostering unity, and building strong alliances.
Hexagram 8 – Bĭ (Union / Holding Together)
Water over Earth — Kǎn above Kūn
Judgment
Bĭ: Auspicious.
Consulting the oracle at the beginning: supreme, enduring correctness—no misfortune.
Those who are restless will come.
But those who come later will meet misfortune.
Commentary on the Judgment (Tuàn)
Bĭ means union, and it is auspicious.
Bĭ also means “to assist”; those below yield and follow.
“Consulting the oracle at the beginning: supreme, enduring correctness—no misfortune”
—this is because of firm correctness in the center.
“Those who are restless will come”
—this shows response between above and below.
“But those who come later will meet misfortune”
—because their way is already exhausted.
Commentary on the Image (Xiàng)
“Water on top of the earth”—this forms the image of Union.
The ancient kings, seeing this,
established the myriad states
and maintained closeness with the feudal lords.