This hexagram is called Zhongfu, which appears many times in the Book of Changes. It is an image word in itself, with "claw" above and "son" below, which refers to the process of bird hatching eggs. Birds should not only concentrate on hatching eggs, but also observe the time, so the word "fu" is extended to mean honesty. From the perspective of hexagrams, this is called Zhongfu hexagrams, which means that we should be sincere and trustworthy from the heart.
It can be seen from the hexagrams paintings that the hexagrams in the middle are the upper hexagrams, the upper hexagrams are the wind, and the lower hexagrams are the ze. The wind blows through the ze water, and the wind is soft and joyful, which contains the wisdom that honesty can influence everything, making people feel like spring breeze and happy physically and mentally.
Then look at the words and hexagrams:
Zhongfu hexagrams are auspicious for all pigs and small fish, which is conducive to trekking mountains and rivers and sticking to the right path.
China's Fuxi divination is a haiku, with a supple yin in the middle and a vigorous yang in the middle. People of all countries can be influenced by honesty. Being honest with pigs and small fish is auspicious, which means that honesty needs to be applied to insignificant animals such as pigs and small fish.
"It is good for trekking mountains and rivers", because you can cross the river by wooden boat, and the middle is empty; Honesty in the heart is conducive to adhering to the right path and conforming to the natural laws of heaven.
Simple translation: figuratively speaking, hexagrams are the wind; The next divination is changed to Ze, and there is wind on Ze, which is the divination image of Zhongfu divination. The gentleman follows this spirit of divination, tries the lawsuit with sincerity and tries not to be sentenced to death.
Finally, there are six specific ideas:
Swallow here means peace; Worrying means thinking twice. Think twice before doing anything auspicious. If there are other doubts, there will be no peace. As the saying goes, "You are lucky to think before you do anything on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month", because you have not changed your ambition.
The crane sings in the shade, and the little crane sings along. I have good wine to share with you. Xiang Ci said, "Little Crane Chorus" is a sincere wish in my heart.
Simple translation: defeated the strong enemy, some people beat gongs and drums, and some people rested; Some people cry, others sing. As the saying goes, "Some people play drums and some people have a rest", that's because children aged 633 are not in the right posture and don't mean what they say.
The hope here is the full moon, which means the fifteenth day of every month. When the moon is full, the horse is lost and there is no disaster. The elephant said, the horse was lost. It was a 64-year-old woman who refused the same kind and took in a 95-year-old woman.
Contraction here means holding hands. Sincerely join hands to unite the world without disaster. The so-called "sincere hand in hand, unity is strength" is because the middle is the Ninth Five-Year Plan.
The Chinese sound here refers to the sound of chickens crowing. Chickens crow and fly to the sky, and it will be dangerous to persist. As the saying goes, "the cock crows in the sky", how long can this situation last?
Feelings and experiences
Previous divination required moderation and restraint. First of all, we must treat each other sincerely and sincerely. Therefore, after the festival, it is a mid-autumn festival. The hexagrams lying in the middle are symmetrical up and down, much like ancient symbols. The content is written on a piece of bamboo board, divided into two pieces, and each side takes one piece as evidence to win the trust, indicating that honesty should also be institutionalized.
The specific six performances are: honesty at first, good luck; Two voices communicate * * *; Three emotions are uneasy; Four honest choices; Fifth, be honest with each other; It is empty and insincere, which shows that sincerity and trustworthiness are the foundation of people's foothold in the world!
Confucius was familiar with the Book of Changes in his later years and realized the important role of honesty. The core of Confucianism is "benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith", and faith ranks fifth, on the one hand, because Confucius put forward sincere thoughts in his later years; On the other hand, honesty should be regarded as the bottom line of human morality, and a gentleman who can't be benevolent and courteous should also keep the bottom line of honesty!
Practical significance
In the divinatory form of Zhongfu Gua, the upper and lower hexagrams are both yang hexagrams, and the middle two hexagrams are both yin hexagrams, which means that you should have a sincere heart in spirit, and selflessness is the basis of honesty, which is why many modern people know the importance of honesty, but it is difficult to do so!
Confucius mentioned in the Analects of Confucius: "People don't believe it, they don't know what they can do." If a person does not keep his word, he will inevitably hit a wall everywhere; Mozi, another great thinker in the Spring and Autumn Period, also pointed out: "Those who don't believe in their words will fail." Those who break their promises will not achieve development results in their actions.
Mencius also said, "Honesty is heaven; A sincere thinker is a man's way. "Ancient sages praised the quality of honesty, which shows the importance of honesty in social life as the foundation of standing in the world and treating people with things!
In modern society, honesty has a deeper meaning. It is not only a virtue and quality, but also a social moral principle and norm. Western commercial civilization represented by contract is popular all over the world!
Abiding by honesty and treating others with sincerity has become an indispensable basic quality in modern life. Be honest with others, and people will not bully me. Nothing can be done by being honest about things. Without honesty as the foundation, we can only struggle in modern society, let alone develop and expand our cause!
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