The wisdom of I Ching

Chapter 75 Integrity can lead to everything - Zhongfu, Dolphin

【Original Code】

Zhongfu, Puyu Ji, Lishe Dachuan, Lizhen.

"Yuan" said: Zhongfu, soft inside but firm in the middle, speaking of Sunda, Fu is the transformation of the state.Dolphin is lucky, and letter and dolphin are also.To benefit from wading across the great river is to take a wooden boat.Zhongfu Yilizhen is in response to the sky.

"Xiang" says: There is wind on the lake, and Zhongfu.The gentleman uses prison to postpone death.Ninth Five-Year, there is Fu Convulsion, no blame.

"Xiang" said: "If there is Fu Congru, the position is right."

—— "Book of Changes Zhongfu"

On the ninth day, it is blessed by God, auspicious, and no disadvantages.

"Xiang" said: "There is great auspiciousness, and you are blessed by God."

—— "Book of Changes Great You"

【Interpretation】

The hexagram "Zhongfu" says: It is auspicious to use porpoise fish as a sacrifice, and it is conducive to fording and crossing the river. This is an auspicious divination.

"Tuan Ci" says: The basic structure of Zhongfu is that the feminine line is inside, and the masculine line is outside; its basic quality is harmony and humility.Just like people have the four virtues of suppleness, vigor, harmony, and humility, and practicing moral education based on this can educate the whole world.The hexagram says: "The sacrifice of dolphin fish is still auspicious."Although the dolphin is thin, it shows its sincerity.The hexagram also said: "It is beneficial for wading and crossing the river", because the lower hexagram of this hexagram is Dui, and Dui is Ze; the upper hexagram is Sunda, and Sunda is wood.Cut wood to make a boat, and sail on the water, so it will be safe and smooth. "Zhongfu uses Li Zhen to respond to the sky", which means that he is honest in his heart, benefits people and things, insists on the righteous way and conforms to the principles of heaven, so that he will not fear the dangers of the world.

"Xiang Ci" says: The lower hexagram of this hexagram is Dui, and Dui is Ze;This is Zhongfu's hexagram.When a gentleman looks at this hexagram, he feels that the weathering of a country puts moral education first, so when considering lawsuits and prisons, he does not lightly use heavy codes.

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The ninth and fifth lines of "Zhongfu" say: There will be no disasters if there are groups of captives tied up in series.

"Xiang Ci" said: "Be honest and consistent in your heart, just like the ninety-five Yao Xiang, his behavior and status are in line with the integrity."

The upper nine lines of the hexagram "Da You" say that it comes from God to help it, good luck, and no disadvantage.

"Xiang Ci" said: "Da You" hexagram descended from heaven to help you, which is auspicious but not disadvantageous.Confucius' explanation is: "People who are helped by heaven are obedient to the righteous way; those who receive help are faithful and honest. They can practice integrity and consider obedience and integrity, and respect sages, so "help from heaven" , auspicious and omnipotent'."

The hexagram "Zhongfu" tells us that we must be honest in life. The "Book of Changes" strongly advocates the virtue of honesty and ad hoc "Zhongfu" hexagram, talking about "Zhongfu", that is, the issue of inner integrity. "Fu" is the core content of "Book of Changes" to explain how to live and live.According to statistics, there are more than 40 references to it in Yi Gua Yao Ci. The "Book of Changes" repeatedly emphasizes that as long as you have integrity in your heart, even if you are weak, suffer dangerous injuries, or are in distress, you can win people's trust and assistance, so that you can turn danger into luck and overcome danger like a breeze.

Having a sincere heart is the fundamental attitude of being a human being, an indispensable step to pursue the realm of truth, goodness and beauty in life, and also the key to open the door to success in career.If you are single-minded and sow the seed of sincerity, you will reap the same sincerity.In this sense, sincerity is not only a way of dealing with the world, but also a way of survival.

【Category】

Story [-]: Zeng Shen killed a pig to teach his son

Zeng Shen was a student of Confucius. Confucianism was passed on to his grandsons through Zeng Shen, and then passed on to Meng Ke, forming the way of Confucius and Mencius. Therefore, Zeng Shen was honored as "Zong Sheng".

Once, Zeng Shen's wife went to the market, his youngest son was crying and insisting on going with him.Zeng's wife coaxed her son and said, "Good boy, don't cry. Mom asked Dad to kill a pig and stir-fry meat for you to eat." When the son heard that there was meat to eat, he stopped pestering him to go out with his mother.When his wife came back from the street, she saw Zeng Shen was sharpening his knife, preparing to kill a pig!Zeng Shen's wife panicked when she saw this, and quickly stopped Zeng Shen and said, "I was just talking to the child just now, I didn't want you to really kill pigs!"

Zeng Shenyu said to his wife earnestly: "How can you deceive your child? The child is young and doesn't understand anything. He can only learn from his parents and listen to his parents' lessons. If you deceive your child like this today, it is equivalent to teaching him to tell lies. And lie to others. Besides, if you deceive the child like this today, the child will feel that the mother's words are unreliable, and no matter what you say in the future, he will no longer believe it. Do you think this pig will be killed or not?"

After hearing what her husband said, Zeng's wife regretted that she should not have joked with the child, let alone deceived the child.Since you promised to come back and feed your child meat, you should do what you say and win the trust of your child.So she and her husband slaughtered pigs together, and made a delicious pork dinner for their children.

The words and deeds of parents will directly affect the children.One night, Zeng Shen's son got up suddenly after falling asleep, picked up a handful of bamboo slips from under his pillow, and ran out.I once asked him what he was doing?The child said: "This is a letter I borrowed from a friend during the day. I promised to return it to him tonight. I can't keep my word!" Zeng San smiled and sent his son out of the house.

Zeng Shen not only advocated that one should keep one's word in educating children, but also advocated that one should pay more attention to credit when interacting with friends.He said: "I reflect on myself three times a day: am I not loyal to others? Is it not trustworthy to make friends?" It means: I reflect on myself again and again every day. When giving advice and doing things to others, Is there any disloyalty shown?
Story [-]: Duke Wen of Jin did not break his promise
"Zuo Zhuan" records that in the winter of Duke Xi's 25th year, Duke Wen of Jin, one of the Five Overlords in the Spring and Autumn Period, led an army to attack Yuanguo, and agreed in advance with the officers and soldiers to end the war within three days.On the third day, before Yuan Guo was attacked, Duke Wen of Jin ordered the troops to withdraw and return to the country.

At this time, the spies of the Jin side came back and reported: "The people of the original country can no longer support them, and they are about to surrender." For the soldiers, it would be better not to have this war, so they resolutely withdrew the siege army.

Although Jin Wengong gave up the immediate victory, he established his integrity and won the respect of his subordinates.In this way, his losses in the war are nothing.

Only by paying attention to credit in life can we get people's support and make a difference.Most people like to associate with a trustworthy person. It is as big as what you say, and as small as being punctual and trustworthy. Every time you make an appointment, you can see a person's character and quality.

King Cheng of the Western Zhou Dynasty was still a child when he came to the throne.One day, he and his younger brother Shuyu were playing in the harem. When he was happy, he took off a tung leaf and gave it to Shuyu, saying, "I will make you king."

The next day, Minister Shi Yi solemnly asked King Cheng to formally delineate Shuyu's land.King Cheng said, "I'm just playing games with him, how can I take it seriously?" Shi Yi said with a straight face, "The king has no jokes."

King Cheng understood the weight of the king's words, so he sealed off the Yellow River and the hundreds of miles east of Fenshui to Shuyu.

It is said that Song Taizu promised to appoint Zhang Siguang as Situ Tongshi. Zhang Siguang was very happy and had been looking forward to the official letter of appointment, but there was no follow-up.Zhang Siguang was getting a little impatient waiting, so he had to think of various ways to hint Song Taizu.

Zhang Siguang rode a thin horse to meet Song Taizu. Song Taizu felt strange, so he asked him: "Your horse is too thin, how much food do you feed it a day?" Zhang Siguang replied: "One stone a day."

Song Taizu asked again: "It's quite a lot! But how can it be so thin if you feed it a stone every day?" Zhang Siguang replied flatly: "I promised to feed it a stone every day, but in fact I didn't give it that much. Of course it You will lose weight!"

Song Taizu heard what he meant, so he immediately appointed Zhang Siguang as Situ Tongshi.Song Taizu fulfilled his promise through his own actions.

In real life, communication between people must be practiced.Only when words and deeds are consistent, and with the spirit of "one word is said, a horse is hard to follow", can others believe in you and admire you.In social communication, we inevitably have to make some verbal agreements with others, or set certain rules.Then only by earnestly implementing these agreements in action can we gain the trust of the other party.

Once upon a time there was a man named Wei Sheng, who made an appointment with a woman under the bridge, but the woman did not come after the time limit, but the river was so high, he hugged the bridge pillar, and would rather be drowned by the river than leave because of missing the appointment, so there is " It seems that his practice is a bit inappropriate today, but his spirit of keeping promises is always worth learning.

Story Three: Paradigm and Zhang Shao’s Agreement
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Shao from Runan County and Fan Shi from Shanyang County were studying in Luoyang together. When they finished their studies and were about to say goodbye, Zhang Shao stood at the intersection of parting, looked at the wild geese in the sky, and said, "I will say goodbye to you today. I don't know why." We won't meet again until next year..." As she spoke, she shed tears unknowingly.

Fan Shi took Zhang Shao's hand and said, "Brother, don't be too sad. In the fall of two years, I will definitely go to your house to visit your parents."

The flowers bloom and fall, and the fallen leaves are rustling. Two years have passed quickly, and it is autumn again in a blink of an eye.One day, Zhang Shao heard the sound of geese hooting in the sky, and couldn't help but be emotionally affected, and said to himself: "He is coming soon." After speaking, he hurried back to the house and said to his mother: "Mom, I just now Hearing the geese in the sky, Paradigm is coming, let's get ready for the feast!"

His mother shook her head and sighed: "Son, Sanyang County is more than 1000 miles away from our home. How can Fan Shi come here as soon as we say it?"

Zhang Shao said confidently: "Fan Shi is an upright, sincere, and trustworthy man. He will definitely come." The old mother could only say: "Okay, then I will order people to prepare the food and drinks." Actually, the old man was not real. I believe that the paradigm will come, but I am afraid that my son will be sad, so I comfort him.

As soon as the banquet was ready, Fan Shi rushed here, and old friends reunited with unusual intimacy.Paradigm's story of keeping promises is also a good story.

Keeping promises is one of our excellent cultural traditions. Since ancient times, Chinese people have paid great attention to keeping promises and keeping promises.Confucius said: "People don't have faith, and they don't know what to do." To survive in society, it is extremely important to keep promises. Only honest and trustworthy people can be recognized by others and trusted by others.

Story [-]: Liu Bei Exchanges Hearts for Hearts
During the Three Kingdoms period, when Liu Bei's power was not yet strong, in order to avoid Cao Cao's [-] troops, he abandoned Fancheng and led the people to march towards Jiangling.In a bloody battle with Cao Cao's pursuers at Changbanpo, Zhao Yun single-handedly broke into the siege and rescued Liu Bei's son. After going through all kinds of hardships, he finally came to Liu Bei's residence.Liu Bei was resting under the tree with all the people.When Zhao Yun saw Liu Bei, he "fell on the ground and wept", and "Xuande also wept".Regardless of his own exhaustion, Zhao Yun panted and said to Liu Bei, "Zhao Yun is guilty. Mrs. Mi was seriously injured and refused to mount her horse. She threw herself into a well and died. I had no choice but to push the wall to cover it up. I hugged my son and broke through the siege. Fortunately, I escaped danger." Looking at the unpacking, A Dou is sleeping soundly.So Zhao Yun said happily: "Fortunately, the son is safe!" He held Liu Bei with both hands.

Liu Bei took the child and threw it on the ground, saying: "For you, this child, I have lost a general!" Zhao Yun saw Liu Bei like this, so he hurriedly dissuaded him, crying and said to Liu Bei: "You must not let it, although Yun is heartbroken, You can’t repay the Lord’s grace either!”

The throwing of A Dou to Liu Bei is quite controversial in history. Whether it is Liu Bei deliberately showing others to win over the hearts of soldiers, or he really loves the general more than his son, but it is Zhao Yun who rescued A Dou from the enemy. , This also shows to a certain extent that Liu Bei "lights the relationship between father and son, and emphasizes the heart of the monarch and his ministers."His gratitude to Zhao Yun was beyond words, and Zhao Yun also strengthened his determination to serve Liu Bei.It is Liu Bei who is grateful for the generals, and such outstanding talents as Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, Zhuge Kongming and so on gathered around him.At the same time, Liu Bei also knows how to appease the hearts of the people and implement "benevolent governance".During the war with the Sichuan army, Liu Bei set up a "flag of exempt from death", took in the soldiers who surrendered to Sichuan, and told all the surrendered soldiers that "those who are willing to surrender will be sent to the army, and those who are unwilling will be sent back", and implemented a policy of preferential treatment. In a word, the Sichuan army was defeated without a fight, and when the army entered Chengdu, the people in the city "welcome the door with fragrant flowers and candles".

The most important reason why Liu Bei occupies a place in the tripartite confrontation is that he won the support and trust of the people with a heart of benevolence and righteousness, which enabled him to rely on the power of the people to achieve the cause of "dividing the world into three parts".

It can be seen that treating people with sincerity can establish their own prestige, and will naturally gain the trust and support of others, and then gain a foothold in the world and achieve greater careers.

【The Heart of the Book of Changes】

Being honest and convincing is the most brilliant way of life and one of the most effective means to achieve success.A person cannot be established without faith, and only by avoiding the scandal of breaking his word and breaking his promise can he become a charming and reliable person.Therefore, even if it is difficult to move forward, you must be consistent with your words and deeds, and do not do things that break the promise of others.

The ancients have always regarded trustworthiness as the basic quality of "being a person in the world, governing the family and the country", and advocated that "words must be done, and actions must be resolute".Jia Yi once said: "Governing the world is based on faith, and if small faith is successful, great faith will be established." Whether it is governing the country, managing the family, doing business, or making friends, you need to pay attention to credit.

Gu Yanwu in the Qing Dynasty once wrote a poem expressing his ambition: "If you are born with a promise that is better than gold, how can you be willing to bear it?"If a person pays attention to credit, no matter how difficult it is, there will be a way to solve it.If you don’t have technology, you can ask experienced friends to help you; if you don’t have business skills, you can ask someone who has business skills to do things for you; if you don’t have funds, you can borrow from the bank.Credit is not as simple as money. As long as you have money, you can deposit it in the bank and withdraw it whenever you want.However, credit is not as easy to come by as money, and it is so convenient to use. It takes a long time to accumulate the trust of others, and credit cannot be formed in a short time.Therefore, we must continue to accumulate and create higher credit for ourselves.

Lao Tzu said: "If you make a light promise, you will have little faith, and if it is easy, it will be difficult." Fu Xuan also said:
"There is nothing worse than lack of faith." If a person often breaks promises to others, on the one hand, it will damage his own image; on the other hand, it will also affect the success of his career.Making promises to others is also a very serious matter, and you must not agree lightly to things that you cannot do with your own ability.Once you make a promise, you must do everything possible to fulfill your promise in order to gain the trust of others.

Commitment is not only a kind of reputation, but also a kind of responsibility.The result of commitment is to fulfill the promise, and the real promise is sometimes like a beautiful fairy tale.To be honest, you have to start from me, from now on, and even more from small things.

(End of this chapter)