Book of Changes

Chapter 18 Sui Gua No.17

Lower shock and upper exchange
"Problem Solving"

The hexagram "Sui" is also called "Ze Lei Sui".

With, from also.The earth follows thunder in spring, and thunder rests in winter. A gentleman follows his words and deeds, and grasps the cycle of his life.

"Xu Gua Zhuan" said: "Yu must have follow, so I accept it as "Follow." A happy society with Yu will inevitably attract everyone to follow.Therefore, the hexagram "Sui" closely inherits the hexagram "Yu".

There is a lot of knowledge in following good words and deeds at will, instead of always aiming at what may be obtained, let alone forcing others to follow, so the speech said: "The meaning of any time is great!"

"original"

"Sui": Yuanheng, Lizhen, Wugui.

Ninth day: Officials have Yu, Zhenji, go out and make meritorious deeds.

Sixty-two: I am a kid, I lost my husband.

Six three: It is the husband, and the child is lost.Get whatever you want, and benefit Juzhen.

Ninth Four: Follow what you get, chastity and fierceness.Youfu is in the way, to understand, what's the blame?
Ninth Five: Fu Yujia, auspicious.

Upper Six: The arrest is from Congwei, and Wang Yongheng is in Xishan.

"Translation"

The hexagram "Sui" symbolizes the follower's good words and deeds: great prosperity, good for sticking to the right way, and no fault.

On the ninth day of the first day, the position (the object of service) has changed, sticking to the right way will bring auspiciousness, and going out to make friends is easy to make meritorious deeds.

Sixth line, if you care about a feminine boy, you will lose your masculine husband.

Sixth and third lines, if you care about a masculine husband, you will stay away from a feminine boy.You will get what you follow, but the most beneficial thing is to be on the right path.

Ninety-four lines, wanting to profit by following, always doing this, dangerous.Keep honest, take every step, every step is aboveboard, what disaster will there be?
Nine and five lines, sincerely follow good words and deeds, auspicious.

On the sixth line, forcing others to follow is equivalent to tying up others, and the (smart) king set up a sacrifice (calling on the masses) in Xishan.

"original"

"彖" said: "Sui", just come and go down softly, move and speak, follow.Da "Heng, Zhen, Wugui", and the world at any time.The righteousness of any time is great.

"Translation"

"Tuan Ci" said: "Sui" shows that although it has a masculine nature, it can live modestly under the femininity, take the initiative inside and follow the joy outside.It clearly shows "prosperity, righteousness, and no fault" (the auspicious omen), so it can be followed by the public all the time. How rich the Yunshe of "following all the time" should be!
"original"

"Xiang" said: "There is thunder in the lake, "Sui".The gentleman enters the banquet with Xiang Hui. "Officials have Yu", follow the righteousness, and "auspicious"; "Being a boy" means both. "Being a husband" means Zhishexia. "Following what you get", its meaning is "violent"; "Fu Yujia, auspicious", the position is in the middle. "Arrest it" means being poor.

"Translation"

"Xiang Ci" says: In winter, thunder enters the lake, and everything is dormant. This is the image of the hexagram "Sui".From this, the gentleman realized that he should enter the room to rest quietly at night.

(The ninth line of the first day) "The position has changed", as long as you follow the right path, it will be "auspicious"; "Going out to make friends, it is easy to make meritorious deeds" means at least not less than the original income.

(Six-two line) "The heart is concerned with the feminine boy", so it cannot be combined with other things.

(Sixth and third line) "The heart is on the masculine husband", which means that he has deliberately given up on the boy below.

(Ninth and fourth line) "Want to make profits by following", this starting point contains "dangerous"; "maintain integrity, take every step", "open and aboveboard" is truly implemented.

(Ninth Five Lines) "Sincerely follow the good words and deeds, auspicious", because it stands on the way of Zhongzheng.

(Upper sixth line) "Forcing others to follow" is because those in high positions can't think of other ways.

(End of this chapter)