Book of Changes

Chapter 26 Wuwang Gua No.20

Bottom shock and top dry
"Problem Solving"

The hexagram "Wu Wang" is also called "Tian Lei Wu Wang".

"Xu Gua Zhuan" said: "Returning is not false, so accept it as non-arrogant." "Recovery" is regular, and if there is law, there is no false, so "Wu Wang" closely follows the "Fu" hexagram.

Arrogance means chaos, chaos without rules, and synonymous words include acting outrageously, doing whatever you want, and acting recklessly, all of which are manifestations of disrespect for the normality of things.Everything in nature has its normal nature. "The pheasant pecks at ten steps, drinks at a hundred steps, and does not live in Fanzhong."Bole, who claims to be "good at governing horses", "destroys the sky with people", has not yet made a name for himself. As a result, "more than half of the horses have died", and potters and craftsmen are similar.History has repeatedly proved that any "governance" that violates ecology and nature will cause far more losses than gains.We have many expressions of "abnormal state" in life, such as "morbid state" - a normal state of chaos, "failure" - a state of normal ups and downs, "abnormal state" - a deviation from the normal state, "posture" - a false normal state... ...shows that we are not unable to understand what is normal, but ignore its importance and are unwilling to elevate it to the height of a value.We seem to be rushing towards the "future" all the time. It seems that the value of life and life is only in that "future". We are like a blind man breaking corn cobs, getting one and throwing one away, affirming one and denying the other...the result is always unable to return "Normal" always misses the "future", and will never realize the meaning of life.

Laozi said: "If you don't know the permanence, you will do the evil." "Wu Wang" is to let us "know the permanence".

"original"

"Wu Wang": Yuan, Heng, Li, Zhen.The bandits are in trouble, and it is not good for you to go.

Ninth day of the lunar month: no falsehood, good luck.

Sixty-two: not plowing, harvesting; not mulberry, she.Is there any benefit?

Sixty-three: There is no calamity, or the ox that is tied, the gain of pedestrians, and the calamity of townspeople.

Ninth Four: You can be chaste, there is no blame.

Ninth Five: There is no disease of delusion, and there is no medicine for joy.

Upper Nine: No deeds, no profit, no profit.

"Translation"

The hexagram of "Wu Wang" symbolizes doing things according to the law: Yuanshi, Hengtong, Lihe, Zhenzheng.If you don't follow the right way, disasters will happen, which is not conducive to going forward.

In the ninth line of the first day, if you don't act recklessly, your future will be auspicious.

In the sixth and second line, if you don’t cultivate, you will get a harvest; if you don’t open up wasteland, you will have good land.How can this be beneficial to go forward?

In the sixth and third line, disasters may occur without any reckless actions. For example, if a cow is tied to the side of the road and is led away by a passerby, the villagers in the village will suffer disaster.

Nine and four lines, can keep the right way, there will be no disasters.

Nine and five lines, you may get sick without acting recklessly, don't rush to take medicine, maybe you can recover by yourself.

On the ninth line, don't act recklessly, there will be disasters, and there will be no benefits.

"original"

"彖" said: "Wu Wang", just come from the outside and dominate the inside, move and be healthy, just respond to the middle, the tycoon is right, it is the destiny of heaven. "The bandit is right and wrong, which is not conducive to the future." What's the point of going without recklessness!Destiny is not blessed, so what?
"Translation"

"Xuanci" said: "The image of "Wu Wang" is masculine coming from the outside, gradually invading inside, presiding over everything, acting decisively and constantly striving for self-improvement, it occupies the most important central position, and can be echoed by femininity. Being prosperous and adhering to the right way embodies the destiny of destiny. "If you don't do things in the right way, disasters will happen, which is not conducive to going forward", because this going and going according to the rules are not in the same direction at all!Without God's help, how can I go there?

"original"

"Xiang" said: "Thunderstorms in the world, things and things, there is no falsehood."The former king Yi Mao adjusted the time and cultivated all things. The "going" of "no arrogance" means attainment of ambition. "If you don't cultivate, you will gain." You are not rich.Pedestrians get cattle, and people in the town suffer disaster. "You can be chaste, you can't be blamed", which is inherent.There is no false medicine, not to try.If you don't act rashly, you will suffer from poverty.

"Translation"

"Xiang Ci" says: The sound of thunder spreads all over the world, and all things rise up accordingly. This is the image of "Wu Wang".From this, the previous kings realized that they should strive to adapt to the changes of the weather and nurture all things.

(The ninth line of the first day) The "going" of "not acting recklessly" means that the ambition can be realized.

(Six and two lines) "If you don't sow, you will reap", which will never achieve prosperity.

([-] lines) Passers-by get cattle, and villagers in the village suffer from disasters.

(Ninth and fourth line) "If you can keep the righteous way, there will be no disasters", which means that the truth is the way it is.

(Nine and five lines) It is said that medicine should not be taken randomly, and it should not be used for experimentation.

(The upper nine lines) It is said not to act recklessly, it will be a kind of dead end, an irreparable disaster.

(End of this chapter)