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HEX. 46.
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with the utmost filial piety he presents his offerings (to the spirits of his ancestors).
It will be advantageous to meet the great man, and there will then be prosperity and success :the union effected by him will be on and through what is correct.
'The use of great victims will conduce to good fortune; and in whatsoever direction movement is made, it will be advantageous :'-all is done in accordance with the ordinances of Heaven.
3. When we look at the way in which the gatherings (here shown) take place, the natural tendencies (in the outward action) of heaven and earth and of all things can be seen.
XLVI. 1. (We find) the weak (line), as it finds the opportunity, ascending upwards.
2. We have (the attribute) of flexibility and that of obedience; we have the strong line (below) and its proper correlate above:—these things indicate that there will be great progress and success.'
XLV. The lower trigram in Zhui is Khwăn, whose attribute is docile obedience; and the upper is Tui, whose attribute is pleased satisfaction. Then we have the strong line in 5, and its proper correlate in 2. These things may give the idea of union. They might also give the idea of other good things.
The Khang-hsi editors say that though all is done in accord ance with the ordinances of Heaven' follows the concluding clauses of the Thwan, yet the sentiment of the words must be extended to the other clauses as well. Khăng-ize says that the ordinances of Heaven' are simply the natural and practical outcome of 'heavenly principle;'- in this case what should and may be done according to the conditions and requirements of the time. So do the critics of China try to shirk the idea of personality in 'Heaven.'
With paragraph 3, compare the concluding paragraphs of the Thwan Kwan on hexagrams 31, 32.
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| SR No. | 007676 |
| Book Title | Text of Confucianism Part 02 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | James Legge |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1882 |
| Total Pages | 2405 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 43 MB |