Text of Confucianism Part 02

SR No.: 007676
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

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HEX. 39.
APPENDIX II.
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XXXIX. (The trigram representing) a mountain, and above it that for water, form Kien. The superior man, in accordance with this, turns round (and examines) himself, and cultivates his virtue.
1. ‘Advancing will conduct to (greater) difficulties, while remaining stationary will afford ground for praise :'--the proper course is to wait.
2. "The minister of the king struggles with difficulty on difficulty :'-in the end no blame will be attached to him.
3. 'He advances, (but only) to (greater) difficulty; he remains stationary, and returns to his former associates :'--they, (represented in) the inner (trigram), rejoice in him.
4. 'To advance will (only be to) encounter (greater) difficulties; he remains stationary, and unites (with the subject of the line above):'--that is in its proper place and has the solidity (due to it in that position).
5. He struggles with the greatest difficulties, while friends are coming (to help him):'-he is in the central position, and possesses the requisite virtue.
6. 'To advance will (only) increase the difficulties, while his remaining stationary will (be productive of) great (merit):'—his aim is to assist the (subject of the line) inside of him.
'It will be advantageous to meet the great man:'— by his course he follows that noble (lord of the figure).
XXXIX. The Symbolism is described here a little differently from the form of it in Appendix I. Khăng-ize brings the same meaning out of it, however, in the following way: We have here a steep and difficult mountain, and again on the top of that there
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