"The Way of Tunmeng" Lecture 11: Interpretation of "Meng Gua"

" Mongolian hexagram ": Xiangci cracking

(inherited from "1. Gua map cracking")

2. Xiangci cracking

; A gentleman educates morality with fruit.

(1) Explanation of characters (words)

Mongolian

Mongolian ancient characters are regarded as "冡". " 说文": "Meng, cover. Cong罓 (wǎng) from the pig." "Jing蕰": "You can't get through in childhood. It's also a holy embryo to raise it. It is a group of chicks, there are Things are covered, and those who are dark should seek clarity."

The author thinks that the word "冡" is from "罓" from "豕". "Gong" is connected to the Internet. The word "冡" is an understanding word, and its original meaning is to suffer from the net. It means a piglet that has been captured and is ready to be domesticated. By extension, it refers to children who are immature and need education. Little pigs are wild, so they are good for domestication, children are immature, so they are good for education, and they are hard to change when they grow up, so they should not be taught. "Meng" also refers to the uncivilized primitive state.

Guoxing Yude

Guoxing Yude means to cultivate the character of the next generation without losing the opportunity. This refers to the cultivation and education of children according to the characteristics of different periods of time. "Fruit Action" is to proceed without losing the opportunity.


(2) Interpretation

The upper and lower ridges of "Meng Gua", "Gen is the mountain" and "the ridge is the water". Here, because the water is under the mountain, it is called "spring". The spring is at the foot of the mountain, so it is called "spring from the mountain". "Shuowen": "Spring, water source. Like water flowing into a river." The spring emerges from the bottom of the mountain and is the source of water and the original state of water, so the hexagram is called "Meng". Mongolian refers to the uncivilized primitive state in general.

"Meng Gua" is a change from "Guan Gua". "Guan Gua" is a news hexagram, the yang disappears and the yin is exhaled, so you know the "Guan Gua" and the upper part of the hexagram that it changes,The deleted ones are yang line . When "Guan Gua" changed to "Meng Gua", "Guan Gua" changed positions on the 9th and 6th, and then became "Meng Gua". "Meng Gua" 92 is the "Guan Gua" ninth five; "Meng Gua" 6th 5 is "Guan Gua" 62. The sixth five of the "Meng Gua", the upper nine and the eliminated yang lines form the Xun body, the sixth five is the main line of the Xun, and "Xun is the rope straight." The ninety-two and the upper nine and the Yin Yao in the "Meng Gua" form a large structurally separated body, which is hollow and knotted like a net. " Coherence Biography " says: "As a knot for a rope, it is a net, and the tenant is used to fish and cover all the distances." There is a rope in the center, so the image is taken as a net. And "Meng Gua" 92 is the main line of the ridge body, "the ridge is the hog". In this way, "Meng Gua" has nets on the top and hogs on the bottom, and together it is the word "冡".

The image of "Meng Gua" also conforms to the shape of "Meng". As mentioned above, "Meng Gua" six and five is the main line of Sundanese, "Sunda is wood", generally refers to grass and trees, so it is used here as "fun"; also "Meng Gua" on the ninth and ninety-two Yang line And the yin lines in the middle of them form a large detached body in structure, which is a net from the hollow. The "Xi Ci Zhuan" says: "The rope is used as a net, and the tenants are used to fish. It is written as "罓"; and "Meng Gua" 92 is the main line of the ridge body, and "the ridge is the hog". This combination is a "Meng" word. Therefore, the name of the hexagram is "Meng".

"Meng Gua" is a change from "Guan Gua". The 92nd "Meng Gua" was formed by the ninth five-year downward movement of "Guan Gua", and the 92nd "Meng Gua" is the main line of the earthquake body. Therefore, it is called "Fruit Action". The sixth five of "Meng Gua" is formed by the six-two ascending of "Guan Gua", and we already know that the sixth five of "Meng Gua" is the main line of Sundanese. As a result, it is called "education"; and "Sunda is a workman, which means rope straightness". "Work" is the square of carpentry, with a middle moment. "Rope straightness" is the ink line or plumb line of carpentry, which is a tool for straightening. . Those who are straight and moderate have the virtue of a gentleman, so it is called "education of morality". The sixth second of "Guan Gua" became the sixth five of "Meng Gua", which is called "childhood" in the line, which symbolizes the cultivation of children in the family in an extremely important position. "Two" is the position of family, "five" is the throne, and "two" and "five" interchange positions, indicating that education is both about the state and the family.It serves the family, the country, and the peace of the world.


(3) Principles


We call the early education of children "enlightenment education". Enlightenment education mainly cultivates children's good behavior habits, a strong thirst for knowledge and a correct understanding of basic common sense. "At the beginning of a man, nature is good. The nature is similar, but the habits are far away." A child is like a piece of white paper. If you want to draw a good picture, it is very important to start, and it is difficult to correct it if you make a mistake at the beginning, so enlightenment education is very important. "Ten years of trees, 100 years of people", the ancients of our country attached great importance to enlightenment education, and even knew prenatal education in ancient times. King Zhou Wen is hailed as a saint, worshipped by Confucius . A saint like Wenwang received a strict and good education from an early age even in the womb.

During the Yin and Shang dynasties, the wife of the Zhou clan leader Wang Ji , also the mother of Zhou Wen Wang Jichang, was dignified and graceful, and she only did everything that was ethical. When she was pregnant with the King of Wen, she did not look at the evil look, the ears did not listen to the lewd voice, the arrogant words, the sleeping side, sitting sideways, standing lame, not eating evil smells, not eating properly, not eating, and not eating properly. sit. Therefore, King Wen is a holy embryo, he is dignified and intelligent after he is born, and he is a model of character in the world when he grows up. This is precisely the effect of Taiyuo's emphasis on enlightenment education, and Taiyuo is regarded as the first person in Chinese prenatal education.

(Zixia Gutan original)

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