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Adaptez-vous aux changements, adaptez-vous aux circonstances et alignez-vous avec les autres pour un soutien mutuel.
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L'adaptabilité et la volonté de suivre le bon chemin mènent au succès. La collaboration apporte des résultats.
↓ Line 3
S'aligner avec la force et la sagesse mène à l'épanouissement. Un effort constant est bénéfique.
↓ Line 4
Le succès vient en suivant, mais la persistance aveugle peut mener à des problèmes. La sincérité et la clarté empêchent le blâme.
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Obstacle au progrès; chercher des conseils.
Lectures originales
17 Suivant
Other titles: According With, Acquiring Followers, Adapting, Adjusting, To Accord With, To Accompany, Concordance, Conformance to The Work, "Learn to serve in order to rule. Quit the old ways." -- D.F. Hook
Judgment
Legge: Following indicates successful progress and no error through firm correctness.
Wilhelm/Baynes: Following has supreme success. Perseverance furthers. No blame.
Blofeld:Following. Sublime success! Righteous persistence brings reward -- no error! [This sublime success comes, of course, only to those who follow what is right, namely the will of heaven or of those whose own will embodies it.]
Liu:Following. Great success. It is of benefit to continue. No blame.
Ritsema/Karcher: Following. Spring Growing Harvesting Trial.
Without fault. [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of being impelled or drawn into moving forward. It emphasizes that yielding to the impulse by accepting guidance is the adequate way to handle it. To be in accord with the time, you are told to: follow!]
Shaughnessy:Following: Prime receipt; beneficial to determine; there is no trouble.
Cleary (1):Following is greatly developmental: it is beneficial if correct; then there is no fault.
Cleary (2): Following is very successful, etc.
Wu: Following is primordial, pervasive, prosperous, and persevering. There will be no blame.
The Image
Legge: Thunder in the marsh: the image of Following. The superior man, in accordance with this, at nightfall enters his house and rests.
Wilhelm/Baynes: Thunder in the middle of the lake: the image of Following. Thus the superior man at nightfall goes indoors for rest and recuperation.
Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes thunder rumbling within a swamp! When darkness falls, the Superior Man goes within and rests peacefully. [The component trigrams can be read as thunder and marsh, but also as movement and joy. In the Book of Change, joy is frequently associated with willing obedience to and glad acceptance of what is right.]
Liu: Thunder in the lake symbolizesFollowing. In the evening, the superior man rests and relaxes in his home.
Ritsema/Karcher: Marsh center possessing thunder. Following. A chun tzu uses turning-to darkening to enter a reposing pause.
Cleary (1): There is thunder in the lake, Following. Thus do superior people go inside and rest when the sun goes down.
Cleary (2): … Leaders go in and rest at sundown.
Wu: Thunder in the marsh is the symbol of Following. Thus the jun zi retires toward the twilight of the day.
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legge: In Followingthe dynamic trigram places itself under the magnetic. We see in them the attributes of Movement and Pleasure. Through firm correctness all under heaven will be found following at such a time.
Legge: Following comes after Enthusiasm, the symbol of harmony and satisfaction. When these conditions prevail men are sure to follow. The hexagram includes the ideas of both following others and being followed by others.(Emphasis mine, Ed.) The good auspice is due to this flexibility, but in either instance the following must be guided by a reference to what is correct. The lower trigram of Movement represents the eldest son, and the upper trigram of Pleasure represents the youngest daughter. The strong places itself under the weak -- esteeming others higher than himself, and giving the idea of following. The union of Movement with Pleasure suggests the same idea.
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Judgment: Following means advancement through willpower.
The Superior Man rests on his inner virtue.
In Following, the trigram of Movement "follows" the trigram of Cheerfulness: independent action subordinates itself and allows itself to be led by cheerful obedience. In terms of the Work, this symbolizes our willingness to "follow" or adhere to its principles. Psychologically interpreted, Followingmeans the compliant subordination of ego-autonomy to the Great Work of psychic integration.
Blofeld points out that the trigram of Joy, or Cheerfulness is often associated with "willing obedience to and glad acceptance of what is right." Hence the cheerful following of the intent of the Self. He explains the role of the superior man in the Image as: "It is not hard to see the connection between following and resting peacefully; for, once we have given our allegiance to others [the Self], we no longer have to worry about what should be done."
At seventy ... Confucius allowed his mind to follow whatever it desired, yet everything he did was naturally right of itself. His actions no longer needed a conscious guide. He was acting without effort. This represents the last stage in the development of the sage. Fung Yu-Lan -- A Short History of Chinese Philosophy
When received without changing lines this hexagram often takes the meaning of: "To accord with" -- in such instances the answer is an affirmation to your query.
Line 1
Legge: The first line, dynamic, shows us one changing the object of his pursuit; if he is firmly correct there will be good fortune. Going beyond his own gate to find associates, he will achieve merit.
Wilhelm/Baynes: The standard is changing. Perseverance brings good fortune. To go out of the door in company produces deeds.
Blofeld: Those in power undergo a change -- righteous determination brings good fortune! Going forth from home and mingling with those outside will produce tangible results.
Liu: One's position is changing. To continue brings good fortune. Both friends and business are gained by going out. Success.
Ritsema/Karcher: An office: possessing denial. Trial: significant. Issuing-forth from the gate, mingling possesses achievement.
Shaughnessy: The office perhaps notifies; determination is auspicious; going out of the gate to interact has results.
Cleary (1): Standards change; it is good to be correct. Going outside and mixing is effective.
Cleary (2): … Interaction outside the gate is successful.
Wu: The way of conducting public affairs is subject to change. Perseverance will bring good fortune. Success can be had by communicating with people from without.
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legg e: He will not fail in the method he pursues. Wilhelm/
Baynes: To follow what is correct brings good fortune. One does not lose oneself. Blofeld: The first sentence presages the good fortune derived from officials undergoing a change of heart and following what is right. The tangible results mentioned at the end of the passage imply that we shall not fail. Ritsema/Karcher: Adhering-to correcting significant indeed. Not letting-go indeed. Cleary (2): It is good to follow what is right …In the sense of not losing. Wu: Because following what is correct is auspicious … Because his position is not compromised.
Legge: The dynamic first line is the lord of the lower trigram. The magnetic lines ought to follow him, but he is beneath them in the lowest place in the figure. This suggests that he should change his pursuit. Because of his strength and correct position, he will be fortunate in this. Going beyond his gate for associates shows public spirit and an absence of selfish motivation.
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Siu: At the outset, the man changes his objectives. He will succeed if he remains firm in principle and goes beyond selfish considerations to mingle freely with those who do not share his feelings, as well as those who do.
Wing: A change is occurring, whether in your own objectives or in the situation around you. In order to accomplish something you should now communicate with persons of all persuasions and opinions. Yet remain internally principled and discerning.
Editor: Psychologically, an inner transformation is taking place. If this is the only moving line, hexagram number forty-five, Contraction, is created, so a (possibly unconscious) re-arrangement of attitudes and perceptions is suggested. To "go beyond one's own gate" implies a need to expand your horizons during a shift in the balance of forces.
When I reached thirty I looked back on my past. The previous victories were not due to my having mastered strategy. Perhaps it was natural ability, or the order of heaven, or that other schools' strategy was inferior. After that I studied morning and evening searching for the principle, and came to realize the Way of Strategy when I was fifty. Miyamoto Musashi -- A Book of Five Rings
A. Change your focus, marshal your forces, and seek wider horizons.
Line 3
Legge: The third line, magnetic, shows us one who cleaves to the man of age and experience, and lets go the little boy. Such following will get what it seeks, but it will be advantageous to adhere to firm correctness.
Wilhelm/Baynes: If one clings to the strong man, one loses the little boy. Through following one finds what one seeks. It furthers one to remain persevering.
Blofeld: He belongs to (i.e. is of service to) the adult and loses the boy. By following the former, he gains what he desires. It is advisable to make no move but to remain determined.
Liu: By staying with the strong man, you lose the boy. Through following, one will gain what one seeks. To continue benefits.
Ritsema/Karcher: Tied-to the respectable husband. Letting-go the small son. Following possessing seeking, acquiring. Harvesting: residing in Trial.
Shaughnessy: Tying the senior fellow, losing the little son; in following there is the seeking to get; beneficial to determine about dwelling.
Cleary (1): Involved with the adult, one loses the child. Following with an aim, one gains. It is beneficial to abide in rectitude.
Cleary (2): … It is good to remain correct.
Wu: She clings to her husband, but loses her child. Although she gets what she asks for, she will be privileged to remain persevering.
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legge: By the decision of his will, he abandons the youth below. Wilhelm/Baynes: One's will gives up the one below. Blofeld: He is willing to give up what is inferior. Ritsema/Karcher: Below, purpose stowed-away indeed. Cleary (2): One’s aspiration leaves the low behind. Wu: Because she has given up her aspiration to hold on to what is below.
Legge: Line three is magnetic, but follows the dynamic line above it, thus abandoning the first line. This is just the opposite of the situation of the second line. It is magnetic, however, and line four is not its proper correlate: hence the conclusion of the paragraph is equivalent to a caution.
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Siu: The man joins with superior people and parts company with the superficial and the inferior.
Wing: You will find yourself parting ways with former inferior elements in your life as you make contact with worthwhile persons or ideals. By firmly following the superior path you will find what you are looking for, while your strength of character will greatly benefit.
Editor: The context of this line prevents using the gender symbolism employed in this book. It is opposite in meaning to line two, and unambiguous.
The divine principle in man, which constitutes him a human being, and by which he is eminently distinguished from the animals, is not a product of the earth, nor is it generated by the animal kingdom, but it comes from God; it is God, and is immortal, because, coming from a divine source, it cannot be otherwise than divine. Man should therefore live in harmony with his divine parent, and not in the animal elements of his soul. Man has an Eternal Father who sent him to reside and gain experience in the animal principles, but not for the purpose of being absorbed in them. Paracelsus -- DeFundamento Sapientiae
A. The image suggests a growth in perception. One exchanges an immature belief or attitude for a mature one.
Line 4
Legge: The fourth line, dynamic, shows us one followed and obtaining adherents. Though he is firm and correct, there will be evil. If he is sincere however in his course, and make that evident, into what error will he fall?
Wilhelm/Baynes: Following creates success. Perseverance brings misfortune. To go one's way with sincerity brings clarity. How could there be blame in this?
Blofeld: Following someone with an ulterior motive -- persisting in this course would bring misfortune. But, if as he goes his way he makes sincerity his beacon, what harm can come to him?
Liu: Success is gained by following. But to continue brings misfortune. Going the correct way leads to glory (brightness). How can there be blame?
Ritsema/Karcher: Following possessing catching. Trial: pitfall. Possessing conformity, locating-in tao uses brightening. Wherefore faulty? [Possessing conformity: "Inner and outer are in accord; confidence of the spirits has been captured..."]
Shaughnessy: In following there is a catch; determination is inauspicious. There is a return on the way; at the end of brightness, what trouble is there?
Cleary (1): Following has gain. Even if right, it is inauspicious. Truthfully remaining on the path, using understanding, what blame is there?
Cleary (2): Following gains, but it bodes ill even if right. Having faith in the way, thereby understanding, what fault is there?
Wu: To have a following may be advantageous. Despite perseverance, it will be foreboding. With confidence in his course, he can explain his intention. What blame can there be?
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legge: "He is followed and obtains adherents" -- according to the idea of the hexagram, this is evil. "He is sincere in his course" -- showing his intelligence, and leading to achievement. Wilhelm/Baynes: This bodes misfortune...This brings clear-sighted deeds. Blofeld: Following others with ulterior motives is surely evil; whereas sincerity along the way produces brilliant results. Ritsema/Karcher: One's righteousness: pitfall indeed... Brightening achieving indeed. Cleary (2): When following gains, the meaning is inauspicious. Having faith in the way, the understanding is successful. Wu: With confidence in his course, he can be successful.
Legge: Line four is dynamic, and in the place of a minister next to the ruler in line five. His having adherents will be injurious to the authority of the supreme ruler, and only sincere loyalty will save him from error and misfortune.
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Siu: The man acquires followers who flatter, scheme, and act subservient to seek personal gains. There is a chance that he will become dependent on them because of gratifying associations, which will detract from his authority in his position of influence. He must see through such adherents and free himself from egotistical encumbrances.
Wing: Those whom you appear to influence actually have ulterior motives in their allegiance to you. Look beyond the current flattering situation into your original principled aim. Strive to act independently.
Editor: The line is a clear warning about being corrupted by the projections of others. Viewed objectively, the ego is only a temporary personality created for the purpose of transforming psychic energy – a transitional tool or vessel emanated into matter by the Self for one brief lifetime. It is only a servant--never a master. Long dedication to the Work can concentrate power which the ego may be tempted to use for its own benefit--a dangerous seduction which can only harm the Work.
By permitting credulous and vulgar admirers to congregate about thee, there is liability of falling into the error of becoming puffed up with worldly pride. Guru Gampopa --Precepts of the Gurus
A. Don't let power go to your head. Sincerity prevents ego-trips.
B. Beware of elements which would distract you from the Work. That which seems "reasonable" is often just the voice of a demon: a temptation for the misuse of power.
C. What worked previously is now obsolete. A new strategy is now appropriate.
39 Obstruction
Autres titres : Obstruction, Le Symbole de la Difficulté, Mouvement Arrêté, Problème, Obstacles, Barrière, Arrêt, Boitement, À Pied, "Restez en place - Ne bougez pas" "On est entouré par un récif sous-marin et devrait attendre de l'aide." -- D.F. Hook
Jugement
Legge : Pendant un Impasse l'avantage se trouve au sud-ouest, le désavantage au nord-est. Voir le grand homme. La fermeté correcte apporte la bonne fortune.
Wilhelm/Baynes :Obstruction. Le sud-ouest favorise. Le nord-est ne favorise pas. Il est avantageux de voir le grand homme. La persévérance apporte la bonne fortune.
Blofeld : Problème. L'ouest et le sud sont favorables, mais pas l'est et le nord. [Cela signifie que si nous essayons de faire avancer nos plans en nous dirigeant dans l'une de ces directions, nous serons embourbés ou perdus. Cela pourrait aussi signifier que nous serions poussés à une conduite non vertueuse.] Il est conseillé de voir un grand homme. [Nous devrions demander conseil à quelqu'un de stature morale élevée et de sagesse profonde.] La persistance dans une voie juste apporte la bonne fortune.
Liu : Obstruction. Le sud-ouest est bénéfique. Le nord-est -- pas de bénéfice. Il est bénéfique de rendre visite à un grand homme. Continuer apporte la bonne fortune.
Ritsema/Karcher: Boitement, Récolter : Ouest Sud. Ne pas Récolter : Est Nord. Récolter : visualiser les Grandes Personnes. Essai : significatif. [Ce hexagramme décrit votre situation en termes de faiblesse, d'affliction ou de gêne. Il souligne que continuer même en boitant est la manière adéquate de la gérer. (Sic) Pour être en accord avec le temps, on vous dit de : boiter !]
Shaughnessy : À pied : Bénéfique au sud-ouest, pas bénéfique au nord-est ; bénéfique de voir le grand homme ; la détermination est de bon augure.
Cleary (1) : Quand arrêté, le sud-ouest est bénéfique, pas le nord-est. Il est profitable de voir une grande personne ; l'innocence est de bon augure.
Cleary (2) : Quand en problème, il est bénéfique d'aller au sud-ouest ; il n'est pas bénéfique d'aller au nord-est. Il est bénéfique de voir une grande personne. La justesse mène à de bons résultats.
Wu :Difficulté indique qu'il sera avantageux au sud-ouest, mais pas au nord-est. Il y aura un avantage à rencontrer le grand homme. L'auspice viendra avec la persévérance.
Hua-Ching Ni : La bonne direction est là où il n'y a pas d'abîme ou de hautes montagnes, comme le Sud-Ouest, mais pas le Nord-Est. On devrait aller vers le grand leader qui peut travailler avec les gens pour surmonter les obstructions.
L'Image
Legge : L'eau sur la montagne -- l'image de Impasse. L'homme supérieur se retourne pour s'examiner et cultiver sa vertu.
Wilhelm/Baynes : L'eau sur la montagne : l'image de Obstruction. Ainsi l'homme supérieur tourne son attention vers lui-même et façonne son caractère.
Blofeld : Ce hexagramme symbolise l'eau sur une montagne. L'Homme Supérieur cultive la vertu en provoquant une révolution en lui-même.
Liu : L'eau sur la montagne symbolise Obstruction. L'homme supérieur se réexamine et améliore son caractère.
Ritsema/Karcher : Au-dessus de la montagne possédant un ruisseau. Boitement. Un chun tzu utilise l'individualité inversée pour rénover l'actualisation-tao.
[Actualiser-tao : Capacité à suivre le cours tracé par le processus en cours du cosmos... Lié à acquérir, TE : acquérir ce qui fait qu'un être devient ce qu'il est censé être.]
Cleary (1) : Il y a de l'eau au sommet d'une montagne, arrêt. Ainsi les personnes supérieures s'examinent et cultivent la vertu.
Cleary (2) : L'eau sur une montagne – problème. Les personnes développées s'examinent pour cultiver la vertu.
Wu : Il y a de l'eau sur la montagne ; c'est Difficulté. Ainsi, le jun zi s'examine pour polir sa vertu.
COMMENTAIRE
Confucius/Legge :Impasse signifie difficulté, avec le trigramme du Péril en avant. C'est un homme sage qui peut arrêter son avance au premier signe de danger. L'avantage au sud-ouest signifie que la ligne dynamique a avancé à la position centrale. Au nord-est, cependant, le progrès est arrêté. Voir le grand homme assure le progrès et le succès. Toutes les lignes sauf la première sont à leur place appropriée, suggérant la fermeté correcte dans laquelle les régions du royaume sont amenées à leur ordre naturel. Grand en effet est le travail à accomplir pendant un Impasse.
Legge : Impasse est le symbole de l'incompétence dans les pieds et les jambes impliquant une difficulté à marcher. Par conséquent, il représente un état du royaume qui rend le gouvernement une tâche ardue. La figure enseigne comment accomplir cette tâche dans les circonstances actuelles.
Le Jugement exige trois choses : l'attention au lieu, la présence du grand homme, et l'observance de la fermeté correcte. Selon l'arrangement des trigrammes de King Wen, le sud-ouest est occupé par le trigramme de la Terre, et le nord-est par le trigramme de la Montagne. Le premier est la plaine fertile, le second les sommets montagneux ; le premier est facilement traversé et tenu, tandis que le second présente des obstacles. Ainsi, l'attention au lieu devient un calcul des circonstances -- différenciant celles qui sont prometteuses de celles qui sont susceptibles d'échouer.
Le grand homme est le dirigeant dynamiquement correct à la cinquième place, avec le corrélat magnétique approprié à la ligne deux. Cependant, la position et les circonstances favorables, et la présence du grand homme ne nous dispensent pas de l'observance de la fermeté correcte -- ce principe est constant tout au long du I Ching.
Ch'eng-tzu dit : "Nous voyons ici une montagne escarpée et difficile, au sommet de laquelle se trouve de l'eau. Chaque trigramme représente la périlleuse -- il y a péril au-dessus et en dessous. Par conséquent, il montre les difficultés de l'état." L'application du symbolisme est illustrée par les mots de Mencius : "Quand nos actions ne réalisent pas nos désirs, nous devons nous tourner vers l'intérieur et nous examiner en chaque point."
NOTES ET PARAPHRASES
Jugement : Dissoudre les polarités d'un Impasse en cherchant son intégration la plus fertile. Utilisez votre volonté en harmonie avec les principes du Travail.
L'Homme Supérieur cherche son centre et affine son engagement.
Les lignes deux et cinq de ce hexagramme difficile montrent ceux qui luttent avec la difficulté ; toutes les autres lignes montrent des images d'une avancée incorrecte suivie d'un retour correct à une position antérieure. La caractérisation de Ritsema/Karcher de la signification globale du hexagramme comme une injonction à "(aller) de l'avant même en boitant est la manière adéquate de gérer (la situation)" est anormale et en désaccord avec l'import général de cette figure. Le commentaire confucéen de Legge est plus en accord avec sa signification : "C'est un homme sage qui peut arrêter son avance au premier signe de danger."
Legge choisit également une excellente paraphrase du rôle de l'homme supérieur dans l'Image avec sa citation de Mencius : "Quand nos actions ne réalisent pas nos désirs, nous devons nous tourner vers l'intérieur et nous examiner en chaque point." En d'autres termes, il y a de bonnes chances que l'Impasse soit auto-créée, et lorsque l'ego introspecte avec soin, les raisons deviennent généralement apparentes.
Il n'est pas inconnu à un certain stade de développement que l'ego, submergé par l'énormité du Travail, évite ses responsabilités et tente vainement de revenir à la félicité de son ignorance antérieure. À de tels moments, il devient vite clair que peu importe ce que vous tentez, le succès sera bloqué : là où d'autres réussissent avec facilité, il vous faudra cinq fois plus d'efforts juste pour faire match nul. CetImpasse est permanent jusqu'à ce que vous repreniez la responsabilité du Travail. La citation suivante est une allégorie de cette condition :
Yahweh Saboath dit ceci : Réfléchissez attentivement à la façon dont les choses se sont passées pour vous. Vous avez semé beaucoup et récolté peu ; vous mangez mais n'avez jamais assez, buvez mais n'avez jamais votre soif, mettez des vêtements mais ne vous sentez pas au chaud. Le salarié reçoit son salaire seulement pour le mettre dans une bourse criblée de trous ... L'abondance que vous attendiez s'est avérée être peu. Quand vous avez rentré la récolte, mon souffle l'a gâtée. Et pourquoi ? C'est Yahweh Saboath qui parle. Parce que pendant que ma maison est en ruines, vous êtes occupés avec la vôtre, chacun de vous. Haggai 1: 6-10
D'une manière ou d'une autre, le Soi atteindra son intention. Ignorer cette dure vérité, c'est expérimenter Impasse.