The Secret of "Yuan Henry Zhen"

"Yuan Henry Zhen" is a divinatory symbol in the Book of Changes. Everyone who reads the Book of Changes, the first thing they see when they open the book is: Gan: Yuan Henry Zhen. According to the general explanation, "Gan" is a divinatory name, and "Yuan Henry Zhen" is a divinatory name. But what do these four words mean? Not easy to answer.

There is a book on my desk, The Book of Changes published by Zhonghua Book Company, which explains (translates):

"The divination of' dry' symbolizes heaven: it is the beginning of all things, has the power of prosperity, can be harmonious and beneficial, and has a bright and aboveboard personality."

The interpretation of "Yuan Henry is true" in divination, Gan and Classical Chinese is: those who are "Yuan" are also good; "Heng", Jia Zhihui; "Profit", the sum of righteousness; Loyal people do things. A gentleman's benevolence is enough for an adult; Jiahui is enough for the ceremony; Good things are enough for harmony; Zhen is solid enough to do things. Therefore, the gentleman who cultivated these four virtues said, "Action: Yuan, Heng, Reason and Truth."

The Book of Changes on the desk is translated into:

"Classical Chinese" said: the length of initial success is the length of all goodness; Prosperity is a collection of beautiful things; What is beneficial is the harmonious body of "righteousness"; Honesty is the foundation of doing things. It is enough for a gentleman to practice the foundation of benevolence and righteousness and be respected; Convergence of beautiful things, in line with "ceremony"; Benefiting things and benefiting the people is enough to harmonize "righteousness"; Stick to the moral quality of justice and integrity, and you can do things well. Gentlemen are people who can practice these four virtues, so they have the moral character of "beginning, prosperity, benefit and honesty" just like the philosophy contained in the divination in Gan.

Open the network and search for another translation, like this:

"Classical Chinese" said: "The so-called meta-person is the first of goodness. The so-called constancy is to gather beautiful things. The so-called interest is to make morality harmonious. Chastity is the backbone of the cause. Benevolence is enough for a gentleman to surpass others, virtue is enough for propriety, harmony between all things and virtue is good, and perseverance is enough to achieve great things. A gentleman can practice these four virtues, so he calls it a trip: Yuan, Heng and Li Zhen. "

I believe all those who read these translations and explanations should be confused and puzzled. I've felt this way for years anyway.

Why is this happening? What is the reason? The truth is: because the person who wrote this book didn't understand it, it made people understand it with its vagueness. He just wants the text to create meaning and explain the text with the text. Of course, readers can't understand it.

To understand "Yuan Henry Zhen", we must first understand what is dried melon, or what is "Gan Yuan". Only when you get the teacher's biography, know how to start working and enter the practice of cultivating truth, can you know this "deity". "University" calls this process "learning from things" and "cohesion" calls it "starting things and finishing things". Because this "sacred object" was originally hidden, that is, "the hidden dragon cannot be used" on the ninth day of "dry", this treasure can only be opened and revealed after passing through the grid, which is called "seeing the dragon in the field"; Because it is out of nothing, it is called "yuan". Why do you say "RMB is good"? "Long" means "first" and "beginning". The goodness of Yuan is that this cadre is the first of all virtues, and all virtues follow him and follow him. Therefore, Xun Zhuan said that "everything starts from the material", that is to say, he is big and uses a lot, and everything can only be shown by his mighty god; "The first common thing is Xianning in all countries"; It is said that he is above all things, and his appearance indicates that "the world is at peace." "Cohesion" says that "dry knowledge is the beginning, and Kun creates things", which is also the key role of dry elements in practice. He is the beginning of heaven and earth (in a small universe)

What does "the meeting of winners" mean? It is closely related to "Gan Yuan", rather than leaving Gan Yuan to talk about "collecting beautiful things". "Jiazhihui" means that after the first appearance of Ganyang, it will meet with Yin Kun, the other pole, because the anode produces yin, the cathode produces yang, and the yang rises and the yin falls, which will inevitably meet. The universe outside is like this, and so is the small universe inside. The meeting of inner yin and yang is the most beautiful meeting. Here is the story of "friends come from afar", the secret of "one life, two lives, three lives" and the course of "sincerity and integrity".

What does "the sum of righteousness and benefit" mean? It is a beautiful combination of Yuan and Heng's inner Yin and Yang, and it is a suitable and natural combination, so it can benefit. For example, couples are the kind of fate made in heaven, and they are married according to etiquette, so their combination is very auspicious and beneficial. There is a saying that "two people are United, and their profits are broken", which is a natural truth. One yin and one yang is the Tao, and the combination of dry and Kun is "Thai", which is the greatest benefit.

What do you mean by "the work of a moral person"? The key to speaking and practicing. Chastity is right, and righteousness stops at one. If you know what you have learned, you will get one. If you get one and then stick to it, you will be able to settle down and have a successful career, so it is called "doing things". A doer, Ben also. "Li Zhen" in the Book of Changes is often combined into a compound word, which means that it is beneficial to keep one, emphasizing that people in the street should keep one, and the so-called mind is in control, doing nothing. You can't do anything if you don't keep morality and don't know how to keep one. Many pedestrians, although taught by teachers, can't practice hard, and it is difficult to achieve great things after all.

"A gentleman's benevolence is enough to grow a man", which means that a man of practice knows the noumenon of life and is enough to be a teacher. "Jiahui is good enough to be polite" means that he will understand the relationship between Yin and Yang and the mystery of all kinds of rituals in the world when he proves that Yin and Yang will meet each other. "Good enough to be in harmony with righteousness" means that people can benefit from things and be in harmony with morality after awakening; "Faithfulness is enough to accomplish things" means that faithfulness and perseverance are enough to achieve Tao career.

In a word, the "Yuan" of "Yuan Henry Zhen" is about the position and function of liver-yang noumenon in practice; "Heng" is an important milestone in the process of spiritual practice, that is, the meeting of inner Yin and Yang (Tai Chi) (two instruments) (two students and three students); And "Li Zhen" is the fundamental key to practice-keeping one and keeping the center.

There is a saying in Hengqu: "A gentleman is eager to seek". The beginning of divination is proof. If we don't know the background and ending, and take the Book of Changes as a book of divination, no one will go into the fog.