艮其背不获其身行其庭不见其人无咎
伊川易传 · section 148 · 程頤 · 655 characters
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人之所以不能安其止者动于欲也欲牵于前而求其止不可得也故艮之道当艮其背所见者在前而背乃背之是所不见也止于所不见则无欲以乱其心而止乃安不获其身不见其身也谓忘我也无我则止矣不能无我无可止之道行其庭不见其人庭除之间至近也在背则虽至近不见谓不交于物也外物不接内欲不萌如是而止乃得止之道于止为无咎也 彖曰艮止也时止则止时行则行动静不失其时其道光明 艮为止止之道唯其时行止动静不以时则妄也不失其时则顺理而合义在物为理处物为义动静合理义不失其时也乃其道之光明也君子所贵乎时仲尼行止久速是也艮体笃实有光明之义
艮其止止其所也 艮其止谓止之而止也止之而能止者由止得其所也止而不得其所则无可止之理夫子曰于止知其所止谓当止之所也夫有物必有则父止于慈子止于孝君止于仁臣止于敬万物庶事莫不各有其所得其所则安失其所则悖圣人所以能使天下顺治非能为物作则也唯止之各于其所而已
上下敌应不相与也 以卦才言也上下二体以敌相应无相与之义隂阳相应则情通而相与乃以其敌故不相与也不相与则相背为艮其背止之义也
是以不获其身行其庭不见其人无咎也 相背故不获其身不见其人是以能止能止则无咎也
象曰兼山艮君子以思不出其位 上下皆山故为兼山此而并彼为兼谓重复也重艮之象也君子观艮止之象而思安所止不出其位也位者所处之分也万事各有其所得其所则止而安若当行而止当速而久或过或不及皆出其位也况逾分非据乎
初六艮其趾无咎利永贞 六在最下趾之象趾动之先也艮其趾止于动之初也事止于初未至失正故无咎也以柔处下当趾之时也行则失其正矣故止乃无咎隂柔患其不能常也不能固也故方止之初戒以利在常永贞固则不失止之道也
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