象曰地势坤君子以厚徳载物
伊川易传 · section 7 · 程頤 · 619 characters
Original text
坤道之大犹干也非圣人孰能体之地厚而其势顺倾故取其顺厚之象而云地势坤也君子观坤厚之象以深厚之徳容载庶物
初六履霜坚氷至 阴爻称六阴之盛也八则阳生矣非纯盛也阴始生于下至微也圣人于阴之始生以其将长则为之戒阴之始凝而为霜履霜则当知阴渐盛而至坚氷矣犹小人始虽甚微不可使长长则至于盛也 象曰履霜坚氷阴始凝也驯致其道至坚氷也 阴始凝而为霜渐盛则至于坚永小人虽微长则渐至于盛故戒于初驯谓习习而至于盛习因循也
六二直方大不习无不利 二阴位在下故为坤之主綂言坤道中正在下地之道也以直方大三者形容其徳用尽地之道矣由直方大故不习而无所不利不习谓其自然在坤道则莫之为而为也在圣人则从容中道也直方大孟子所谓至大至刚以直也在坤体故以方易刚犹贞加牝马也言气则先大大气之体也于坤则先直方由直方而大也直方大足以尽地道在人识之耳乾坤纯体以位相应二坤之主故不取五应不以君道处五也干则二五相应 象曰六二之动直以方也不习无不利地道光也承天而动直以方耳直方则大矣直方之义其大无穷地道光显其功顺成岂习而后利哉
六三含章可贞或从王事无成有终 三居下之上得位者也为臣之道当含晦其章美有善则归之于君乃可常而得正上无忌恶之心下得柔顺之道也可贞谓可贞固守之又可以常久而无悔咎也或从上之事不敢当其成功惟奉事以守其终耳守职以终其事臣之道也
象曰含章可贞以时发也 夫子惧人之守文而不达义也又从而明之言为臣处下之道不当有其功善必含晦其美乃正而可常然义所当为者则以时而发不有其功耳不失其宜乃以时也非含藏终不为也含而不为不尽忠者也
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