象曰山下有泽咸君子以虚受人

伊川易传 · section 87 · 程頤 · 644 characters

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泽性润下土性受润泽在山上而其渐润通彻是二物之气相感通也君子观山泽通气之象而虚其中以受于人夫人中虚则能受实则不能入矣虚中者无我也中无私主则无感不通以量而容之择合而受之非圣人有感必通之道也

初六咸其拇 初六在下卦之下与四相感以微处初其感未深岂能动于人故如人拇之动未足以进也拇足大指人之相感有浅深轻重之异识其时势则所处不失其宜矣

象曰咸其拇志在外也 初志之动感于四也故曰在外志虽动而感未深如拇之动未足以进也

六二咸其腓凶居吉 二以隂居下与五为应故设咸腓之戒腓足肚行则先动足乃举之非如腓之自动也二若不守道待上之求而如腓自动则躁妄自失所以凶也安其居而不动以待上之求则得进退之道而吉也二中正之人以其在咸而应五故为此戒复云居吉若安其分不自动则吉也

象曰虽凶居吉顺不害也 二居中得正所应又中正其才本善以其在咸之时质柔而上应故戒以先动求君则凶居以自守则吉象复明之云非戒之不得相感唯顺理则不害谓守道不先动也

九三咸其股执其随往吝 九三以阳居刚有刚阳之才而为主于内居下之上是宜自得于正道以感于物而乃应于上六阳好上而说隂上居感说之极故三感而从之股者在身之下足之上不能自由随身而动者也故以为象言九三不能自主随物而动如股然其所执守者随于物也刚阳之才感于所说而随之如此而往可羞吝也 象曰咸其股亦不处也志在随人所执下也 云亦者盖象辞本不与易相比自作一处故诸爻之象辞意有相续者此言亦者承上爻辞也上云咸其拇志在外也虽凶居吉顺不害也咸其股亦不处也前二隂爻皆有感而动三虽阳爻亦然故云亦不处也不处谓动也有刚阳之质而不能自主志反在于随人是所操执者卑下之甚也

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象曰山下有泽咸君子以虚受人 — 伊川易傳