兌巽
兌巽
兌見而巽伏也。見音現。兌者,一陰見于二陽之上,陽以陰濟剛而不至于過亢,其德和悅,取象爲澤。澤之爲物,上開下合,滿而不溢,盈而不流,滭外有滭,滭滭相通,浸潤甚多也。修道者心平氣和,內外如一,有若無,實若虛,不滿不盈,必如澤澤相通,无物不浸,而後謂之和氣外現矣。巽者,一陰伏于二陽之下,陽尊陰卑,柔而不至于太懦,其德善入,取象爲風。風之爲物,氣剛行緩,不疾而漸達,不猛而深入,風後有風,風風相續,循序前進也。修道者心堅志遠,循序下功,以誠而人,以柔而用,不卽不離,必如風風相續,无處不到,而後能以深造自得矣。柔而現外者,和剛也。柔而伏下者,進剛也。能和其剛,則剛藏于柔,剛而不至于有餘。能進其剛,則柔求其剛,柔而不至于不及。此用柔而不傷其剛,見之伏之,无可无不可矣。
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Text and scans: Shidian Guji (Peking University – ByteDance open ancient texts). Edition details are given per book. Shidian Guji
