Hexagram 2: 坤
kūn — accepting, receiving; acceptance, tolerance
Upper Trigram地
Lower Trigram地
Judgment
坤kūnaccepting, receiving; acceptance, tolerance
元yuánfirst-rate, basic, fundamental, supreme
亨hēngfulfillment, satisfaction, success
利lìworth, the harvest of; meriting, rewarding
牝pìnfemale
馬mǎhorse; mare
之zhī's
貞zhēnpersistence, steadfastness, loyalty
君jūnnoble, worthy, honored
子zǐyoung one, heir, disciple
有yǒuhas, will have; finds, will find
攸yōusomewhere; a place, direction, purpose
往wǎngto go; to move towards; in going, en route
先xiānat first, initially; to lead, go first, initiate
迷míconfusion, amazement, bewilderment
後hòuthen, later, at last; to follow, succeed
得déto gain, find, learn, acquire, receive
主zhǔmastery, command, authority, control
利lìworthwhile, rewarding, productive
西xīwest
南nánsouth
得défind, gain, meet, acquire
朋péngcompanions, friends, allies, associates
東dōngeast
北běinorth
喪sàngforgo, do without, fail to find, lose, forget
朋péngcompanions, friends, allies, associates
安ānsecure, confirm, be content with; peaceful
貞zhēncertain, true, genuine; persistence
吉jígood fortune; promising, opportune
坤,元亨,利牝馬之貞。牝馬唔係透過侵略領導馬群而係透過穩定、有根基嘅移動——正如記憶儲存唔係好似主動 CPU 核心咁閃爍同火花,但忠實保存託付俾佢嘅嘢。
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地dìearth's, world's, land's
勢shìcapacity, forte, special strength, disposition
坤kūnacceptance
君jūnnoble, worthy, honored
子zǐyoung one, heir, disciple
以yǐaccordingly, therefore, thus; with
厚hòutolerant, generous, genuine; tolerance
德décharacter, nature, temperament, spirit
載zàiupholds, sustains, carries, bears, honors
物wùthe outer world, all things, creation, reality
地勢坤,君子以厚德載物。六條斷爻創造最大容量,無過早施加結構就能夠容納巨大複雜性嘅能力。
Digital Artifact
HAL 9000 嘅記憶庫
Stanley Kubrick(導演),2001太空漫遊 (1968)
喺發現一號太空船入面,HAL 9000 嘅記憶庫填滿成個房——一排又一排發光模組喺『邏輯記憶中心』。當 Dave Bowman 開始關機序列喺 Kubrick 嘅2001太空漫遊(1968),我哋見證儲存嘅意識:半透明嘅方塊從內發光,包含每個諗法、每個計算、HAL 學過嘅每首歌。呢個唔係主動處理;係儲存、接受性、容納訊息而唔產生佢嘅能力。記憶核心唔主動——佢接收、包含、保存,只有喺訪問時先交出數據。柔和嘅琥珀色光暗示溫暖而唔係主動運算嘅侵略性綠色。
Historical Context
- Period
- 漢代評論者強調解釋
- Oracle Bone Etymology
- 喺甲骨文入面,坤原本描繪土地或泥土,代表陰原則接收種子、培育生長、俾無形能量帶來形態嘅能力。
- Traditional Use
- 漢代評論者強調坤唔獨立創造但通過提供地面、空間、容納而令創造成為可能。
Lines
Line 1: 履霜堅冰至
履lǚfootsteps, treading, stepping, walking on
霜shuāngfrost, hoarfrost, frozen dew
堅jiānsolid, firm, hard, hardened, solidified
冰bīngice
至zhìresults, arrives; realized; the outcome
Line 2: 直方大不習無不利
直zhístraightforward, upright, to the point
方fāngsquare, direct, definite, methodical, prompt
大dàcomplete, full, whole, great, solid
不bùwithout; there is no; instead of, rather than
習xípractice, rehearsal, repetition, duplication
無wúwithout; there is nothing
不bùdoubt; that is not; which cannot be
利lìworthwhile, turned to advantageous
Line 3: 含章可貞或從王事無成有終
含hánrestrain, contain, withhold, reserved
章zhāngdisplay, composition, order, elegance
可kěsuited, conducive to; permits, allows
貞zhēnpersistence, resolution, resolve, focus
或huòsomeone, sometimes
從cóngpursuing, following, attending, engaged in
王wángsovereign; sovereign's, royal
事shìaffairs, business, tasks, matters, service
無wúno
成chéngachievement, accomplishment, outcome
有yǒuhas, attains, achieves, brings about, reaches
終zhōngclosure, finality; a conclusion, finish; an end
Line 4: 括囊無咎無譽
括kuòtied up; enclosed, bound in; tying up
囊nángbag, sack, pouch, skin
無wúno, without, with no; nothing
咎jiùblame, fault
無wúno, without, with no; nothing
譽yùpraise, honor, glory, fame
Line 5: 黃裳元吉
黃huánggolden, yellow-brown, harvest gold
裳chángdress, lower garment, skirt, clothing
元yuánmost, supremely; excellent, outstanding
吉jípromising, fortunate; promise, opportunity
Line 6: 龍戰于野其血玄黃
龍lóngdragons
戰zhànat war; do, join battle, combat; fight
于yúin, on
野yěwilds, wastelands, open country
其qítheir; they
血xuèblood; bleed
玄xuánindigo, blue-black, black
黃huánggolden, gold, yellow, harvest gold
Practical Guidance
六條斷爻。最大容量,零主動。呢個唔係你強迫結果嘅時刻。呢個係你成為令結果成為可能嘅嘢嘅時刻。
你認識呢個人。人人都認識。嗰個話『係,我聽緊』但已經諗緊佢哋嘅回應嘅人。儲存系統因為佢對應該儲存乜有意見而損壞應該保存嘅數據。嗰唔係接受性——嗰係創造力戴住接受性嘅面具,而人人都睇得出。
呢度而家可能意味住啲乜:接受性唔係被動。儲存容量需要力量。你實際能夠成為基礎咩?你能夠容納交俾你嘅嘢——需求、訊息、情緒負荷、複雜性——而唔通過你自己嘅議程扭曲佢咩?
經典文本用牝馬作為圖像——穩定、有根基、無戲劇性咁跨越距離堅持。唔係種馬。你而家嘅工作:可靠容納。一致可用性。當需要數據時忠實再現。呢個需要比大多數人諗嘅更多紀律。
你可能問緊嘅問題:『幾時我可以開始創造?』錯問題。問題係:我接收清楚咩?我忠實持有咩?當需要檢索嘢時,佢仍然完整咩?
你係地面。嗰來自卦一嘅啟動序列能量——純陽,最大加速——佢唔能夠無限持續。佢需要降落嘅地方。你就係嗰地方。牝馬唔領導衝鋒。但冇咗牝馬,冇嘢郁。
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