Hexagram 52: 艮

gèn — stillness, keeping still, bound

Upper Trigram山

Lower Trigram山

Judgment

艮gènkeep, hold, still, quiet, balance, restrain

其qíabout, in, with one's own, that

背bèiback, spine

不bùthere is no; not even, without, rather than

獲huòa grasp, sense, apprehension, involve

其qíby, for, in, of, on, with one's own, this

身shēnselfhood, being, person, lifetime, body

行xíngmove, wander, pass, walk, go

其qíabout, in, through one's own, this, that

庭tíngcourtyard, court, chambers, hall

不bùbut, yet without; and, but not, never

見jiànsee, perceive, encounter, meet, receive

其qíone's own; the, those other

人rénpeople; persons, individuals, occupants

無wúbut no; not; nothing; no ^ is done

咎jiùblame; is wrong; a mistake; harm

艮其背,不獲其身。行其庭,不見其人。無咎。當運動完全停止,唔安嘅自我消失。呢個唔係癱瘓——係同必要對齊。

Image

兼jiānconnected, adjoining, adjacent, combined

山shānmountains

艮gènstillness

君jūnthe noble, worthy, honored

子zǐyoung one, heir, disciple

以yǐaccordingly, therefore, thus

思sīthinks of, contemplates, considers, ponders

不bùnothing; no; without, with no

出chūbeyond, outside of; departure, exit from

其qíthis; its own

位wèiplace, position, situation, context, conditions

兼山,艮。君子以思不出其位。心持續諗,但限制思考到即時。過度分析令心痛。

Digital Artifact

Spacewar! 嘅暫停鍵

Steve Russell & MIT 駭客 (1962)

Spacewar!——第一個真正電子遊戲——喺 MIT 嘅 PDP-1 上面運行。兩架太空船繞住引力井軌道,發射導彈,即時計算推力向量。遊戲係純動力混亂,動作同反應。但呢度重要嘅係:佢哋建咗個暫停鍵入去。唔係為咗調試。為咗冥想。建造 Spacewar! 嘅駭客理解某啲基本嘅嘢:停止嘅能力同移動嘅能力一樣重要。遊戲中段,你可以撳暫停。星會凍結。導彈會喺太空掛住。引力井會停止拉。所有嘢會變靜。你可以研究配置,考慮你嘅選擇,睇到模式。然後取消暫停繼續。呢個唔係錯誤變通——係哲學架構。運動同靜止作為互補狀態。遊戲教你知幾時行動幾時保持靜止,幾時推進幾時俾動力帶你。休息同運動同時間需求一致。

Historical Context

Period: 周代
Oracle Bone Etymology: 山(☶)加倍——下面靜止,上面靜止。
Traditional Use: Wilhelm 描述保持靜止為達成安靜嘅心——唔係透過否認運動而係透過適當時機。真正安靜意味住知幾時停幾時前進。

Lines

Line 1: 艮其趾無咎利永貞

艮gènstillness, rest, quiet; restrain, check

其qíin one's own; the, those

趾zhǐtoes, feet

無wúno; not; nothingis; no ^ done

咎jiùblame; wrong; making mistakes; harm

利lìworth, meriting, warranting; profit by

永yǒnglasting, prolonged, enduring, sustained

貞zhēnpersistence, determination, resolve, focus

Line 2: 艮其腓不拯其隨其心不快

艮gènstillness, rest, quiet; restrain, check

其qíin one's own; the, those

腓féicalves, legs [this word also meant to follow]

不bùthis does, will not; this is no, not

拯zhěnghelping; relief, aid, assistance; helpful

其qíin, for, to one's own; the, those

隨suípursuits; response; succeeding, success

其qíthis one's; the

心xīnheart, mind, conscience

不bùis not, without, less than; has no, not much

快kuàihappy, gratified, cheerful; at ease, peace

Line 3: 艮其限列其夤厲薰心

艮gènstill; fix, setting, tie; re-, constrain

其qíin, on, with one's own; the, that, those

限xiànboundaries, limits, restrictions, constraints

列lièseparate, divide; arrange; rank; line, up

其qíup in, at one's own; at the, those

夤yínloins, lower back, waist, area of kidneys

厲lìharshness, severity, rigors, suppression

薰xūnchoke, smother, suffocate, befog, fume

心xīnthe heart, mind, affections, feelings

Line 4: 艮其身無咎

艮gènstillness, rest, quiet; restrain, check

其qíin, of, with one's own; the, that

身shēnselfhood, being, person, lifetime, body

無wúno; not, nothing; without, with no

咎jiùblame; is wrong; a mistake, an error

Line 5: 艮其輔言有序悔亡

艮gènstillness, rest, quiet; restrain, check

其qíin one's own; the, those

輔fǔjawbones, jaws, jowls

言yánspeech, words, talk, expression

有yǒuhas, will have; takes on, possess, assume

序xùmeaningful order, arrangement, sequence

悔huǐregrets, remorse; regret, repent and

亡wángpass, disappear, dissolve; move on

Line 6: 敦艮吉

敦dūnauthentic, genuine, real, true, honest, candid

艮gènstillness, quiet, balance, equilibrium, restraint

吉jípromising, auspicious, opportune, timely

Practical Guidance

暫停鍵存在。用佢。唔係因為你卡住而暫停——暫停因為停止而家係正確行動。經典文本講背靜止,唔安嘅自我消失。實際術語:有時最好下一步係唔郁。你調試緊。你已經搞咗幾個鐘。個錯好似每次你摸佢就轉。呢度係正確行動:離開。唔係喺失敗中——喺智慧中。俾問題休息。聽日以新鮮角度返嚟。錯會仍然喺度。你會唔同咁睇佢。 Spacewar! 暫停鍵令靜止成為一個明確選項喺一個否則係純動力能量嘅遊戲入面。MIT 駭客理解某啲嘢:行動需要靜止先有效。你唔能夠只係不斷推進同開火。你需要時刻觀察配置、理解引力井、睇到模式。然後你可以從理解而唔係反應行動。文本識別嘅危險:強迫靜止(試圖透過僵硬而唔係俾平靜自然發展令你自己冷靜——第三爻,保持臀部靜止,令薦骨僵硬,被窒息嘅火變成酸煙)或無止境咁深思而唔決定(心變痛,永遠唔總結嘅重複分析——嗰唔係靜止,係癱瘓)。唔好強迫佢。如果你需要休息,休息。如果你需要郁,郁。智慧係喺識別幾時邊個適當。文本話:思不出其位。限制思考到實際相關嘅嘢。停止遞迴焦慮循環。靜止同運動係互補狀態。兩樣都唔係最終。兩樣都係必要。暫停鍵唔結束遊戲——佢創造空間清楚咁睇。然後你取消暫停繼續。但嗰靜止時刻改變下一個發生嘅嘢。知幾時停。實際停。然後從唔同位置繼續。

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