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Suivant17
Adaptez-vous aux changements, adaptez-vous aux circonstances et alignez-vous avec les autres pour un soutien mutuel.
↓ Line 1
L'adaptabilité et la volonté de suivre le bon chemin mènent au succès. La collaboration apporte des résultats.
↓ Line 2
Choisir de suivre ce qui est immature ou insignifiant conduit à la perte de force et de soutien.
↓ Line 3
S'aligner avec la force et la sagesse mène à l'épanouissement. Un effort constant est bénéfique.
↓ Masse critique28
Adoptez la résilience en période de pression écrasante. Reconnaissez le fardeau, apportez les ajustements nécessaires et cherchez du soutien pour éviter l'effondrement. L'équilibre est crucial pour un succès durable.
17 Suivant
Other titles: According With, Acquiring Followers, Adapting, Adjusting, To Accord With, To Accompany, Concordance, Conformance to The Work, "Learn to serve in order to rule. Quit the old ways." -- D.F. Hook
Judgment
Legge: Following indicates successful progress and no error through firm correctness.
Wilhelm/Baynes: Following has supreme success. Perseverance furthers. No blame.
Blofeld:Following. Sublime success! Righteous persistence brings reward -- no error! [This sublime success comes, of course, only to those who follow what is right, namely the will of heaven or of those whose own will embodies it.]
Liu:Following. Great success. It is of benefit to continue. No blame.
Ritsema/Karcher: Following. Spring Growing Harvesting Trial.
Without fault. [This hexagram describes your situation in terms of being impelled or drawn into moving forward. It emphasizes that yielding to the impulse by accepting guidance is the adequate way to handle it. To be in accord with the time, you are told to: follow!]
Shaughnessy:Following: Prime receipt; beneficial to determine; there is no trouble.
Cleary (1):Following is greatly developmental: it is beneficial if correct; then there is no fault.
Cleary (2): Following is very successful, etc.
Wu: Following is primordial, pervasive, prosperous, and persevering. There will be no blame.
The Image
Legge: Thunder in the marsh: the image of Following. The superior man, in accordance with this, at nightfall enters his house and rests.
Wilhelm/Baynes: Thunder in the middle of the lake: the image of Following. Thus the superior man at nightfall goes indoors for rest and recuperation.
Blofeld: This hexagram symbolizes thunder rumbling within a swamp! When darkness falls, the Superior Man goes within and rests peacefully. [The component trigrams can be read as thunder and marsh, but also as movement and joy. In the Book of Change, joy is frequently associated with willing obedience to and glad acceptance of what is right.]
Liu: Thunder in the lake symbolizesFollowing. In the evening, the superior man rests and relaxes in his home.
Ritsema/Karcher: Marsh center possessing thunder. Following. A chun tzu uses turning-to darkening to enter a reposing pause.
Cleary (1): There is thunder in the lake, Following. Thus do superior people go inside and rest when the sun goes down.
Cleary (2): … Leaders go in and rest at sundown.
Wu: Thunder in the marsh is the symbol of Following. Thus the jun zi retires toward the twilight of the day.
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legge: In Followingthe dynamic trigram places itself under the magnetic. We see in them the attributes of Movement and Pleasure. Through firm correctness all under heaven will be found following at such a time.
Legge: Following comes after Enthusiasm, the symbol of harmony and satisfaction. When these conditions prevail men are sure to follow. The hexagram includes the ideas of both following others and being followed by others.(Emphasis mine, Ed.) The good auspice is due to this flexibility, but in either instance the following must be guided by a reference to what is correct. The lower trigram of Movement represents the eldest son, and the upper trigram of Pleasure represents the youngest daughter. The strong places itself under the weak -- esteeming others higher than himself, and giving the idea of following. The union of Movement with Pleasure suggests the same idea.
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Judgment: Following means advancement through willpower.
The Superior Man rests on his inner virtue.
In Following, the trigram of Movement "follows" the trigram of Cheerfulness: independent action subordinates itself and allows itself to be led by cheerful obedience. In terms of the Work, this symbolizes our willingness to "follow" or adhere to its principles. Psychologically interpreted, Followingmeans the compliant subordination of ego-autonomy to the Great Work of psychic integration.
Blofeld points out that the trigram of Joy, or Cheerfulness is often associated with "willing obedience to and glad acceptance of what is right." Hence the cheerful following of the intent of the Self. He explains the role of the superior man in the Image as: "It is not hard to see the connection between following and resting peacefully; for, once we have given our allegiance to others [the Self], we no longer have to worry about what should be done."
At seventy ... Confucius allowed his mind to follow whatever it desired, yet everything he did was naturally right of itself. His actions no longer needed a conscious guide. He was acting without effort. This represents the last stage in the development of the sage. Fung Yu-Lan -- A Short History of Chinese Philosophy
When received without changing lines this hexagram often takes the meaning of: "To accord with" -- in such instances the answer is an affirmation to your query.
Line 1
Legge: The first line, dynamic, shows us one changing the object of his pursuit; if he is firmly correct there will be good fortune. Going beyond his own gate to find associates, he will achieve merit.
Wilhelm/Baynes: The standard is changing. Perseverance brings good fortune. To go out of the door in company produces deeds.
Blofeld: Those in power undergo a change -- righteous determination brings good fortune! Going forth from home and mingling with those outside will produce tangible results.
Liu: One's position is changing. To continue brings good fortune. Both friends and business are gained by going out. Success.
Ritsema/Karcher: An office: possessing denial. Trial: significant. Issuing-forth from the gate, mingling possesses achievement.
Shaughnessy: The office perhaps notifies; determination is auspicious; going out of the gate to interact has results.
Cleary (1): Standards change; it is good to be correct. Going outside and mixing is effective.
Cleary (2): … Interaction outside the gate is successful.
Wu: The way of conducting public affairs is subject to change. Perseverance will bring good fortune. Success can be had by communicating with people from without.
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legg e: He will not fail in the method he pursues. Wilhelm/
Baynes: To follow what is correct brings good fortune. One does not lose oneself. Blofeld: The first sentence presages the good fortune derived from officials undergoing a change of heart and following what is right. The tangible results mentioned at the end of the passage imply that we shall not fail. Ritsema/Karcher: Adhering-to correcting significant indeed. Not letting-go indeed. Cleary (2): It is good to follow what is right …In the sense of not losing. Wu: Because following what is correct is auspicious … Because his position is not compromised.
Legge: The dynamic first line is the lord of the lower trigram. The magnetic lines ought to follow him, but he is beneath them in the lowest place in the figure. This suggests that he should change his pursuit. Because of his strength and correct position, he will be fortunate in this. Going beyond his gate for associates shows public spirit and an absence of selfish motivation.
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Siu: At the outset, the man changes his objectives. He will succeed if he remains firm in principle and goes beyond selfish considerations to mingle freely with those who do not share his feelings, as well as those who do.
Wing: A change is occurring, whether in your own objectives or in the situation around you. In order to accomplish something you should now communicate with persons of all persuasions and opinions. Yet remain internally principled and discerning.
Editor: Psychologically, an inner transformation is taking place. If this is the only moving line, hexagram number forty-five, Contraction, is created, so a (possibly unconscious) re-arrangement of attitudes and perceptions is suggested. To "go beyond one's own gate" implies a need to expand your horizons during a shift in the balance of forces.
When I reached thirty I looked back on my past. The previous victories were not due to my having mastered strategy. Perhaps it was natural ability, or the order of heaven, or that other schools' strategy was inferior. After that I studied morning and evening searching for the principle, and came to realize the Way of Strategy when I was fifty. Miyamoto Musashi -- A Book of Five Rings
A. Change your focus, marshal your forces, and seek wider horizons.
Line 2
Legge: The second line, magnetic, shows us one who cleaves to the little boy, and lets go the man of age and experience.
Wilhelm/Baynes: If one clings to the little boy, one loses the strong man.
Blofeld: He belongs to (i.e. puts himself at the service of) the boy and thereby loses the adult. [The implied meaning is that he rejects what is superior and follows what is inferior.]
Liu: By staying with the boy, you lose the strong man.
Ritsema/Karcher: Tied-to the small son. Letting-go the respectable husband.
Shaughnessy: Tying the little son, losing the senior fellow.
Cleary (1): Involved with the child, one loses the adult.
Wu: She clings to her child, but loses her husband.
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legge: He cannot be with the two at the same time. Wilhelm/ Baynes: One cannot be with both at once. Blofeld: He cannot be of service to both of them. Ritsema/Karcher: Nowhere joining associating indeed. Cleary (2): One is not with both at once. Wu: Because she cannot have both.
Legge: Line two is magnetic. His proper correlate is the dynamic fifth line, but he prefers to cling to the line below him, instead of waiting to follow line five.
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Siu: The man surrounds himself with the incompetent and dismisses the experienced.
Wing: Examine your goals and the standards you have set for yourself. If they are unworthy, inferior, weak, or nonexistent, you will remain low, and you will lose contact with productive, competent, worthwhile influences. You are forced to make a choice.
Editor: The content of this line prevents using the usual gender symbolism. Nevertheless, the message is unambiguous.
Most people learn how to think as very young children, and throughout their adult lives, they do not think any differently than they did as children. That is to say, most people use their minds in a manner not essentially different from the way they did when they were six years old ... It is significant that in Kabbalah, one's normal mode of thinking is referred to as the "mentality of childhood." ... More advanced modes of thought and states of consciousness, on the other hand, are referred to as the "mentality of adulthood." Aryeh Kaplan -- Jewish Meditation
A. Immature attitudes preclude growth.
Line 3
Legge: The third line, magnetic, shows us one who cleaves to the man of age and experience, and lets go the little boy. Such following will get what it seeks, but it will be advantageous to adhere to firm correctness.
Wilhelm/Baynes: If one clings to the strong man, one loses the little boy. Through following one finds what one seeks. It furthers one to remain persevering.
Blofeld: He belongs to (i.e. is of service to) the adult and loses the boy. By following the former, he gains what he desires. It is advisable to make no move but to remain determined.
Liu: By staying with the strong man, you lose the boy. Through following, one will gain what one seeks. To continue benefits.
Ritsema/Karcher: Tied-to the respectable husband. Letting-go the small son. Following possessing seeking, acquiring. Harvesting: residing in Trial.
Shaughnessy: Tying the senior fellow, losing the little son; in following there is the seeking to get; beneficial to determine about dwelling.
Cleary (1): Involved with the adult, one loses the child. Following with an aim, one gains. It is beneficial to abide in rectitude.
Cleary (2): … It is good to remain correct.
Wu: She clings to her husband, but loses her child. Although she gets what she asks for, she will be privileged to remain persevering.
COMMENTARY
Confucius/Legge: By the decision of his will, he abandons the youth below. Wilhelm/Baynes: One's will gives up the one below. Blofeld: He is willing to give up what is inferior. Ritsema/Karcher: Below, purpose stowed-away indeed. Cleary (2): One’s aspiration leaves the low behind. Wu: Because she has given up her aspiration to hold on to what is below.
Legge: Line three is magnetic, but follows the dynamic line above it, thus abandoning the first line. This is just the opposite of the situation of the second line. It is magnetic, however, and line four is not its proper correlate: hence the conclusion of the paragraph is equivalent to a caution.
NOTES AND PARAPHRASES
Siu: The man joins with superior people and parts company with the superficial and the inferior.
Wing: You will find yourself parting ways with former inferior elements in your life as you make contact with worthwhile persons or ideals. By firmly following the superior path you will find what you are looking for, while your strength of character will greatly benefit.
Editor: The context of this line prevents using the gender symbolism employed in this book. It is opposite in meaning to line two, and unambiguous.
The divine principle in man, which constitutes him a human being, and by which he is eminently distinguished from the animals, is not a product of the earth, nor is it generated by the animal kingdom, but it comes from God; it is God, and is immortal, because, coming from a divine source, it cannot be otherwise than divine. Man should therefore live in harmony with his divine parent, and not in the animal elements of his soul. Man has an Eternal Father who sent him to reside and gain experience in the animal principles, but not for the purpose of being absorbed in them. Paracelsus -- DeFundamento Sapientiae
A. The image suggests a growth in perception. One exchanges an immature belief or attitude for a mature one.
28 Masse critique
Autres titres : Prépondérance du Grand, Le Symbole du Grand Passage, Excès, Grand Excès, Le Passage de la Grandeur, Grand Dépassement, Grands Gains, Expérience, Plus Grand que Grand, Grandeur en Excès, Domination par le Puissant, Le Passage de la Grandeur, Excès du Grand, Loi du Karma
Jugement
Legge :La Masse Critique dépeint une poutre faible. Dans de telles conditions, il est avantageux de se déplacer dans n'importe quelle direction. Le succès est indiqué.
Wilhelm/Baynes :Prépondérance du Grand. La poutre faîtière s'affaisse jusqu'au point de rupture. Il est bénéfique d'avoir un endroit où aller. Succès.
Blofeld :Excès ! La poutre faîtière s'affaisse. Il est favorable d'avoir un but (ou une destination) en vue. Succès ! [Un coup d'œil à l'hexagramme montrera qu'il est trop lourd au milieu et trop faible aux extrémités. Un certain nombre de lignes fermes est généralement de bon augure, mais il peut y avoir trop de bonnes choses !]
Liu : Grand Excès. La poutre faîtière est tordue. Il est bénéfique d'aller n'importe où. Succès.
Ritsema/Karcher :Grand Dépassement, la poutre faîtière s'affaisse. Récolter ; posséder une direction. Croissance. [Cet hexagramme décrit votre situation en termes de votre connexion à un principe directeur. Il souligne que pousser l'idée directrice au-delà des limites ordinaires et accepter les résultats est la manière adéquate de la gérer...]
Shaughnessy : Grand Surpassement : La poutre faîtière se courbe vers le haut ; bénéfique d'avoir un endroit où aller ; réception.
Cleary (1) : Quand le grand est excessif, la poutre faîtière se plie. Il est bon d'aller quelque part ; cela est développemental. [Quand la poutre faîtière casse, toute la maison s'effondre. De la même manière, les pratiquants du Tao qui promeuvent trop le yang, qui ne savent pas quand il y en a assez, qui peuvent être grands mais ne peuvent être petits, subissent des dommages à leur maison spirituelle.]
Cleary (2) : Quand la grandeur passe, la poutre faîtière se plie. Il est bénéfique d'avoir un endroit où aller, car vous réussirez.
Wu :Excès du Grand indique une poutre qui se déforme. Il sera avantageux d'avoir des entreprises. Cela sera pervasif.
L'Image
Legge : L'image des arbres sous une marée forme La Masse Critique. L'homme supérieur, en accord avec cela, se tient seul sans crainte, et reste retiré du monde sans regret.
Wilhelm/Baynes : Le lac s'élève au-dessus des arbres : l'image de la Prépondérance du Grand. Ainsi l'homme supérieur, quand il se tient seul, est indifférent, et s'il doit renoncer au monde, il est intrépide.
Blofeld : Cet hexagramme symbolise une forêt submergée dans une grande masse d'eau. L'Homme Supérieur, bien que seul, est libre de toute peur ; il ne ressent aucun mécontentement à se retirer du monde. [Ceci est suggéré par les trigrammes composants. L'eau est nécessaire pour nourrir les arbres, mais trop d'eau peut causer de sérieux dommages.]
Liu : Le lac s'élevant au-dessus des arbres symbolise le Grand Excès. L'homme supérieur, lorsqu'il est isolé, est imperturbable. S'il doit se retirer de la société, il ne ressent aucun regret.
Ritsema/Karcher : Marais submergeant le bois. Grand Dépassement. Un chun tzu utilise l'établissement solitaire pour ne pas craindre. (Un chun tzu utilise) le retrait de l'âge sans mélancolie.
Cleary (1) : L'humidité détruit le bois en excès. Ainsi les personnes supérieures se tiennent seules sans peur, et quittent la société sans détresse.
Cleary (2) : L'humidité détruit le bois. Les personnes développées, etc. [Seulement lorsqu'elles sont soutenues par le pouvoir de se tenir seules sans peur et d'éviter la société sans détresse, l'apprentissage peut être fermement enraciné et le développement avoir une base appropriée ; alors il est possible de raffiner et de soutenir le médiocre.]
Wu : Le marais recouvre le bois ; C'est l'Excès du Grand. Ainsi le jun zi se tient seul sans peur et se retire du monde sans mélancolie.
COMMENTAIRE CONFUCIANISTE
Confucius/Legge : L'excès est faiblement soutenu à chaque extrémité, avec une faiblesse dans les lignes les plus basses et les plus hautes. Les lignes dynamiques sont en excès, mais deux d'entre elles sont dans les positions centrales. Les trigrammes de Flexibilité et de Satisfaction indiquent qu'il y aura un avantage à se déplacer dans n'importe quelle direction -- il y aura du succès. Grand en effet est le travail à accomplir pendant cette période extraordinaire.
Legge : Les temps extraordinaires nécessitent une compétence extraordinaire dans leur gestion. La figure montre deux lignes magnétiques en haut et en bas, avec quatre lignes dynamiques entre elles -- donnant l'image d'une grande poutre incapable de soutenir son propre poids. Les lignes deux et cinq sont à la fois dynamiques et centrales cependant, et de cela et des attributs des trigrammes composants, un bon présage est obtenu.
NOTES ET PARAPHRASES
Jugement : Une situation stressante est mieux gérée avec une stratégie globale. (Ou : dans le jeu d'échecs de la vie, on réussit en planifiant plusieurs coups à l'avance.)
L'Homme Supérieur sert Le Travail en suivant sa propre voie, indépendamment de l'opinion publique.
Wilhelm intitule cet hexagramme Prépondérance du Grand. Je préfère la paraphrase de R.L. Wing de Masse Critique comme plus évocatrice du sens de la figure en terminologie moderne.
Dans Masse Critique quatre lignes dynamiques se cachent à l'intérieur de l'hexagramme, faiblement contenues en haut et en bas par deux lignes magnétiques. Cette concentration énergétique pourrait exploser dans une libération imprévisible de force, et donc le Jugement nous dit de bouger maintenant (rappelez-vous : l'inaction est aussi une action) pour éviter des conséquences indésirables. (Souvent, le résultat est prévisible – soyez prêt à simplement partir si et quand c'est votre meilleur coup.)
La traduction de Legge du Jugement est :
"...Il est avantageux de se déplacer dans n'importe quelle direction."
C'est un message différent de celui de Wilhelm :
"...Il est bénéfique d'avoir un endroit où aller."
La version de Legge implique une fuite presque hystérique du danger tandis que la version de Wilhelm suggère une intention et une planification préalables. La dernière interprétation est définitivement ce qui est signifié ici, comme confirmé par le commentaire bouddhiste de Cleary :
Lorsque le chemin transformateur est florissant, les contaminations surgissent facilement ; il est préférable de mettre en place des lignes directrices et des règlements. Lorsque le travail de méditation est avancé, l'ignorance est sur le point de se dissoudre ; il est préférable d'exercer l'esprit habilement.
Couplé avec la traduction de Cleary de l'Image comme : “Les personnes développées se tiennent seules sans peur, évitent la société sans détresse,” l'idée est que l'on devrait suivre sa meilleure intuition et ignorer les illusions populaires, la correction politique ou les peurs intérieures. (Psychologiquement : pensée conventionnelle, réflexes socialement conditionnés, réponses automatiques, etc.). Pendant une période de Masse Critique, prêtez une attention particulière à la direction du Soi pour préserver le Travail. Ce n'est pas le moment de suivre la foule. Parfois, cela peut signifier que vous êtes obligé de le faire seul – l'un des tests fréquents du Travail (Cf. ligne 6) :
Le Gouffre est quelque chose qui doit être franchi, et franchi seul, dépouillé de tous les fardeaux gênants, dans la foi ... C'est donc l'un des points de crise du progrès spirituel en raison de la grande tentation de revenir de l'inconnu à la sécurité apparente des choses connues, et succomber à cette tentation, c'est perdre tous les fruits des efforts passés. G. Knight -- Un Guide Pratique du Symbolisme Kabbalistique
SUGGESTIONS POUR LA MÉDITATION
Comparez le Jugement et l'Image de cet hexagramme avec ceux de l'hexagramme numéro 32, Consistance.
Anthony : Nous devons retrouver la modestie par l'effort de nous débarrasser des éléments forts qui nous poussent à avancer. Les éléments forts peuvent exister chez quelqu'un d'autre, les amenant à nous assaillir avec leur peur, leur méfiance ou leur doute. Fort se réfère à un mouvement impétueux pour résoudre ce qui est ambigu … Nous pouvons relever le défi en restant détachés et en laissant les choses suivre leurs changements … Être vraiment riche, c'est rester modeste ; être vraiment puissant, c'est rester réservé.