Monday, March 24, 2008

After Great Harvest- #58 Joyful

Image of this chinese character, A person sining and dancing to express the mood of joy.
it consists of three parts: In the middle is an open mouth singing, the lower part is made up of two legs, which seem to be moving and dancing. the upper part depicts two arms swinging in the air, expressing joy.

Definitely, Singing and Dancing for this part.

this is one of the eight gua made by doubling the primary gua. Lake joyful expounds the principle of joyfulness and happiness. if one is joyful and happy, one makes people feel joyful and happy. if one is able to make people joyful and happy, one feels joyful and happy, too. Joyfulness and happiness can promote harmonious relationships.
this hexagram takes the image of a person who is outwardly gentle and joyful but firm and truthful inside. it discusses the way to deal with human affairs. before one takes action, one should make a decision. this is using inner strength. but one still should accept other's ideas and not stubbornly adhere to one's own opinion. this is the way to cultivate outward harmony. dealing with people, one should be gentle and joyful but not flattering and fawning. dealing with events, one should be firm and stable but not stubborn and opinionated. in this way there will be progress and success, and nothing will be unfavorable.

During King Wen's sitting in stillness, he realized that one should know the purpose and goal of one's life journey and should proceed humbly and joyfully toward that goal. the Duke of Zhou elucidates the proper attitude to make people joyful. Good fortune derives from inward harmony and sincerity and a peaceful heart. this attitude makes oneself as well as others joyful. inducing joyfulness in a disingenuous way invites misfortune.

Joyful.
it is a symbol of joy.

the solids are in the center,
and the yieldings outer.
joy is favorable to being steadfast and upright.
it is acting in accordance with the will of Heaven
and in correspondence with the wishes of people.

when one's priority is to give people joyfulness,
they forget their toils.
when people are willing to encounter danger,
they forget their fear of death.

how great is the power of giving people joyfulness.
it simulates them to do everything possible!!!!!!

purya

1 comment:

Arts Dohee Lee said...

중택태
안에서 기뻐하고 밖에서도 기뻐하니 모두가 이구동성으로 기뻐하는 상황이다. 그러나 이렇게 기뻐서 들떠있는 상황에서는 차분히 모여함께 강습하는것이 보다 현명한 일이다.
"마냥 기뻐할수만은 없고 적절하게 그쳐야한다. 새로운 질저가 이루어지면서 기뻐서 들뜬 마음도 가라앉게 된다."
현실에 안주하여 매몰되어버리면, 지금까지의 실적이 모두 수포로 돌아가 버릴수있다. 각별히 유의하여, 현실에 주저앚지 말고 계속 결실하고 저장하는 방향으로 나아가야한다.

푸리야.