Gua 14
☲LiFire
☰QianHeaven

— Fu Xi

大有

Great Harvest

— King Wen of Zhou

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Ancient Comments on the Image

— Duke of Zhou

Fire in heaven, Great Harvest
the exemplary person accordingly restrains evil and promotes good, following Heaven's auspicious mandate.

Judgment

— King Wen of Zhou

Great Harvest: primary flourishing.

Moving Lines

— Duke of Zhou

1
no crossing-harm, no blame; if hardship, then no blame.
2
a large carriage used for carrying; there is somewhere to go, no blame.
3
a duke employs offering to the Son of Heaven; the small person is not able.
4
not its expansion, no blame.
5
their trustworthiness interacts as such, authority as such; auspicious.
6
Heaven itself protects him, auspicious, nothing unfavorable.

Ancient Comments on the Moving Lines

— Confucius

1
Great Harvest, first nine: it is no crossing-harm.
2
A large carriage used for carrying: because the accumulation is in the center, it does not fail.
3
A duke employs offering to the Son of Heaven; for the small person, it is harm.
4
Not its expansion, no blame; it is clear discernment and distinction.
5
"Their trustworthiness interacts" is trust used to manifest intention. The auspiciousness of "authority as such" is that it is easy and without preparation.
6
Great Harvest's top is auspicious; it is from Heaven's protection.

Ancient Comments on the Judgment

— Confucius

Great Harvest: the yielding obtains the honorable position, is greatly centered and those above and below respond to it; this is called Great Harvest. Its virtue is firm-vigorous and patterned-bright; it responds to Heaven and acts according to the time. Therefore, it is primary flourishing.

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