94.懲忿窒欲—— 出自《損·象》
今譯:克製憤怒,杜塞情欲。
衍言:意誌、信仰可以控製個人的情緒與欲望。
《周易》小詞典:《損》卦艮上兌下,艮為山,益上;兌為澤,損下。忿之來氣湧如山,故君子觀山象以懲忿,欲之溺浸淫如澤,故君子觀澤象以窒欲。
The superior man restrains his wrath and represses his desires.——- from The Great Symbolism, Sun
Modern interpretation: Check your anger and block up your lust.
Moral: A man’s mood and desire can be controlled by his willpower and belief.
Glossary: In Sun the upper trigram is Gen and the lower Dui. Gen symbolizes a mountain which asks for an ascending movement, whereas in Dui, the symbol of a marsh, flowing waters represents diminution. Anger comes as a mountain rises. So a noble man should keep the image of the rising mountain in mind and avoid his anger. Man’s lust fills a man as water drowns him. So a noble man should keep the image of waters and give up his lust.