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Increase Expression Yì indicates that (in the state which it denotes) there will be advantage in every movement which shall be undertaken, that it will be advantageous (even) to cross the great stream.
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2011/01/19 03:03
《周易正義》4201-益 卦辭

●[震下巽上。]

●[益:利有攸往,利涉大川。]

[疏]正義曰:

「益」者,增足之名,損上益下,故謂之益。

下已有矣,而上更益之,明聖人利物之無巳也。

損卦則損下益上,

益卦則損上益下,

得名皆就下而不據上者,向秀云:「明王之道,志在惠下,故取下謂之損,與下謂之益。」

既上行惠下之道,利益萬物,動而無違,何往不利,故曰「利有攸往」。

以益涉難,理絕險阻,故曰「利涉大川」。

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