The hexagram Meng symbolizes the ignorant and immature condition of things just after their birth. In terms of the order of the hexagrams, Meng appears after Zhun, reflecting the sage's earnest concern for "loving people" and "educating people.
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Youthful Folly leads to success. It is not I who seek the young fool; the young fool seeks me. At the first consultation I instruct. If asked two or three times, it becomes disrespectful, and I give no further answer. Steadfastness furthers.
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山下出泉,蒙。君子以果行育德。
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The hexagram Meng symbolizes the ignorant and immature condition of things just after their birth. In terms of the order of the hexagrams, Meng appears after Zhun, reflecting the sage's earnest concern for "loving people" and "educating people." Since people have a state of "ignorant immaturity," they ought to be "enlightened" through instruction. Thus the Liji: Xueji states: "Jade that is not carved cannot become a vessel; a person who does not learn does not know the Way.
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What does Hexagram 4 Meng mean?
Hexagram 4, Meng (Youthful Folly), should be read from the source note first: The hexagram Meng symbolizes the ignorant and immature condition of things just after their birth. In terms of the order of the hexagrams, Meng appears after Zhun, reflecting the sage's earnest concern for "loving... Yarrow uses it for reflection, not fixed prediction.
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