Synthesis and General Treatise
經世總論
The Dao of Movement and Stillness
動靜之道
Heaven Is Born from Movement, Earth from Stillness
天生於動地生於靜
天生于動者也，地生于靜者也。一動一靜交而天地之道盡之矣。動之始則陽生焉，動之極則陰生焉。一陰一陽交而天地之用盡矣。
Heaven is born from movement; Earth is born from stillness. One movement, one stillness interacting - thus the Dao of Heaven and Earth is exhausted. At the beginning of movement, Yang is born; at the extreme of movement, Yin is born. One Yin, one Yang interacting - thus the function of Heaven and Earth is exhausted.
The Names of the Four Images
四象之名
動之大者謂之太陽，動之小者謂之少陽，靜之大者謂之太陰，靜之小者謂之少陰。太陽為日，太陰為月，少陽為星，少陰為辰。
The great [aspect] of movement is called Greater Yang; the small [aspect] of movement is called Lesser Yang; the great [aspect] of stillness is called Greater Yin; the small [aspect] of stillness is called Lesser Yin. Greater Yang is the Sun; Greater Yin is the Moon; Lesser Yang is the Stars; Lesser Yin is the Celestial Markers.
The Substance and Transformation of Heaven and Earth
天地之體與變
日月星辰交而天地之體盡之矣。為星辰為水火土石交而天地之變盡之矣。
Sun, Moon, Stars, and Celestial Markers interacting - thus the substance of Heaven and Earth is exhausted. Becoming stars and celestial markers as Water, Fire, Earth, and Stone interacting - thus the transformations of Heaven and Earth are exhausted.
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