升sheng
Pushing Upward
See also: Wilhelm commentary for Hexagram 46
Hexagram Statement
卦辭
巽順可以升，陽爻不當尊位，无嚴剛之正，則未免於憂，故用見大人，乃勿恤也。 以柔之南，則麗乎大明也。
Through the compliance of Xun one can ascend. Yet the yang line does not occupy the honored position and lacks the correctness of stern firmness, so one is not free from worry. Therefore, by seeing a great person, one is freed from anxiety.
By going south with yielding softness, one attaches to the great brightness.
正義曰：「升，元亨」者，升，卦名也。升者，登上之義，升而得大通，故曰「升，元亨」也。「用見大人，勿恤」者，升者，登也。陽爻不當尊位，无剛嚴之正，則未免於憂，故用見大德之人，然後乃得无憂恤，故曰「用見大人，勿恤」。
The Correct Meaning states: 'Ascending, Sublime Beginning and Success'—Sheng is the name of the hexagram. ' 'It is beneficial to see a great person; do not worry'—ascending means climbing.
The yang line does not occupy the honored position and lacks the correctness of firm sternness, so one is not free from worry. Therefore, by seeing a person of great virtue, only then can one be free from worry and anxiety. '
「南征吉」者，非直須見大德之人，復宜適明陽之地。若以陰之陰，彌足其闇也。南是明陽之方，故云南征吉也。
'An expedition to the south brings good fortune'—not only must one see a person of great virtue, but one should also go to a place of brightness and yang. If one goes from yin toward more yin, this only deepens the darkness.
The south is the direction of brightness and yang, hence it says an expedition to the south brings good fortune.
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