元亨，利牝马之贞。
地势坤，君子以厚德载物。
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坤卦六爻全阴，象征至柔至顺、承载万物之德。卦辞「元亨，利牝马之贞」用母马在大地上奔行作喻：柔顺并非软弱，而是因「能跟随、能承载」而自有其强大。…
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至哉坤元！万物资生，乃顺承天。坤厚载物，德合无疆。含弘光大，品物咸亨。牝马地类，行地无疆。柔顺利贞，君子攸行。先迷失道，后顺得常。西南得朋，乃与类行；东北丧朋，乃终有庆。安贞之吉，应地无疆。
上六：龙战于野，其血玄黄。
龙战于野，其道穷也。
六五：黄裳，元吉。
黄裳元吉，文在中也。
六四：括囊，无咎无誉。
括囊无咎，慎不害也。
六三：含章可贞。或从王事，无成有终。
含章可贞，以时发也。或从王事，知光大也。
六二：直、方、大，不习无不利。
六二之动，直以方也。不习无不利，地道光也。
初六：履霜，坚冰至。
履霜坚冰，阴始凝也；驯致其道，至坚冰也。
坤者，顺也。阴之性也。先迷者，阴主静，先则失其常；后得主者，后则得阴之常也。
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View original source坤乾之对也，四德同而贞体则异。乾以刚固为贞，坤则柔顺而贞。
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View original source坤是阴道，当以柔顺为贞正。
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View original source马在下而行者也，而又牝焉，顺之至也。至顺而后乃亨，故唯利于牝马之贞。
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