亨。匪我求童蒙，童蒙求我。
山下出泉，蒙；君子以果行育德。
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蒙卦象征启蒙、初学、未脱稚气的状态。卦辞特别强调「匪我求童蒙，童蒙求我」——不是老师追着学生喂，而是学生带着问题来求教，这样才能传得通。…
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蒙，山下有险，险而止，蒙。蒙亨，以亨行，时中也。匪我求童蒙，童蒙求我，志应也。初筮告，以刚中也。再三渎，渎则不告，渎蒙也。蒙以养正，圣功也。
上九：击蒙，不利为寇，利御寇。
利用御寇，上下顺也。
六五：童蒙，吉。
童蒙之吉，顺以巽也。
六四：困蒙，吝。
困蒙之吝，独远实也。
六三：勿用取女，见金夫，不有躬，无攸利。
勿用取女，行不顺也。
九二：包蒙吉。纳妇吉，子克家。
子克家，刚柔接也。
初六：发蒙，利用刑人，用说桎梏，以往吝。
利用刑人，以正法也。
蒙，昧也。物生之初，蒙昧未明也。
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View original source筮者，决疑之物也；童蒙之来求我，欲决所惑也。
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View original source蒙者，微昧闇弱之名。物皆蒙昧，唯愿亨通。
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View original source蒙有开发之理，亨之义也。卦才时中，乃致亨之道。
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