盥而不荐，有孚顒若。
风行地上，观；先王以省方，观民设教。
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观卦象征「观察、审视、被观瞻」。卦辞「盥而不荐，有孚颙若」——像祭祀洗手未献时的庄严，没动作但有「孚」（诚意），让看的人自然被感染。…
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大观在上，顺而巽，中正以观天下。观，盥而不荐，有孚颙若，下观而化也。观天之神道，而四时不忒，圣人以神道设教，而天下服矣。
上九：观其生，君子无咎。
观其生，志未平也。
九五：观我生，君子无咎。
观我生，观民也。
六四：观国之光，利用宾于王。
观国之光，尚宾也。
六三：观我生进退。
观我生进退，未失道也。
六二：窥观，利女贞。
窥观女贞，亦可丑也。
初六：童观，小人无咎，君子吝。
初六童观，小人道也。
观者，有以示人而为人所仰也。
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View original source观者，王者道德之美而可观也。
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View original source处于观时而最远朝美，体于阴柔，不能自进，无所鉴见，故曰童观。
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View original source五居尊位，以刚阳中正之德为下所观，其德甚大，故曰大观在上。
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