艮其背，不获其身。
兼山，艮；君子以思不出其位。
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艮卦象征「山、止、静止」。卦辞「艮其背，不获其身，行其庭，不见其人，无咎」——止于该止之处，连自己的身体都察觉不到，进出庭院都不见人影——这是真正的「止」。…
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艮，止也。时止则止，时行则行，动静不失其时，其道光明。艮其止，止其所也。上下敌应，不相与也。是以不获其身，行其庭不见其人，无咎也。
上九：敦艮，吉。
敦艮之吉，以厚终也。
六五：艮其辅，言有序，悔亡。
艮其辅，以中正也。
六四：艮其身，无咎。
艮其身，止诸躬也。
九三：艮其限，列其夤，厉熏心。
艮其限，危熏心也。
六二：艮其腓，不拯其随，其心不快。
不拯其随，未退听也。
初六：艮其趾，无咎，利永贞。
艮其趾，未失正也。
艮，止也。时止则止，时行则行，动静不失其时，其道光明。
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View original source艮者，止而不相交通之卦也。各止而不相与，何得无咎？唯不相见乃可也。
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View original source艮为止。止之道，唯其时——行止动静不以时则妄也。
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