![]() From these things comes Yu the Condition of harmony In Yu we see the strong line responded to by all the others, and the will of him whom it represents being carried out and also docile obedience employing movement for its purposes. ![]() The great sacrifice at which these rites were performed: 'He who could wholly comprehend this sacrifice could rule the world as though it were spinning on his hand.' These ideas are the final summation of Chinese culture. Who revered the Divinity in revering his ancestors became thereby the Son of Heaven, in whom the heavenly and the earthly world met in mystical contact. This uniting of the human past with the Divinity in solemn moments of religious inspiration established the bond between God and man. Guests of the Ruler of Heaven and as representatives of humanity in the higher regions. The ancestors were invited to these divine services as Religious feeling for the Creator of the world was united with the most sacred of human feelings, that of reverence for the ancestors. (out of this later the theater developed). In the temple men drew near to God with music and pantomimes It fell to music to glorify the virtues of heroes and thus to construct a bridge to the world of the unseen. Something serious and holy, designed to purify the feelings of men. Rulers have made use of this natural taste for music they elevated and regulated it. ![]() Times the inspiring effect of the invisible sound that moves all hearts, and draws them together, has mystified mankind. The enthusiasm of the heart expresses itself involuntarily in a burst of song, in dance and rhythmic movement of the body. Music has power to ease tension within the heart and to loosen the grip of obscure emotions. When, at the beginning of summer, thunder-electrical energy-comes rushing forth from the earth again, and the first thunderstorm refreshes nature, a prolonged state of tension is resolved. Thus the ancient kings made music In order to honor merit, and offered it with splendor to the Supreme Deity, Inviting their ancestors to be present. Thunder comes resounding out of the earth: The image of Enthusiasm. The ruler gives to him his confidence Īnd all represented by the other lines yield their obedience. The fourth line, undivided, is the lord of the figure, and being close to the fifth or place of dignity, is to be looked on as the minister or chief officer of the ruler. At such a time his appointments and any military undertakings wouldīe hailed and supported. The Yu hexagram denoted to king Win a condition of harmony and happy contentment throughout the kingdom, when the people rejoiced in and readily obeyed their sovereign. Yu indicates that, in the state which it implies, feudal princes may be set up, and the hosts put in motion, with advantage. Hexagram 16 - Yu / Enthusiasm - James Legge Translation
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