德圆九 - Te Chapter 69

天下皆胃我大 大而不宵

夫唯大 故不宵 若宵 细久矣

我恒有三 葆之 一曰兹 二曰检 三曰不敢为天下先

夫兹 故能勇

检 故能广

不敢为天下先 故能为成事长

今舍亓兹 且勇 舍亓后 且先 则必死矣

夫兹以战则胜 以守则固 天将建之 女以兹垣之

“我”感知的边界就是世界的边界，天下的万物都是从“我”的感知而来。“我”的感知是充斥天地的大，并且感知的内容清晰而不模糊昏暗。因为足够的大（充斥天地），所以没有不清晰的地方；如果有模糊昏暗的地方，则是那方面感知的能力一直很薄弱。 “我”长久地坚持三个（行为）准则，一是坚持准备充分（使萌芽茂盛），二是坚持以法度约束自己，三是不以自我为天下万物发展的先驱。准备充分（使支撑行事的萌芽茂盛起来），可以作为支撑行事的勇气；以法度约束自己行为，以身作则，所以可以将行事法度推而广之；不以自我为事物发展先驱，所以可以引导事物自然发展壮大。 如果萌芽还没茂盛就勇猛向前自，或者我不加约束而冲锋在前，一定会把自己推到非常危险、无可救药的境地。 准备充分（萌芽茂盛）的情况下，进行战争能取得胜利；进行防守则固若金汤。上天给了行事萌芽的机会，就应该以充分的准备来巩固这个机会（好像在修建家园的时候，筑起围墙来作守护）。

• 兹，（茲）草木多益。

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"I" perceive the boundaries of the world, and all things under heaven come from "my" perception. "My" perception is vast, filling the world and the contents are clear and not obscure. Because it is big enough (filling the world), there is no obscure place; if there is an obscure place, then the perception of that area is always weak.

"I" consistently adhere to three principles, one is to insist on being fully prepared (to make the sprouts thrive), second is to insist on restraining oneself with laws, and third is not to be the pioneer of the development of all things in the world. Being fully prepared (to make the sprouts that support actions thrive) can serve as the courage to support actions; restraining oneself with laws and setting an example, so that the laws of action can be widely promoted; not being the pioneer of the development of things, so that things can naturally develop and grow.

If you push forward recklessly without properly preparing, or without imposing constraints on yourself, you will certainly push yourself into a very dangerous and irreversible situation.

When fully prepared, warfare can be victorious; when defending, one's position is like a fortified city. When given the opportunity to act, it should be strengthened with full preparation, like building a wall around a home for protection.