제1장.上經(상경) 21訓(훈) 157事(사).
제1 강령 성(誠).....정성.....第1事(제1사)
제2체 正心(정심).....내 마음 속의 올바름......第12事
제17용 斥情(척정)......情慾(정욕)을 버림............第20事
Chapter 17 : Rejecting Oassion... Casting Away Carnal Desires( The 20th Princple)
[Core Text Transation]
■ Definition of Terms.
● "Rejecting"(斥,척) means to repel or cast away,
and "passion"(情,정) refers to carnal desires(情慾,정욕).
■ The Principles of a Righteous Mind.
● Ifyou hold onto joy and anger, you cannot attain a righteous mind.
● If you hold onto liking and loathing, you cannot attain a righteous mind.
● If you seek comfort and pleasure, you cannot attain a righteous mind.
● If you detest poverty and humbleness, you cannot attain a righteous mind.
Conclusion : therefore, if you wish to attain a righteous mind,
you must first cast away carnal desires.
[Original Text ]
■ 斥은 却也요 情은 情慾也라 (척은 각야요 정은 정욕야라)
"Cheok" (斥,척) means to repel or cast away,
and "Jeong" (情,정) refers to carnal desires(情慾,정욕).
■ 有喜怒則不得正心하고 有好惡則 不得正心하고
(유희노즉부득정심하고 유호오즉 부득정심하고)
If there is joy and anger, one cannot attain a righteous mind,
if there is liking and loathing, one cannot attain a righteous mind.
■ 求逸樂則不得正心하고 厭貧賤則不得正心하나니
(구일락즉부득정심하고 염빈천즉부득정심하나니)
If one seeks comfort attain arighteous mind,
if one detests poverty and humbleness, one connot attain a righteous mind.
■ 欲正心인대 先斥情慾이니라. (욕정심인대 선척정욕이니라.)
Therefore, if you desire to make your mind righteoys,
you must first cast away carnal desires.
[Commentary / Context]
Note on the Source :
this content explains the concepts of Jigam(止感,지감 - calming the senses),
Josik(調息,조식 - regulating the breath), and Gumchok(禁燭,금촉 - abstaining from harmful stimuli),
Which atr found in Chapter 5 of the Samil Singo(三一神誥,삼일신고 - a sacred ancient Korean text).