Contemporary Interpretation
Determination brings
deliberate, adamant growth
Well-rooted
Determination,
Nourished,
Supported
And with a
Clear direction,
Brings deliberate
But adamant
Growth:
Expansive,
All-penetrating.
Follow the Path of the Dao: A Western Approximation
The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams
Upper Trigram: Sun, Wind (Tree)
2nd Core Character: Gen, Mountain
1st Core Character: Kun, Earth
Lower Trigram: Zhen, Thunder
The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams in the Context of Yin and Yang
Changes and Impulses
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The characters »decrease« and »increase« (42) show the beginning of flourishment and decay.
The image
Wind and thunder: the image increase. Thus the superior man: if he sees the good, he mimics it; if he has flaws, he rids himself of them.
The judgement
Increase. It furthers to undertake something. It furthers to cross the great water.Full text of Richard Wilhelm's 1924 translation by Cary F. Baynes
- Hexagram 41 → hexagram 42 → hexagram 43
- GB41 (A Foot Growing out of Winter's Tears)
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