34 - The Power of the Great

Contemporary Interpretation

34 - The Power of the Great

Creating through
decision

I, I,
All I,
Until I open
To the world
And
Create
Through decision.

Follow the Path of the Dao: A Western Approximation

The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams

yin yin yang yang yang yang

Upper Trigram: Zhen, Thunder

2nd Core Character: Dui, Lake

1st Core Character: Qian, Heaven

Lower Trigram: Qian, Heaven

The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams in the Context of Yin and Yang

The hexagram's inner trigrams within the fields of Yin and Yang

Changes and Impulses

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The power of the great (34) is reflected by pausing.

The image

Thunder in heaven above: the image of power of the great. Thus the superior man does not tread upon improper paths.

The judgement

The power of the great. Perseverance furthers. Full text of Richard Wilhelm's 1924 translation by Cary F. Baynes