09 - The Taming Power of the Small

Contemporary Interpretation

09 - The Taming Power of the Small

Discern and
continue growing

I, I,
All I,
Until I open myself
To the world,
Discern,
And continue
Growing.

Follow the Path of the Dao: A Western Approximation

The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams

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Upper Trigram: Sun, Wind (Tree)

2nd Core Character: Li, Fire

1st Core Character: Dui, Lake

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 taming power of the small (09) is minor.

The image

The wind drives across heaven: the image of the taming power of the small. Thus the superior man refines the outer appearance of his nature.

The judgement

The taming power of the small has success. Dense clouds, no rain from our western region. Full text of Richard Wilhelm's 1924 translation by Cary F. Baynes