Contemporary Interpretation
Debris turns humus
A seemingly
Inflexible
Situation
Which
Surprisingly
resolves:
Debris
Turns humus.
Follow the Path of the Dao: A Western Approximation
The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams
Upper Trigram: Kan, Water
2nd Core Character: Gen, Mountain
1st Core Character: Zhen, Thunder
Lower Trigram: Dui, Lake
The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams in the Context of Yin and Yang
Changes and Impulses
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Limitation (60) signifies adherence.
The image
Water above the lake: the image of limitation. Thus the superior man verifies number and dimension and examines the nature of virtue and adequate conduct.
The judgement
Limitation. Success. In bitter limitation one should not practice with perseverance.Full text of Richard Wilhelm's 1924 translation by Cary F. Baynes
- Hexagram 59 → hexagram 60 → hexagram 61
- LU5 (An Expansive Marshland)
- Winter
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