30 - The Clinging

Contemporary Interpretation

41 -  The Clinging

Growing clarity listens to the world.

Growing
Clarity
Listens to the world
And gains:
More clarity.

Follow the Path of the Dao: A Western Approximation

The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams

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Upper Trigram: Li, Fire

2nd Core Character: Dui, Lake

1st Core Character: Sun, Wind (Tree)

Lower Trigram: Li, Fire

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 Clinging (30) points upwards.

The image

That what is bright rises twice: the image of fire. Thus the great man brings light to the four quarters of the world by perpetuating this brightness.

The judgement

The clinging. Perseverance furthers. It brings success. Care of the cow brings good fortune. Full text of Richard Wilhelm's 1924 translation by Cary F. Baynes