Contemporary Interpretation
Insights and room
for growth
We commonly associate
Disengagement
With loss.
But the
Gap left behind
Often grants
Surprisingly
Clear
Insights
And room
For growth,
No one had dared
To hope for.
Follow the Path of the Dao: A Western Approximation
The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams
Upper Trigram: Sun, Wind (Tree)
2nd Core Character: Li, Fire
1st Core Character: Kan, Water
Lower Trigram: Gen, Mountain
The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams in the Context of Yin and Yang
Changes and Impulses
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Development (53) shows how the maiden is married and must await the man to act.
The image
A tree on the mountain: the image of development. Thus the superior man keeps worthy virtue, in order to improve the mores.
The judgement
Development. The maiden will be married. Good fortune. Perseverance furthers.Full text of Richard Wilhelm's 1924 translation by Cary F. Baynes
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