Contemporary Interpretation
Disengage.
Observe.
Solve.
How to swallow
What you cannot swallow?
Don't swallow it!
Disengage.
And then,
Following your own intuition,
Firstly consider the matter
from a
[By your standards]
Exotic point of view
And then
Solve
It.
Follow the Path of the Dao: A Western Approximation
The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams
Upper Trigram: Kan, Water
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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Obstruction (39) signifies difficulty.
The image
Water on top of the mountain: the image of obstruction. Thus the superior man turns towards himself and fosters his own character.
The judgement
Obstruction. The south west furthers. The north east does not further. It furthers one to see the great man. Perseverance brings good fortune.Full text of Richard Wilhelm's 1924 translation by Cary F. Baynes
- Hexagram 38 → hexagram 39 → hexagram 40
- LI2 (The Space between the Two, Heaven and Earth)
- Summer
- Eight of Swords