Contemporary Interpretation
Disengage and...
continue disengaging.
Disengage and,
Following this
Ariadne thread
Into your own source of being,
Obeying a sudden intuition
And in a
Surprising move:
Continue
Disengageing.
Follow the Path of the Dao: A Western Approximation
The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams
Upper Trigram: Gen, Mountain
2nd Core Character: Zhen, Thunder
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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Keeping still (52) signifies to pause.
The image
Mountains standing together: the image of keeping still. Thus with his thoughts the superior man does not go beyond his situation.
The judgement
Keeping his back still so that he no longer feels his body. He walks into his courtyard and does not perceive his people. No blame.Full text of Richard Wilhelm's 1924 translation by Cary F. Baynes
- Hexagram 51 → hexagram 52 → hexagram 53
- LI1 (To Trade with Warmth and Great Movement)
- Spring
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