Contemporary Interpretation
Surprising insights into
our own source of being
A clear,
Well rooted
Determination
Requires
Disengagement
To then provide
[perhaps surprising]
Insights into
Our own
Source of being:
Abysses,
Springboards.
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: Kun, Earth
Lower Trigram: Zhen, Thunder
The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams in the Context of Yin and Yang
Changes and Impulses
Additional Resources
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Dschun [Zhen, difficulty at the beginning] (03) is visible, but has not yet lost its residence.
The image
Clouds and thunder: the image of difficulty at the beginning. Thus the superior man disentangles and arranges in proper order.
The judgement
Difficulty at the beginning works sublime success. Furthering through perseverance. Nothing should be undertaken. It furthers one to deploy assistants.Full text of Richard Wilhelm's 1924 translation by Cary F. Baynes
- Hexagram 2 → hexagram 3 → hexagram 4
- GB43 (A Generous Bold Vaillant Stream)
- Summer
- Knight of Swords