32 - Duration

Contemporary Interpretation

32 - Duration

Gathering strength
for setting out

Growing
[until
I am fully myself,
then again merge into
the song of the world,
eternal rhythm
of life,
gathering strength for]
Setting out.

Follow the Path of the Dao: A Western Approximation

The Hexagram's Inner Trigrams

yin yin yang yang yang yin

Upper Trigram: Zhen, Thunder

2nd Core Character: Dui, Lake

1st Core Character: Qian, Heaven

Lower Trigram: Sun, Wind (Tree)

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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Duration (32) signifies long-lasting.

The image

Thunder and wind: the image of duration. Thus the superior man stands firmly and does not change his direction.

The judgement

Success. No blame. Perseverance furthers. It furthers to have somewhere to go. Full text of Richard Wilhelm's 1924 translation by Cary F. Baynes