52䷳艮

易經 I Ching: The Book of Changes

Hexagram 52: Gèn [Keeping Still, Mountain]

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Image	艮为山	Mountains standing close together.
艮上艮下	Gèn (Keeping Still, Mountain) above, Gèn (Keeping Still, Mountain) below.
Judgment	艮。艮其背。不获其身。行其庭。不见其人。无咎	When one's resting is like that of the back, and he loses all consciousness of self; when he walks in his courtyard, and does not see any (of the persons) in it,--there will be no error.
彖曰。艮。止也。时止则止。时行则行。动静不失其时。其道光明。艮其止。止其所也。上下敌应。不相与也。是以不获其身。行其庭不见其人。无咎也。	Gèn denotes stopping or resting;--resting when it is the time to rest, and acting when it is the time to act. When one's movements and restings all take place at the proper time for them, his way (of proceeding) is brilliant and intelligent. Resting in one's resting-point is resting in one's proper place. The upper and lower (lines of The Judgment) exactly correspond to each other, but are without any interaction; hence it is said that "(the subject of The Judgment) has no consciousness of self; that when he walks in his courtyard, he does not see (any of) the persons in it; and that there will be no error."
象曰。兼山。艮。君子以思不出其位。	(Two trigrams representing) a mountain, one over the other, form Gèn. The superior man, in accordance with this, does not go in his thoughts beyond the (duties of the) position in which he is.
Line 1	初六。艮其趾。无咎。利永贞。	The first SIX, divided, shows its subject keeping his toes at rest. There will be no error; but it will be advantageous for him to be persistently firm and correct.
象曰。艮其趾。未失正也。	"He keeps his toes at rest:"--he does not fail in what is correct (according to the idea of the figure).
Line 2	六二。艮其腓。不拯其随。其心不快。	The second SIX, divided, shows its subject keeping the calves of his legs at rest. He cannot help (the subject of the line above) whom he follows, and is dissatisfied in his mind.
象曰。不拯其随。未退听也。	"He cannot help him whom he follows:"(he whom he follows) will not retreat to listen to him.
Line 3	九三。艮其限。列其夤。厉薰心。	The third NINE, undivided, shows its subject keeping his loins at rest, and separating the ribs (from the body below). The situation is perilous, and the heart glows with suppressed excitement.
象曰。艮其限。危薰心也。	"He keeps the loins at rest:"--the danger (from his doing so) produces a glowing, heat in the heart.

Line 4	六四。艮其身。无咎。	The fourth SIX, divided, shows its subject keeping his trunk at rest. There will be no error.
象曰。艮其身。止诸躬也。	"He keeps the trunk of his body at rest:"--he keeps himself free (from agitation).
Line 5	六五。艮其辅。言有序。悔亡。	The fifth SIX, divided, shows its subject keeping his jawbones at rest, so that his words are (all) orderly. Occasion for repentance will disappear.
象曰。艮其辅。以中正也。	"He keeps his cheek bones at rest:"--in harmony with his central position he acts correctly.
Line 6	上九。敦艮。吉。	The sixth NINE, undivided, shows its subject devotedly maintaining his restfulness. There will be good fortune.
象曰。敦艮之吉。以厚终也。	"There is good fortune through his devotedly maintaining his restfulness:"--to the end he shows himself generous and good.

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艮为山

Mountains standing close together.

艮上艮下

Gèn (Keeping Still, Mountain) above, Gèn (Keeping Still, Mountain) below.

Judgment

艮。艮其背。不获其身。行其庭。不见其人。无咎

When one's resting is like that of the back, and he loses all consciousness of self; when he walks in his courtyard, and does not see any (of the persons) in it,--there will be no error.

彖曰。艮。止也。时止则止。时行则行。动静不失其时。其道光明。艮其止。止其所也。上下敌应。不相与也。是以不获其身。行其庭不见其人。无咎也。

Gèn denotes stopping or resting;--resting when it is the time to rest, and acting when it is the time to act. When one's movements and restings all take place at the proper time for them, his way (of proceeding) is brilliant and intelligent. Resting in one's resting-point is resting in one's proper place. The upper and lower (lines of The Judgment) exactly correspond to each other, but are without any interaction; hence it is said that "(the subject of The Judgment) has no consciousness of self; that when he walks in his courtyard, he does not see (any of) the persons in it; and that there will be no error."

象曰。兼山。艮。君子以思不出其位。

(Two trigrams representing) a mountain, one over the other, form Gèn. The superior man, in accordance with this, does not go in his thoughts beyond the (duties of the) position in which he is.

Line 1

初六。艮其趾。无咎。利永贞。

The first SIX, divided, shows its subject keeping his toes at rest. There will be no error; but it will be advantageous for him to be persistently firm and correct.

象曰。艮其趾。未失正也。

"He keeps his toes at rest:"--he does not fail in what is correct (according to the idea of the figure).

Line 2

六二。艮其腓。不拯其随。其心不快。

The second SIX, divided, shows its subject keeping the calves of his legs at rest. He cannot help (the subject of the line above) whom he follows, and is dissatisfied in his mind.

象曰。不拯其随。未退听也。

"He cannot help him whom he follows:"(he whom he follows) will not retreat to listen to him.

Line 3

九三。艮其限。列其夤。厉薰心。

The third NINE, undivided, shows its subject keeping his loins at rest, and separating the ribs (from the body below). The situation is perilous, and the heart glows with suppressed excitement.

象曰。艮其限。危薰心也。

"He keeps the loins at rest:"--the danger (from his doing so) produces a glowing, heat in the heart.

Line 4

六四。艮其身。无咎。

The fourth SIX, divided, shows its subject keeping his trunk at rest. There will be no error.

象曰。艮其身。止诸躬也。

"He keeps the trunk of his body at rest:"--he keeps himself free (from agitation).

Line 5

六五。艮其辅。言有序。悔亡。

The fifth SIX, divided, shows its subject keeping his jawbones at rest, so that his words are (all) orderly. Occasion for repentance will disappear.

象曰。艮其辅。以中正也。

"He keeps his cheek bones at rest:"--in harmony with his central position he acts correctly.

Line 6

上九。敦艮。吉。

The sixth NINE, undivided, shows its subject devotedly maintaining his restfulness. There will be good fortune.

象曰。敦艮之吉。以厚终也。

"There is good fortune through his devotedly maintaining his restfulness:"--to the end he shows himself generous and good.

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