艮 Gèn · Keeping still

The judgment

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.

The image

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

The lines, bottom to top

1. Bottom line, broken

   The first line, 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.

2. Second line, broken

   The second line, 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.

3. Third line, solid

   The third line, 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.

4. Fourth line, broken

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

5. Fifth line, broken

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

6. Top line, solid

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