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HEXAGRAM 26 – Ta Ch’u – The Taming Power of the Great

 

 

Above           KEN             KEEPING STILL, MOUNTAIN

Below           CH’IEN         THE CREATIVE, HEAVEN

 

 

·         The Creative is tamed by Ken, Keeping Still. 

o   This produces great power,

a situation in contrast to that of

o   the ninth hexagram, Hsiao Ch’u, THE TAMING POWER OF THE SMALL, in which

·         the Creative is tamed by the Gentle alone. 

 

·         There one weak line must tame five strong lines, but

·         here four strong lines are restrained by two weak lines;

o   in addition to a minister, there is a prince, and

o   the restraining power therefore is far stronger.

 

The hexagram has a threefold meaning, expressing different aspects of the concept Holding firm. 

1.   Heaven within the  mountain

gives the idea of holding firm in the sense of holding together;

2.   the trigram Ken, which holds the trigram Ch’ien still,

gives the idea of holding firm in the sense of holding back;

3.   the third idea is that of holding firm in the sense of caring for and nourishing. 

This last is suggested by the fact that a strong line at the top, which is the ruler of the hexagram, is honored and tended as a sage.  The third of these meanings also attaches specifically to this strong line at the top, which represents the sage.

 

 

THE JUDGMENT

 

THE TAMING POWER OF THE GREAT. 

Perseverance furthers.

Not eating at home brings good fortune. 

It furthers one to cross the great water.

 

To

·         hold firmly to great creative powers and

·         store them up,

as set forth in this hexagram,

there is need of a

·         strong,

·         clearheaded man

who is honored by the ruler. 

 

The trigram Ch’ien points to strong creative power;

Ken indicates

·         firmness and

·         truth. 

 

Both point

·         to

o   light and

o   clarity and

·         to the daily renewal of character. 

 

Only through such daily self-renewal can a man

continue at the height of his powers. 

 

Force of habit helps to keep order in quiet times;

but in periods when there is a great storing up of energy,

everything depends on the power of the personality. 

 

However,

since the worthy are honored,

as in the case of the strong personality entrusted with leadership by the ruler,

it is an advantage

·         not to eat at home

·         but rather to earn one’s bread by entering upon public office. 

 

Such a man is in harmony with heaven;

therefore even

·         great and

·         difficult undertakings,

such as crossing the great water,

succeed.

 

 

THE  IMAGE

 

Heaven within the mountain:

The image of THE TAMING POWER OF THE GREAT.

Thus the superior man

·         acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity And

·         many deeds of the past,

In order to strengthen his character thereby.

 

Heaven within the mountain points to hidden treasures. 

 

In the

·         words and

·         deeds

of the past

there lies hidden a treasure that

men may use to

·         strengthen and

·         elevate

their own characters. 

 

The way to study the past is

·         not to confine oneself to mere knowledge of history

but, through application of this knowledge,

·         to give actuality to the past.

 

 

 

THE LINES

 

 

Nine in the second place means:

The axletrees are taken from the wagon.

 

Here

advance is checked just as in the third line of THE TAMING POWER OF THE SMALL (9).

 

However,

·         in the latter the restraining force is slight;

o   thus a conflict arises between

§  the propulsive and

§  the restraining movement,

as a result of which the spokes fall out of the wagon wheels,

while

·         here the restraining force is absolutely superior;

o   hence no struggle takes place. 

 

One

·         submits and

·         removes

the axletrees from the wagon – in other words,

contents himself with waiting. 

 

In this way energy accumulates for a vigorous advance later on.

 

 

 

 

MOVING HEXAGRAM

 

HEXAGRAM 22 – Pi – Grace

 

Above           KEN   KEEPING STILL, MOUNTAIN

Below           Li       THE CLINGING, FIRE

 

This hexagram shows a fire that

·         breaks out of the secret depths of the earth

and, blazing up,

·         illuminates and beautifies the mountain, the heavenly heights. 

 

Grace – beauty of form – is necessary in

any union

if

it is to be

·         Well ordered and

·         pleasing

rather than

·         disordered and

·         chaotic.

 

 

THE JUDGMENT

 

GRACE has success.

In small matters

It is favorable to undertake something.

 

Grace brings success. 

 

However,

·         it is not the essential or fundamental thing;

·         it

o   is only the ornament and

o   must therefore be used

§  sparingly and

§  only in little things. 

 

In the lower trigram of fire a yielding line

·         comes between two strong lines and

·         makes them beautiful,

but

·         the strong lines are the essential content and

·         the weak line is the beautifying form. 

 

·         In the upper trigram of the mountain,

o   the strong line takes the lead,

·         so that here again

o   the strong element must be regarded as the decisive factor. 

 

In nature

we see in the sky the strong light of the sun;

the life of the world depends on it.

 

But this strong, essential thing is

·         changed and

·         given pleasing variety by

o   the moon and

o   the stars. 

 

In human affairs,

aesthetic form comes into being when

traditions exist that,

·         strong and

·         abiding like mountains,

are made pleasing by a lucid beauty. 

 

·         By contemplating the forms existing in the heavens

o   we come to understand

§  time and

§  its changing demands. 

·         Through contemplation of the forms existing in human society

o   it becomes possible to shape the world. 1

 

 

THE IMAGE

 

Fire at the foot of the mountain: The image of GRACE.

Thus

·         does the superior man proceed When clearing up current affairs. But

·         he dare not decide controversial issues in this way.

 

The fire, whose light

·         illuminates the mountain and

·         makes it pleasing,

does not shine far;

in the same way,

·         beautiful form suffices

o   to brighten and

o   to throw light upon matters of lesser moment,

but

·         important questions cannot be decided in this way. 

 

·         They require greater earnestness.

 

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