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HEXAGRAM 39 – Chien – Obstruction
Above K’AN THE ABYSMAL, WATER
Below KEN KEEPING STILL, MOUNTAIN
The hexagram pictures
· a dangerous abyss lying before us and
· a steep, inaccessible mountain rising behind us.
· We are surrounded by obstacles;
at the same time, since the mountain has the attribute of keeping still, there is implicit
· a hint as to how we can extricate ourselves.
The hexagram represents
· obstructions that appear in the course of time
· but that
o can and
o should be
overcome.
Therefore
all the instruction given is directed to overcoming them.
THE JUDGMENT
OBSTRUCCION.
· The southwest furthers.
· The northeast does not further.
It furthers one to see the great man.
Perseverance brings good fortune.
· The southwest is the region of retreat,
· the northeast that of advance.
Here an individual is confronted
by obstacles that cannot be overcome directly.
In such a situation it is wise
· to pause in view of the danger and
· to retreat.
However,
this is merely a preparation for overcoming the obstructions.
One must
· join forces with friends of like mind and
· put himself under the leadership of a man equal to the situation:
then
one
· will succeed in removing the obstacles.
This requires the will to persevere
just when
one apparently must do something that leads away from his goal.
This unswerving inner purpose brings good fortune in the end.
An obstruction that lasts only for a time
is useful for self-development.
This is the value of adversity.
THE IMAGE
Water on the mountain:
The image of OBSTRUCTION.
Thus the superior man
· turns his attention to himself And
· molds his character.
· Difficulties and
· obstructions
throw a man back upon himself.
While
· the inferior man
o seeks to put the blame on other persons,
o bewailing his fate,
· the superior man
o seeks the error within himself, and through this introspection the external obstacle
o becomes for him an occasion for
§ inner enrichment and
§ education.
