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HEXAGRAM 32 – Heng – Duration

Above    CHEN    THE AROUSING, THUNDER

Below    SUN    THE GENTLE, WIND

• The strong trigram Chen is above,
  
• the weak trigram Sun below.
  

This hexagram is the inverse of the preceding one.

• In the latter we have influence,
  
• here we have union as an enduring condition.
  

The two images are thunder and wind,

which are likewise constantly paired phenomena.

• The lower trigram indicates gentleness within;
  
• the upper, movement without.
  

In the sphere of social relationships,

the hexagram represents the institution of marriage

as the enduring union of the sexes.

• During courtship
  
  • the young man subordinates himself to the girl,
    
• but in marriage, which is represented by the coming together of
  

  the eldest son and the eldest daughter,
  

  • the husband is the directing and moving force outside,
    
  • while the wife, inside, is gentle and submissive.
    

THE JUDGMENT

DURATION. Success. No blame.

Perseverance furthers.

It furthers one to have somewhere to go.

Duration

• is a state whose movement is not worn down by hindrances.
  
• It is not a state of rest, for mere standstill is regression.
  

  Duration
  

• is rather the self-contained and therefore self-renewing movement of
  

  an organized, firmly integrated whole,
  

  • taking place in accordance with immutable laws and
    
  • beginning anew at every ending.
    

The end is reached by an inward movement,

by inhalation, systole, contraction, and

this movement turns into a new beginning, in which

the movement is directed outward,

in exhalation, diastole, expansion.

Heavenly bodies exemplify duration.

They move in their fixed orbits, and

because of this their light-giving power endures.

The seasons of the year

• follow a fixed law of change and transformation, hence
  
• can produce effects that endure.
  

So likewise

the dedicated man

• embodies an enduring meaning in his way of life, and thereby
  
• the world is formed.
  

In that which gives things their duration,

we can come to understand the nature of all beings

• in heaven and
  
• on earth.
  

THE IMAGE

Thunder and wind: the image of DURATION.

Thus the superior man

• stands firm And
  
• does not change his direction.
  

• Thunder rolls, and
  
• the wind blows;
  

both

• are examples of extreme mobility and so
  
• are seemingly the very opposite of duration,
  

but the laws governing their appearance and subsidence,

their coming and going, endure.

In the same way

the independence of the superior man is not based on

• rigidity and
  
• immobility of character.
  

He always

• keeps abreast of the time and
  
• changes with it.
  

What endures is

• the unswerving directive,
  
• the inner law of his being,
  

  which determines all his actions.
  

THE LINES

Six at the beginning means:

Seeking duration too hastily brings misfortune persistently

Nothing that would further.

Whatever endures can be created only gradually by

• long continued work and
  
• careful reflection.
  

In the same sense Lao-tse says :

“If we wish to compress something,

we must first let it fully expand.”

He who demands too much at once

is acting precipitately,

and

because he attempts too much,

he ends by succeeding in nothing.

Nine in the fourth place means:

No game in the field.

• If we are in pursuit of game and want to get a shot at a quarry,
  
• we must set about it in the right way.
  

A man who

• persists in stalking game in a place where there is none
  
• may wait forever without finding any.
  

• Persistence in search is not enough.
  
• What is not sought in the right way is not found.
  

Six in the fifth place means:

Giving duration to one’s character through perseverance.

This is

• good fortune for a woman,
  
• misfortune for a man.
  

• A woman should follow a man her whole life long, but
  
• a man should at all times hold to what is his duty at the given moment.
  

Should he persistently seek to conform to the woman,

it would be a mistake for him.

Accordingly it is altogether right for

• a woman to hold conservatively to tradition,
  
• but a man must always
  
  • be flexible and adaptable and
    
  • allow himself to be guided solely by what his duty requires of him at the moment.
    

MOVING HEXAGRAM

HEXAGRAM 05 – Hsu – Waiting (Nourishment)

Above    K’AN        THE ABYSMAL, WATER

Below    CH’IEN    THE CREATIVE, HEAVEN

All beings have need of nourishment from above.

But the gift of food comes in its own time, and

for this one must wait.

This hexagram shows the clouds in the heavens, giving rain

• to refresh all that grows and
  
• to provide mankind with food and drink.
  

The rain will come in its own time.

• We cannot make it come;
  
• we have to wait for it.
  

The idea of waiting is further suggested by the attributes of the two trigrams –

• strength within,
  
• danger in front. 2
  

• Strength in the face of danger does not plunge ahead but bides its time, whereas
  
• weakness in the face of danger
  
  • grows agitated and
    
  • has not the patience to wait.
    

THE JUDGMENT

WAITING. If you are sincere,

You have light and success.

Perseverance brings good fortune.

It furthers one to cross the great water.

Waiting is not mere empty hoping.

It has the inner certainty of reaching the goal.

Such certainty alone gives that light which leads to success.

This leads to the perseverance that

• brings good fortune and
  
• bestows power to cross the great water.
  

One is faced with a danger that has to be overcome.

Weakness and impatience can do nothing.

Only a strong man can stand up to his fate,

for his inner security enables him to endure to the end.

This strength shows itself in uncompromising truthfulness (with himself).

It is only when we have the courage to face things exactly as they are,

without any sort of self-deception or illusion,

that a light will develop out of events,

by which the path to success may be recognized.

This recognition must be followed by resolute and persevering action.

For only the man who goes to meet his fate resolutely is equipped to deal with it adequately.

Then he will be able to cross the great water –

that is to say,

he will be capable

• of making the necessary decision and
  
• of surmounting the danger.
  

THE IMAGE

Clouds rise up to heaven: The image of WAITING.

Thus the superior man

• eats and
  
• drinks,
  
• Is joyous and
  
• of good cheer.
  

When clouds rise in the sky, it is a sign that it will rain.

There is nothing to do but to wait until the rain falls.

It is the same in life when destiny is at work.

• We should not worry and seek to shape the future by interfering in things before the time is ripe.
  
• We should quietly fortify the body with food and drink and the mind with gladness and good cheer.
  

Fate comes when it will, and thus we are ready.

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