Infosys Technologies INFY under CEO Salil Parekh

Infosys Technologies INFY under CEO Salil Parekh

 

HEXAGRAM 44 – Kou – Coming to Meet

Above    CH’IEN    THE CREATIVE, HEAVEN

Below    SUN    THE GENTLE, WIND

This hexagram indicates a situation in which the principle of darkness,

after having been eliminated,

furtively and unexpectedly obtrudes again from within and below.

Of its own accord the female principle comes to meet the male.

• It is an unfavorable and dangerous situation, and
  
• we must understand and promptly prevent the possible consequences.
  

The hexagram is linked with the fifth month [June-July],

because at the summer solstice

the principle of darkness gradually becomes ascendant again.

 

THE JUDGMENT

COMING TO MEET.

The maiden is powerful.

One should not marry such a maiden.

The rise of the inferior element is pictured here in the image of

a bold girl who

• lightly surrenders herself and
  
• thus seizes power.
  

This would not be possible if the strong and light-giving element had not in turn come halfway.

• The inferior thing seems so harmless and inviting that
  
  • a man delights in it;
    
• it looks so small and weak that
  
  • he imagines he may dally with it and come to no harm.
    

The inferior man rises only because the superior man

• does not regard him as dangerous and so
  
• lends him power.
  

If

• he were resisted from the first,
  
• he could never gain influence.
  

The time of COMING TO MEET is important in still another way.

Although as a general rule the weak should not come to meet the strong,

there are times when this has great significance.

• When heaven and earth come to meet each other, all creatures prosper;
  
• when a prince and his official come to meet each other, the world is put in order.
  

It is necessary for elements predestined to be joined and mutually dependent

to come to meet one another halfway.

But the coming together must be free of dishonest ulterior motives,

otherwise harm will result.

 

THE IMAGE

Under heaven, wind: The image Of COMING TO MEET.

Thus does the prince act when

• disseminating his commands And
  
• proclaiming them to the four quarters of heaven.
  

The situation here resembles that in hexagram 20, Kuan, CONTEMPLATION (VIEW).

• In the latter the wind blows over the earth,
  
• here it blows under heaven;
  

in both cases it goes everywhere.

There the wind

• is on the earth and
  
• symbolizes the ruler taking note of the conditions in his kingdom;
  

here the wind

• blows from above and
  
• symbolizes the influence exercised by the ruler through his commands.
  

• Heaven is far from the things of earth, but
  
  • it sets them in motion by means of the wind.
    
• The ruler is far from his people, but
  
  • he sets them in motion by means of his commands and decrees.
    

 

THE LINES

 

Six at the beginning means:

It must be checked with a brake of bronze.

Perseverance brings good fortune.

If

• one lets it take its course,
  
• one experiences misfortune.
  

Even a lean pig has it in him to rage around.

If an inferior element has wormed its way in,

it must be energetically checked at once.

• By consistently checking it, bad effects can be avoided.
  
• If it is allowed to take its course, misfortune is bound to result;
  

the insignificance of that which creeps in should not be a temptation to underrate it.

A pig that is still young and lean cannot rage around much,

but after it has eaten its fill and become strong,

its true nature comes out if it has not previously been curbed.

 

Nine in the fifth place means:

A melon covered with willow leaves.

Hidden lines.

Then it drops down to one from heaven.

The melon, like the fish, is a symbol of the principle of darkness.

It is sweet but spoils easily and for this reason is protected with a cover of willow leaves.

This is a situation in which

a strong, superior, well-poised man

tolerates and protects the inferiors in his charge.

• He has the firm lines of order and beauty within himself but
  
• he does not lay stress upon them.
  
• He
  
  • does not bother his subordinates with outward show or tiresome admonitions but
    
  • leaves them quite free, putting his trust in the transforming power of a strong and upright personality.
    

And behold!

Fate is favorable.

His inferiors

• respond to his influence and
  
• fall to his disposition like ripe fruit.
  

 

 

MOVING HEXAGRAM

 

 

HEXAGRAM 14 – Ta Yu – Possession in Great Measure

Above    LI    THE CLINGING, FLAME

Below    CH’IEN    THE CREATIVE, HEAVEN

• The fire in heaven above shines far, and
  
• all things
  
  • stand out in the light and
    
  • become, manifest.
    

• The weak fifth line occupies the place of honor, and
  
• all the strong lines are in accord with it.
  

All things come to the man who is

• modest and kind
  
• in a high position. 1
  

 

THE JUDGMENT

POSSESSION IN GREAT MEASURE.

Supreme success.

The two trigrams indicate that strength and clarity unite.

Possession in great measure

• is determined by fate and
  
• accords with the time.
  

How is it possible that the weak line has power

• to hold the strong lines fast and
  
• to possess them?
  

It is done by virtue of unselfish modesty.

The time is favorable – a time of

• strength within,
  
• clarity and culture without.
  

Power is expressing itself in a graceful and controlled way.

This brings supreme success and wealth. 2

 

THE IMAGE

Fire in heaven above: The image of POSSESSION IN GREAT MEASURE .

Thus the superior man

• curbs evil and
  
• furthers good, And thereby
  
• obeys the benevolent will of heaven.
  

The sun in heaven above,

shedding light over everything on earth,

is the image of possession on a grand scale.

But a possession of this sort must be administered properly.

The sun brings both evil and good into the light of day.

Man

• must combat and curb the evil, and
  
• must favor and promote the good.
  

Only in this way does he fulfill the benevolent will of God,

who desires

• only good and
  
• not evil.
  

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