Sierra Oncology SRRA under CEO Stephen Dilly

Sierra Oncology SRRA under CEO Stephen Dilly

 

HEXAGRAM 34 – Ta Chuang – The Power of the Great

Above    CHEN        THE AROUSING, THUNDER

Below    CH’IEN    THE CREATIVE, HEAVEN

The great lines, that is, the light, strong lines, are powerful.

Four light lines

• have entered the hexagram from below and
  
• are about to ascend higher.
  

• The upper trigram is Chen, the Arousing;
  
• the lower is Ch’ien, the Creative.
  

• Ch’ien is strong,
  
• Chen produces movement.
  

The union of movement and strength gives the meaning of THE POWER OF THE GREAT.

The hexagram is linked with the second month (March April).

 

THE JUDGMENT

THE POWER OF THE GREAT.

Perseverance furthers.

The hexagram points to a time when inner worth

• mounts with great force and
  
• comes to power.
  

But its strength has already passed beyond the median line,

hence there is danger that one

• may rely entirely on one’s own power and
  
• forget to ask what is right.
  

There is danger too that, being intent on movement,

we may not wait for the right time.

Therefore the added statement that perseverance furthers.

For that is truly great power

• which does not degenerate into mere force
  
• but remains inwardly united with the fundamental principles of right and of justice.
  

When we understand this point –

namely, that greatness and justice must be indissoluble united –

we understand the true meaning of all that happens in heaven and on earth.

 

THE IMAGE

Thunder in heaven above: The image of THE POWER OF THE GREAT.

Thus the superior man

does not tread upon paths

That do not accord with established order.

Thunder – electrical energy – mounts upward in the spring.

The direction of this movement is in harmony with that of the movement of heaven.

It is therefore a movement in accord with heaven,

producing great power.

However,

true greatness depends on being in harmony with what is right.

Therefore in times of great power

the superior man avoids doing anything

that is not in harmony with the established order.

 

THE LINES

 

Nine at the beginning means:

Power in the toes.

Continuing brings misfortune.

This is certainly true.

The toes

• are in the lowest place and
  
• are ready to advance.
  

So likewise

great power in lowly station is inclined to effect advance by force.

This, if carried further,

• would certainly lead to misfortune, and
  
• therefore by way of advice a warning is added.
  

 

Nine in the second place means:

Perseverance brings good fortune.

The premise here is that the gates to success are beginning to open.

• Resistance gives way and
  
• we forge ahead.
  

This is the point at which, only too easily,

we become the prey of exuberant self-confidence.

This is why the oracle says that perseverance

(i.e., perseverance in inner equilibrium, without excessive use of power)

brings good fortune.

 

Six in the fifth place means:

Loses the goat with ease.

No remorse.

The goat is noted for

• hardness outwardly and
  
• weakness within.
  

Now the situation is such that

• everything is easy;
  
• there is no more resistance.
  

One

• can give up a belligerent, stubborn way of acting and
  
• will not have to regret it.
  

 

 

MOVING HEXAGRAM

 

 

HEXAGRAM 31 – Hsien – Influence (Wooing)

Above    TUI    THE JOYOUS, LAKE

Below    KEN    KEEPING STILL, MOUNTAIN

The name of the hexagram means

• “universal,”
  
• “general,”
  

and in a figurative sense

• “to influence,”
  
• “to stimulate.”
  

• The upper trigrams is Tui, the Joyous;
  
• the lower is Ken, Keeping Still.
  

By its persistent, quiet influence, the lower, rigid trigram

• stimulates the upper, weak trigram, which
  
• responds to this stimulation cheerfully and joyously.
  

• Ken, the lower trigram, is the youngest son;
  
• the upper, Tui, is the youngest daughter.
  

Thus the universal mutual attraction between the sexes is represented.

In courtship, the masculine principle must

• seize the initiative
  

and

• place itself below the feminine principle.
  

Just as

• the first part of book I begins with the hexagrams of
  
  • heaven
    

  and
  

  • earth,
    

the foundations of all that exists,

• the second part begins with the hexagrams of
  
  • courtship
    

  and
  

  • marriage,
    

the foundations of all social relationships.

 

THE JUDGMENT

Influence.

Success.

Perseverance furthers.

To take a maiden to wife brings good fortune.

• The weak element is above,
  
• the strong below;
  

hence

• their powers attract each other,
  

so that

• they unite.
  

This brings about success, for

all success depends on the effect of mutual attraction.

By keeping still within while experiencing joy without,

one can

• prevent the joy from going to excess
  

and

• hold it within proper bounds.
  

This is the meaning of the added admonition, “Perseverance furthers,” for

it is perseverance that makes the difference between

• seduction
  

and

• courtship;
  

in the latter

the strong man

• takes a position inferior to that of the weak girl
  

and

• shows consideration for her.
  

This attraction between affinities is a general law of nature.

Heaven and earth

• attract each other
  

and thus

• all creatures come into being.
  

Through such attraction

• the sage influences men’s hearts,
  

and thus

• the world attains peace.
  

From the attractions they exert

we can learn the nature of all beings

• in heaven
  

and

• on earth.
  

 

THE IMAGE

A lake on the mountain: The image of influence.

Thus

the superior man encourages people to approach him

By his readiness to receive them.

A mountain with a lake on its summit is stimulated by the moisture from the lake.

It has this advantage because its summit

• does not jut out as a peak
  

but

• is sunken.
  

The image counsels that the mind should be kept

• humble
  

and

• free,
  

so that

it may remain receptive to good advice.

People soon give up counseling a man who thinks

that

he knows everything better than anyone else.

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