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HEXAGRAM 13 – T’ung Jen – Fellowship with Men

Above    CH’IEN    THE CREATIVE, HEAVEN

Below    LI        THE CLINGING, FLAME

The image

• of the upper trigram Ch’ien is heaven, and that
  
• of the lower, Li, is flame.
  

It is the nature of fire to flame up to heaven.

This gives the idea of fellowship.

It is the second line that, by virtue of its central character,

unites the five strong lines around it.

This hexagram forms a complement to Shih, THE ARMY (7).

1. In the latter, danger is within and obedience without –
   

   the character of a warlike army, which, in order to hold together, needs
   

   one strong man among the many who are weak.
   

2. Here, clarity is within and strength without –
   

   the character of a peaceful union of men, which, in order to hold together, needs
   

   one yielding nature among many firm persons.
   

 

THE JUDGMENT

FELLOWSHIP WITH MEN in the open.

Success.

It furthers one to cross the great water.

The perseverance of the superior man furthers.

True fellowship among men must be based upon a concern that is universal.

It is

not the private interests of the individual that create lasting fellowship among men,

but rather the goals of humanity.

That is why it is said that fellowship with men in the open succeeds.

If unity of this kind prevails,

even difficult and dangerous tasks, such as crossing the great water,

can be accomplished.

But in order to bring about this sort of fellowship,

a persevering and enlightened leader is needed –

a man with

• clear, convincing, and inspiring aims and
  
• the strength to carry them out.
  

• (The inner trigram means clarity;
  
• the outer, strength.)
  

 

THE IMAGE

Heaven together with fire: The image of FELLOWSHIP WITH MEN.

Thus the superior man

• organizes the clans And
  
• makes distinctions between things.
  

Heaven

• has the same direction of movement as fire,
  
• yet it is different from fire.
  

Just as

• the luminaries in the sky serve for the systematic division and arrangement of time,
  

so

• human society and all things that really belong together must be organically arranged.
  

Fellowship should not be a mere mingling, of individuals or of things –

that would be chaos, not fellowship.

If fellowship is to lead to order, there must be organization within diversity.

 

THE LINES

 

0 Six in the second place means:

Fellowship with men in the clan.

Humiliation.

There is danger here of formation of a separate faction on the basis of

• personal and
  
• egotistic interests.
  

Such factions, which are exclusive and,

instead of welcoming all men,

must condemn one group in order to unite the others,

• originate from low motives and therefore
  
• lead in the course of time to humiliation.
  

 

Nine at the top means:

Fellowship with men in the meadow.

No remorse.

The warm attachment that springs from the heart is lacking here.

We are by this time actually outside of fellowship with others.

However, we ally ourselves with them.

The fellowship

• does not include all, but
  
• only those who happen to dwell near one another.
  

The meadow is the pasture at the entrance to the town.

At this stage,

• the ultimate goal of the union of mankind has not yet been attained,
  
• but we need not reproach ourselves.
  

We join the community without separate aims of our own.

 

 

MOVING HEXAGRAM

 

 

HEXAGRAM 43 – Kuai – Break-through (Resoluteness)

Above    Tui        THE JOYOUS, LAKE

Below    CH’IEN    THE CREATIVE, HEAVEN

This hexagram signifies

on the one hand

• a break-through after a long accumulation of tension,
  

  as a swollen river breaks through its dikes, or in the manner of a cloudburst.
  

On the other hand, applied to human conditions,

• it refers to the time when inferior people gradually begin to disappear.
  

Their influence is on the wane;

as a result of resolute action,

• a change in conditions occurs,
  
• a break-through.
  

The hexagram is linked with the third month [April-May].

 

THE JUDGMENT

BREAK-THROUGH.

• One must resolutely make the matter known At the court of the king.
  
• It must be announced truthfully.
  

Danger.

It is necessary to notify one’s own city.

• It does not further to resort to arms.
  
• It furthers one to undertake something.
  

• Even if only one inferior man is occupying a ruling position in a city, he
  
  • is able to oppress superior men.
    
• Even a single passion still lurking in the heart
  
  • has power to obscure reason.
    
• Passion and reason cannot exist side by side – therefore
  
  • fight without quarter is necessary if the good is to prevail.
    

In a resolute struggle of the good against evil, there are, however,

definite rules that must not be disregarded, if it is to succeed.

1. First,
   

   resolution must be based on a union of
   

• strength and
  
• friendliness.
  

1. Second,
   

   a compromise with evil is not possible;
   

• evil must under all circumstances be openly discredited.
  
• Nor must our own passions and shortcomings be glossed over.
  

1. Third,
   

   the struggle must not be carried on directly by force.
   

If

• evil is branded,
  
  • it thinks of weapons,
    

and

if

• we do it the favor of fighting against it blow for blow,
  
  • we lose in the end
    

because thus

• we ourselves get entangled in hatred and passion.
  

Therefore

1. it is important
   

• to begin at home,
  
• to be on guard in our own persons against the faults we have branded.
  

In this way,

• finding no opponent,
  
• the sharp edges of the weapons of evil become dulled.
  

For the same reasons

1. we should not combat our own faults directly.
   

• As long as we wrestle with them,
  
• they continue victorious.
  

Finally,

1. the best way to fight evil is to make energetic progress in the good.
   

 

THE IMAGE

The lake has risen up to heaven: The image of BREAK-THROUGH.

Thus the superior man

• Dispenses riches downward
  

And

• refrains from resting on his virtue.
  

• When the water of a lake has risen up to heaven,
  
  • there is reason to fear a cloudburst.
    
• Taking this as a warning,
  
  • the superior man forestalls a violent collapse.
    

If

• a man were to pile up riches for himself alone, without considering others,
  
• he would certainly experience a collapse.
  

For all gathering is followed by dispersion.

Therefore

the superior man begins to distribute while he is accumulating.

In the same way,

in developing his character

he takes care

• not to become hardened in obstinacy
  

but

• to remain receptive to impressions
  

  by help of strict and continuous self-examination.
  

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