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HEXAGRAM 42 – I – Increase

Above    SUN    THE GENTLE, WIND

Below    CHEN    THE AROUSING, THUNDER

The idea of increase is expressed in the fact

that

the strong lowest line of the upper trigram

• has sunk down
  

and

• taken its place under the lower trigram.
  

This conception also expresses

the fundamental idea on which the Book of Changes is based.

To rule truly is to serve.

A sacrifice of the higher element

that

produces an increase of the lower

is called an out-and-out increase:

it

indicates the spirit that alone has power to help the world.

 

THE JUDGMENT

INCREASE.

• It furthers one To undertake something.
  
• It furthers one to cross the great water.
  

Sacrifice on the part of those above for the increase of those below

• fills the people with a sense of joy and gratitude
  

that

• is extremely valuable for the flowering of the commonwealth.
  

When people are thus devoted to their leaders,

• undertakings are possible,
  

and

• even difficult and dangerous enterprises will succeed.
  

Therefore in such times of progress and successful development

it is necessary to

• work
  

and

• make the best use of the time.
  

This time resembles that of the marriage of heaven and earth,

when the earth

• partakes of the creative power of heaven,
  
• forming and bringing forth living beings.
  

The time of INCREASE does not endure,

therefore

it

must be utilized while it lasts.

 

THE IMAGE

Wind and thunder: the image Of INCREASE.

Thus the superior man:

If

• he sees good,
  
  • he imitates it;
    

If

• he has faults,
  
  • he rids himself of them.
    

While observing how thunder and wind increase and strengthen each other,

a man can note the way to

• self-increase
  

and

• self-improvement.
  

When he discovers good in others,

he should

• imitate it
  

and thus

• make everything on earth his own.
  

If

• he perceives something bad in himself,
  
  • let him rid himself of it.
    

In this way

• he becomes free of evil.
  

This ethical change represents the most important increase of personality.

 

THE LINES

 

Nine at the beginning means:

It furthers one to accomplish great deeds.

Supreme good fortune.

No blame.

If

great help comes to a man from on high,

this increased strength must be used to achieve something great for which

he might otherwise never have found energy, or readiness to take

by selflessness, responsibility.

• Great good fortune is produced
  

and

in bringing about great good fortune,

• he remains free of reproach.
  

 

Six in the second place means:

Someone does indeed increase him

Ten pairs of tortoises cannot oppose it.

Constant perseverance brings good fortune.

The king presents him before God.

Good fortune.

A man brings about real increase

by producing in himself the conditions for it.

That is,

through receptivity to and love of the good.

Thus

the thing for which he strives comes of itself,

with the inevitability of natural law.

Where

increase is thus in harmony with the highest laws of the universe,

it can not be prevented by any constellation of accidents.

But everything depends on

his not letting unexpected good fortune make him heedless;

he must make it his own through

• inner strength
  

and

• steadfastness.
  

Then

he

• acquires meaning before God and man,
  

and

• can accomplish something for the good of the world.
  

 

Six in the fourth place means:

If you

• walk in the middle
  

And

• report to the prince,
  

He will follow.

It furthers one to be used In the removal of the capital.

It is important that there should be men who mediate between

• leaders
  

and

• followers.
  

These should be disinterested people,

especially in times of increase,

since

the benefit is to spread from the leader to the people.

• Nothing of this benefit
  
  • should be held back in a selfish way;
    
• it
  
  • should really reach those for whom it is intended.
    

This sort of intermediary,

who also exercises a good influence on the leader,

is especially important in times

when

it is a matter of great undertakings,

• decisive for the future
  

and

• requiring the inner assent of all concerned.
  

 

 

MOVING HEXAGRAM

 

 

HEXAGRAM 06 – Sung – Conflict

Above    CH’IEN    THE CREATIVE, HEAVEN

Below    K’AN        THE ABYSMAL, WATER

1. The upper trigram, whose image is heaven, has an upward movement;
   

   the lower trigram, water, in accordance with its nature, tends downward.
   

   Thus the two halves move away from each other, giving rise to the idea of conflict.
   

2. The attribute of the Creative is strength
   

   that of the abysmal is danger, guile.
   

   Where cunning has force before it, there is conflict.
   

3. A third indication of conflict, in terms of character, is presented by the combination of
   

   deep cunning within and
   

   fixed determination outwardly.
   

   A person of this character will certainly be quarrelsome.
   

 

THE JUDGMENT

CONFLICT.

• You are sincere And
  
• are being obstructed.
  

A cautious halt halfway brings good fortune.

Going through to the end brings misfortune.

It furthers one to see the great man.

It does not further one to cross the great water.

Conflict develops when one

• feels himself to be in the right and
  
• runs into opposition.
  

If one is not convinced of being in the right, opposition leads

• to craftiness or high-handed encroachment but
  
• not to open conflict.
  

If a man is entangled in a conflict,

his only salvation lies in being so

• clear-headed and
  
• inwardly strong
  

that he is always ready to come to terms by meeting the opponent halfway.

To carry on the conflict to the bitter end has evil effects even when one is in the right,

because the enmity is then perpetuated.

It is important to see the great man,

that is, an impartial man whose authority is great enough to

• terminate the conflict amicably or
  
• assure a just decision.
  

In times of strife, crossing the great water is to be avoided, that is,

dangerous enterprises are not to be begun,

because in order to be successful they require concerted unity of forces.

Conflict within weakens the power to conquer danger without.

 

THE IMAGE

Heaven and water go their opposite ways: The image of Conflict.

Thus in all his transactions the superior man

Carefully considers the beginning.

The image indicates that

the causes of conflict are latent in the opposing tendencies of the two trigram.

Once these opposing tendencies appear, conflict is inevitable.

To avoid it, therefore, everything must be taken carefully into consideration in the very beginning.

• If rights and duties are exactly defined, or
  
• if, in a group, the spiritual trends of the individuals harmonize,
  

the cause of conflict is removed in advance.

 

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