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HEXAGRAM 60 – Chieh – Limitation

Above    K’AN    THE ABYSMAL, WATER

Below    TUI    THE JOYOUS, LAKE

• A lake occupies a limited space.
  

When more water comes into it,

• it overflows.
  

Therefore

limits must be set for the water.

The image shows

• water below and
  
• water above,
  
• with the firmament between them as a limit.
  

The Chinese word for limitation really

denotes the joints that divide a bamboo stalk.

• In relation to ordinary life
  
  • it means the thrift that sets fixed limits upon expenditures.
    
• In relation to the moral sphere
  
  • it means the fixed limits that the superior man sets upon his actions –
    

    the limits of loyalty and disinterestedness.
    

 

THE JUDGMENT

LIMITATION.

Success.

Galling limitation must not be persevered in.

• Limitations are troublesome,
  

but

• they are effective.
  

If

• we live economically in normal times,
  
• we are prepared for times of want.
  

To be sparing saves us from humiliation.

Limitations are also indispensable in the regulation of world conditions.

In nature there are fixed limits for

• summer and winter,
  
• day and night, and
  

these limits give the year its meaning.

In the same way,

economy,

by setting fixed limits upon expenditures,

acts to

• preserve property and
  
• prevent injury to the people.
  

But in limitation

we must observe due measure.

• If a man should seek to impose galling limitations upon his own nature,
  
  • it would be injurious.
    

And

• if he should go too far in imposing limitations on others,
  
  • they would rebel.
    

Therefore

it is necessary to set limits even upon limitations

 

THE IMAGE

Water over lake: the image of LIMITATION.

Thus

the superior man

• Creates number and measure, And
  
• examines the nature of virtue and correct conduct.
  

• A lake is something limited.
  
• Water is inexhaustible.
  

A lake

• can contain only a definite amount of the infinite quantity of water;
  
• this is its peculiarity.
  

In human life too

the individual achieves significance through

• discrimination and
  
• the setting of limits.
  

Therefore

what concerns us here is

the problem of clearly defining these discriminations,

which are, so to speak,

• the backbone of morality.
  

• Unlimited possibilities are not suited to man;
  
• if
  
• they existed,
  
• his life would only dissolve in the boundless.
  

To become strong,

a man’s life needs the limitations

• ordained by duty and
  
• voluntarily accepted.
  

The individual attains significance as a free spirit only

• by surrounding himself with these limitations and
  
• by determining for himself what his duty is.
  

 

THE LINES

 

Nine at the beginning means:

Not going out of the door and the courtyard

Is without blame.

Often a man who

• would like to undertake something
  
• finds himself confronted by insurmountable limitations.
  

Then he must know where to stop.

If

he

• rightly understands this and
  
• does not go beyond the limits set for him,
  

he

• accumulates an energy that enables him,
  

  when the proper time comes,
  

• to act with great force.
  

Discretion is of prime importance in preparing the way for momentous things.

Concerning this, Confucius says:

• Where disorder develops,
  
  • words are the first steps.
    
• If the prince is not discreet,
  
  • he loses his servant.
    
• If the servant is not discreet,
  
  • he loses his life.
    
• If germinating things are not handled with discretion,
  
  • the perfecting of them is impeded.
    

Therefore

• the superior man
  
  • is careful to maintain silence and
    
  • does not go forth.
    

Six in the third place means:

He who knows no limitation

Will have cause to lament.

No blame.

If

• an individual is bent only on pleasures and enjoyment,
  
• it is easy for him to lose his sense of the limits that are necessary.
  

If

• he gives himself over to extravagance,
  
• he will have to suffer the consequences,
  

  with accompanying regret.
  

He must not seek to lay the blame on others.

Only when

• we realize that our mistakes are of our own making
  
• will such disagreeable experiences free us of errors.
  

 

Six at the top means:

Galling limitation.

Perseverance brings misfortune.

Remorse disappears.

If

• one is too severe in setting up restrictions,
  
• people will not endure them.
  

• The more consistent such severity,
  
• the worse it is,
  

for in the long run

• a reaction is unavoidable.
  

In the same way,

• the tormented body will rebel against excessive asceticism.
  

On the other hand, although

• ruthless severity is not to be applied persistently and systematically,
  

there may be times when

• it is the only means of safeguarding against guilt and remorse.
  

In such situations

• ruthlessness toward oneself
  
• is the only means of saving one’s soul,
  

which otherwise

• would succumb to irresolution and temptation.
  

 

 

MOVING HEXAGRAM

 

 

HEXAGRAM 57 – Sun – The Gentle (The    Penetrating, Wind)

Above    SUN    THE GENTLE, WIND, WOOD

Below    SUN    THE GENTLE, WIND, WOOD

Sun is one of the eight doubled trigrams.

It

• is the eldest daughter
  

and

• symbolizes wind or wood;
  

it has for its attribute gentleness,

which nonetheless penetrates

• like the wind
  

or

• like growing wood
  

with its roots.

The dark principle, in itself rigid and immovable,

is dissolved by the penetrating light principle,

to which it subordinates itself in gentleness.

1. In nature,
   

it is the wind that

• disperses the gathered clouds,
  

  leaving the sky clear and serene.
  

1. In human life
   

it is penetrating clarity of judgment that

• thwarts all dark hidden motives.
  

1. In the life of the community
   

it is the powerful influence of a great personality that

• uncovers and breaks up those intrigues
  

  which shun the light of day.
  

 

THE JUDGMENT

THE GENTLE.

Success through what is small.

• It furthers one to have somewhere to go.
  
• It furthers one to see the great man.
  

Penetration produces

• gradual
  

and

• inconspicuous
  

effects.

It should be effected

• not by an act of violation
  
• but by influence that never lapses.
  

• Results of this kind are less striking to the eye
  

than

• those won by surprise attack,
  

but

• they
  
  • are more enduring
    

  and
  

  • more complete.
    

If

• one would produce such effects
  
• one must have a dearly defined goal,
  

for only when

• the penetrating influence works always in the same direction
  
• can the object be attained.
  

Small strength can achieve its purpose

only by

• subordinating itself to an eminent man
  
• who is capable of creating order.
  

 

THE IMAGE

Winds following one upon the other: The image of THE GENTLY PENETRATING.

Thus

the superior man

• Spreads his commands abroad
  

And

• carries out his undertakings.
  

• The penetrating quality of the wind depends upon its ceaselessness.
  
  • This is what makes it so powerful;
    
  • time is its instrument.
    

In the same way

• the ruler’s thought should penetrate the soul of the people.
  
  • This too requires a lasting influence brought about by
    
    • enlightenment
      

    and
    

    • command.
      

Only when

• the command has been assimilated by the people
  
• is action in accordance with it possible.
  

Action without preparation of the ground only

• frightens
  

and

• repels.
  

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