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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.

 

THE LINES

 

Six in the third place means:

To nourish oneself on ancient virtue induces perseverance.

Danger.

In the end, good fortune comes.

If by chance you are in the service of a king,

Seek not works.

This is a warning of the danger that goes with an expansive disposition.

Only that which has been honestly acquired through merit remains a permanent possession.

It can happen that such a possession may be contested,

but since it is really one’s own,

one cannot be robbed of it.

Whatever a man possesses through the strength of his own nature cannot be lost.

If

one enters the service of a superior,

one can avoid conflict only by not seeking works for the sake of prestige.

It is enough if the work is done: let the honor go to the other.

Nine at the top means:

Even if by chance a leather belt is bestowed on one,

By the end of a morning

It will have been snatched away three times.

Here we have someone who has carried a conflict to the bitter end and has triumphed.

He is granted a decoration, but his happiness does not last.

He is attacked again and again, and the result is conflict without end.

 

 

MOVING HEXAGRAM

 

 

HEXAGRAM 28 – Ta Kuo – Preponderance of the Great

Above    TUI    THE JOUYOUS, LAKE

Below    SUN    THE GENTLE, WIND, WOOD

This hexagram consists of

• four strong lines inside and
  
• two weak lines outside.
  

1. When
   

• the strong are outside and
  
• the weak inside,
  
  • all is well and
    
  • there is
    
    • nothing out of balance,
      
    • nothing extraordinary in the situation.
      

1. Here, however, the opposite is the case.
   

• The hexagram represents a beam that is
  
  • thick and heavy in the middle but
    
  • too weak at the ends.
    
    • This is a condition that cannot last;
      
    • it must be changed, must pass, or misfortune will result.
      

 

THE JUDGMENT

PREPONDERANCE OF THE GREAT.

The ridgepole sags to the breaking point.

It furthers one to have somewhere to go.

Success.

The weight of the great is excessive.

The load is too heavy for the strength of the supports.

The ridgepole, on which the whole roof rests, sags to the breaking point,

because its supporting ends are too weak for the load they bear.

It is an exceptional time and situation;

therefore

extraordinary measures are demanded.

It is necessary

• to find a way of transition as quickly as possible, and
  
• to take action.
  

This promises success.

For although the strong element is in excess,

it is in the middle, that is, at the center of gravity, so that

a revolution is not to be feared.

Nothing is to be achieved by forcible measures.

The problem must be solved by

gentle penetration to the meaning of the situation

(as is suggested by the attribute of the inner trigram, Sun);

then

the change-over to other conditions will be successful.

It demands real superiority;

therefore

the time when the great preponderates is a momentous time.

 

THE IMAGE

The lake rises above the trees:

The image Of PREPONDERANCE OF THE GREAT.

Thus the superior man,

• when he stands alone, Is unconcerned, And
  
• if he has to renounce the world, He is undaunted.
  

• Extraordinary times when the great preponderates are like
  
• flood times when the lake rises over the treetops.
  

But such conditions are temporary.

The two trigrams indicate the attitude proper to such exceptional times:

• the symbol of the trigram Sun is the tree,
  
  • which stands firm even though it stands alone, and
    
• the attribute of Tui is joyousness,
  
  • which remains undaunted even if it must renounce the world.
    

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