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HEXAGRAM 59 – Huan – Dispersion (Dissolution)

Above    SUN    THE GENTLE, WIND

Below    K’AN    THE ABYSMAL, WATER

Wind blowing over water

disperses it,

dissolving it into

• foam and
  
• mist.
  

This suggests that when a man’s vital energy is dammed up within him

(indicated as a danger by the attribute of the lower trigram),

gentleness serves to

• break up and
  
• dissolve
  

the blockage.

 

THE JUDGMENT

Dispersion,

Success.

The king approaches his temple.

It furthers one to cross the great water.

Perseverance furthers.

The text of this hexagram resembles that of Ts’ui, GATHERING TOGETHER (45).

In the latter,

the subject is the bringing together of elements that have been separated,

as water collects in lakes upon the earth.

Here

the subject is the dispersing and dissolving of divisive egotism.

DISPERSION shows the way, so to speak, that leads to gathering together.

This explains the similarity of the two texts.

Religious forces are needed to overcome the egotism that divides men.

1. The common celebration of the great
   

• sacrificial feasts and
  
• sacred rites,
  

which gave expression simultaneously to the

• interrelation and
  
• social articulation of
  
  • family and
    
  • state,
    

was the means employed by the great rulers to unite men.

• The sacred music and
  
• the splendor of the ceremonies
  

aroused a strong tide of emotion

• that was shared by all hearts in unison, and
  
• that awakened a consciousness of the common origin of all creatures.
  

In this way

• disunity was overcome and
  
• rigidity dissolved.
  

A further means to the same end is

1. cooperation in great general undertakings that
   

set a high goal for the will of the people;

in the common concentration on this goal,

all barriers dissolve,

just as,

• when a boat is crossing a great stream,
  
• all hands must unite in a joint task.
  

But only a man

• who is himself free of all selfish ulterior considerations, and
  
• who perseveres in justice and steadfastness,
  

is capable of so dissolving the hardness of egotism.

 

THE IMAGE

The wind drives over the water: The image of DISPERSION.

Thus

the kings of old

• sacrificed to the Lord And
  
• built temples.
  

In the autumn and winter,

water begins to freeze into ice.

When

the warm breezes of spring come,

• the rigidity is dissolved, and
  
• the elements that have been dispersed in ice floes are reunited.
  

It is the same with the minds of the people.

Through

• hardness and
  
• selfishness
  

the heart grows rigid, and

this rigidity leads to separation from all others.

• Egotism and
  
• Cupidity
  

isolate men.

Therefore

the hearts of men

• must be seized by a devout emotion.
  

They

• must be shaken by a religious awe in face of eternity –
  
• stirred with an intuition of the One Creator of all living beings, and
  
• united through the strong feeling of fellowship experienced in the ritual of divine worship.
  

 

THE LINES

 

Six at the beginning means:

He brings help with the strength of a horse.

Good fortune.

It is important

• that disunion should be overcome at the outset,
  
  • before it has become complete –
    
• that the clouds should be dispersed
  
  • before they have brought storm and rain.
    

At such times when

hidden divergence’s in temper

• make themselves felt and
  
• lead to mutual misunderstandings,
  

we must take quick and vigorous action to dissolve the

• misunderstandings and
  
• mutual distrust.
  

 

 

MOVING HEXAGRAM

 

 

HEXAGRAM 61 – Chung Fu – Inner Truth

Above    SUN    THE GENTLE, WIND

Below    TUI    THE JOYOUS, LAKE

The wind

• blows over the lake and
  
• stirs the surface of the water.
  

Thus visible effects of the invisible manifest themselves.

The hexagram consists of

• firm lines above and below,
  

while

• it is open in the center.
  

This indicates

• a heart free of prejudices,
  

and therefore

• open to truth.
  

On the other hand,

each of the two trigrams has a firm line in the middle;

this indicates

• the force of inner truth in the influences they represent.
  

The attributes of the two trigrams are:

• above, gentleness, forbearance toward inferiors;
  
• below, Joyousness in obeying superiors.
  

Such conditions

• create the basis of a mutual confidence
  

that

• makes achievements possible.
  

The character fu (“truth”) is actually the picture of

a bird’s foot over a fledgling.

It suggests the idea of brooding.

An egg is hollow.

The light-giving power must work to quicken it from outside,

but

there must be a germ of life within,

if life is to be awakened.

Far-reaching speculations can be linked with these ideas.

 

THE JUDGMENT

INNER TRUTH. Pigs and fishes.

Good fortune.

It furthers one to cross the great Water.

Perseverance furthers.

Pigs and fishes are

• the least intelligent of all animals
  
• and therefore
  
• the most difficult to influence.
  

The force of inner truth must grow great indeed

before its influence can extend to such creatures.

In dealing with persons

• as intractable and
  
• as difficult to influence
  
• as a pig or a fish,
  

the whole secret of success depends

• on finding the right way of approach.
  

One must first

• rid oneself of all prejudice and, so to speak,
  
• let the psyche of the other person act on one without restraint.
  

Then

one will

• establish contact with him,
  
• understand and gain power over him.
  

When

a door has thus been opened,

the force of one’s personality will influence him.

If in this way

• one finds no obstacles insurmountable,
  
• one
  
  • can undertake even the most dangerous things,
    

    such as crossing the great water, and
    

  • succeed.
    

But

it is important to understand

upon what the force of inner truth depends.

This force is not identical with

• simple intimacy or
  
• a secret bond.
  

Close ties may exist also among thieves;

it is true that such a bond acts as a force

• but, since it is not invincible,
  
• it does not bring good fortune.
  

All association on the basis of common interests

holds only up to a certain point.

Where the community of interest ceases,

• the holding together ceases also, and
  
• the closest friendship often changes into hate.
  

Only when

• the bond is based on what is right, on steadfastness,
  
• will it remain so firm that it triumphs over everything.
  

 

THE IMAGE

Wind over lake: the image of INNER TRUTH.

Thus

the superior man

discusses criminal cases

In order to delay executions.

Wind stirs water by penetrating it.

Thus

the superior man,

when

obliged to judge the mistakes of men,

• tries to penetrate their minds with understanding,
  
• in order to gain a sympathetic appreciation of the circumstances.
  

In ancient China,

the entire administration of justice was guided by this principle.

A deep understanding that knows how to pardon

was considered the highest form of justice.

This system was not without success,

for its aim was to make so strong a moral impression

that there was no reason to fear abuse of such mildness.

For it sprang not

• from weakness
  

but

• from a superior clarity.
  

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