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HEXAGRAM 03 – Chun – Difficulty at the Beginning
Above K’AN THE ABYSMAL, WATER
Below CHEN THE AROUSING, THUNDER
The name of the hexagram, Chun, really connotes
a blade of grass pushing against an obstacle
as it sprouts out of the earth hence the meaning, “difficulty at the beginning.”
The hexagram indicates the way in which heaven and earth bring forth individual beings.
It is their first meeting, which is beset with difficulties.
The lower trigram Chen is the Arousing;
- its motion is upward and
- its image is thunder.
The upper trigram K’an stands for the Abysmal, the dangerous.
- Its motion is downward and
- its image is rain.
The situation points to teeming, chaotic profusion;
thunder and rain fill the air.
But the chaos clears up.
- While the Abysmal sinks,
- the upward movement eventually passes beyond the danger.
- A thunderstorm brings release from tension, and
- all things breathe freely again.
THE JUDGMENT
DIFFICULTY AT THE BEGINNING works supreme success,
Furthering through perseverance.
Nothing should be undertaken.
It furthers one to appoint helpers.
Times of growth are beset with difficulties.
They resemble a first birth.
But these difficulties arise from the very profusion of all that is struggling to attain form.
Everything is in motion:
therefore if one perseveres there is a prospect of great success, in spite of the existing danger.
When it is a man’s fate to undertake such new beginnings, everything is still unformed, dark.
Hence he must hold back, because any premature move might bring disaster.
Likewise, it is very important not to remain alone;
in order to overcome the chaos he needs helpers.
This is not to say, however, that he himself should look on passively at what is happening.
He must lend his hand and participate with inspiration and guidance.
THE IMAGE
Clouds and thunder: The image Of DIFFICULTY AT THE BEGINNING.
Thus the superior man
Brings order out of confusion.
Clouds and thunder are represented by definite decorative lines;
this means that in the chaos of difficulty at the beginning, order is already implicit.
So too the superior man has to arrange and organize the inchoate profusion of such times of beginning, just as one sorts out silk threads from a knotted tangle and binds them into skeins.
In order to find one’s place in the infinity of being,
one must be able both
- to separate and
- to unite.
THE LINES
0 Nine at the beginning means:
Hesitation and hindrance.
- It furthers one to remain persevering.
- It furthers one to appoint helpers.
If a person encounters a hindrance at the beginning of an enterprise,
he must not try to force advance but
- must pause and
- take thought.
However, nothing should put him off his course;
he must persevere and constantly keep the goal in sight.
It is important to seek out the right assistants,
but he can find them only if he
- avoids arrogance and
- associates with his fellows in a spirit of humility.
Only then will he attract those with whose help he can combat the difficulties.
Six in the second place means:
Difficulties pile up.
Horse and wagon part.
He is not a robber.
He wants to woo when the time comes.
The maiden is chaste.
She does not pledge herself.
Ten years-then she pledges herself.
We find ourselves beset by difficulties and hindrances.
Suddenly there is a turn of affairs,
as if someone were coming up with a horse and wagon and unhitching them.
This event comes so unexpectedly that we assume the newcomer to be a robber.
Gradually it becomes clear that he
- has no evil intentions but
- seeks to be friendly and to offer help.
But this offer is not to be accepted, because it does not come from the right quarter.
We must wait until the time is fulfilled; ten years is a fulfilled cycle of time.
Then
- normal conditions return of themselves, and
- we can join forces with the friend intended for us.
Using the image of a betrothed girl who remains true to her lover in face of grave conflicts,
the hexagram gives counsel for a special situation.
When in times of difficulty a hindrance is encountered and unexpected relief is offered from a source unrelated to us,
we must be careful and not take upon ourselves any obligations entailed by such help;
otherwise our freedom of decision is impaired.
If we bide our time,
- things Will quiet down again, and
- we shall attain what we have hoped for. 1
Six in the fourth place means:
Horse and wagon part.
Strive for union.
To go brings good fortune.
Everything acts to further.
We are in a situation in which it is our duty to act,
but we lack sufficient power.
However, an opportunity to make connections offers itself.
It must be seized.
Neither false pride nor false reserve should deter us.
Bringing oneself to take the first step,
even when it involves a certain degree of self-abnegation, is a sign of inner clarity.
To accept help in a difficult situation is not a disgrace.
If the right helper is found, all goes well.
MOVING HEXAGRAM
HEXAGRAM 47 – K’un – Oppression (Exhaustion)
Above TUI THE JOYOUS, LAKE
Below K’AN THE ABYSMAL, WATER
- The lake is above, water below; the lake is empty, dried up. (1)
Exhaustion is expressed in yet another way:
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at the top, a dark line is holding down two light lines;
below, a light line is hemmed in between two dark ones.
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The upper trigram belongs to the principle of darkness,
the lower to the principle of light.
Thus everywhere superior men are oppressed and held in restraint by inferior men.
THE JUDGMENT
OPPRESSION.
Success.
Perseverance.
The great man brings about good fortune.
No blame.
When one has something to say,
It is not believed.
- Times of adversity are the reverse of times of success,
but
- they can lead to success if they befall the right man.
When
a strong man meets with adversity,
- he remains cheerful despite all danger,
and
- this cheerfulness is the source of later successes;
it is that stability which is stronger than fate.
He who
- lets his spirit be broken by exhaustion certainly
- has no success.
But
if adversity only bends a man,
- it creates in him a power to react that is bound in time to manifest itself.
No inferior man is capable of this.
Only the great man
- brings about good fortune
and
- remains blameless.
It is true that for the time being outward influence is denied him,
because his words have no effect.
Therefore in times of adversity
it is important to be
- strong within
and
- sparing of words.
THE IMAGE
There is no water in the lake:
Thus
the superior man
stakes his life
On following his will.
When the water has flowed out below,
the lake must
- dry up
and
- become exhausted.
That is fate.
This symbolizes an adverse fate in human life.
In such times there is nothing a man can do
but
- acquiesce in his fate
and
- remain true to himself.
This concerns the deepest stratum of his being,
for this alone is superior to all external fate.
