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HEXAGRAM 05 – Hsu – Waiting (Nourishment)

Above    K’AN        THE ABYSMAL, WATER

Below    CH’IEN    THE CREATIVE, HEAVEN

All beings have need of nourishment from above.

But the gift of food comes in its own time, and

for this one must wait.

This hexagram shows the clouds in the heavens, giving rain

• to refresh all that grows and
  
• to provide mankind with food and drink.
  

The rain will come in its own time.

• We cannot make it come;
  
• we have to wait for it.
  

The idea of waiting is further suggested by the attributes of the two trigrams –

• strength within,
  
• danger in front. 2
  

• Strength in the face of danger does not plunge ahead but bides its time, whereas
  
• weakness in the face of danger
  
  • grows agitated and
    
  • has not the patience to wait.
    

 

THE JUDGMENT

WAITING. If you are sincere,

You have light and success.

Perseverance brings good fortune.

It furthers one to cross the great water.

Waiting is not mere empty hoping.

It has the inner certainty of reaching the goal.

Such certainty alone gives that light which leads to success.

This leads to the perseverance that

• brings good fortune and
  
• bestows power to cross the great water.
  

One is faced with a danger that has to be overcome.

Weakness and impatience can do nothing.

Only a strong man can stand up to his fate,

for his inner security enables him to endure to the end.

This strength shows itself in uncompromising truthfulness (with himself).

It is only when we have the courage to face things exactly as they are,

without any sort of self-deception or illusion,

that a light will develop out of events,

by which the path to success may be recognized.

This recognition must be followed by resolute and persevering action.

For only the man who goes to meet his fate resolutely is equipped to deal with it adequately.

Then he will be able to cross the great water –

that is to say,

he will be capable

• of making the necessary decision and
  
• of surmounting the danger.
  

 

THE IMAGE

Clouds rise up to heaven: The image of WAITING.

Thus the superior man

• eats and
  
• drinks,
  
• Is joyous and
  
• of good cheer.
  

When clouds rise in the sky, it is a sign that it will rain.

There is nothing to do but to wait until the rain falls.

It is the same in life when destiny is at work.

• We should not worry and seek to shape the future by interfering in things before the time is ripe.
  
• We should quietly fortify the body with food and drink and the mind with gladness and good cheer.
  

Fate comes when it will, and thus we are ready.

 

THE LINES

 

Six in the fourth place means:

Waiting in blood.

Get out of the pit.

The situation is extremely dangerous.

It is of utmost gravity now – a matter of life and death.

Bloodshed seems imminent.

There is no going forward or backward; we are cut off as if in a pit.

Now we must simply stand fast and let fate take its course.

This composure, which keeps us from aggravating the trouble by anything we might do,

is the only way of getting out of the dangerous pit.

 

0 Nine in the fifth place means:

Waiting at meat and drink.

Perseverance brings good fortune.

Even in the midst of danger there come intervals of peace when things go relatively well.

If

• we possess enough inner strength,
  
• we shall take advantage of these intervals to fortify ourselves for renewed struggle.
  

We must know how to enjoy the moment without being deflected from the goal,

for perseverance is needed to remain victorious.

This is true in public life as well;

it is not possible to achieve everything all at once.

The height of wisdom is

• to allow people enough recreation
  
• to quicken pleasure in their work until the task is completed.
  

Herein lies the secret of the whole hexagram.

It differs from Chien, OBSTRUCTION (39), in the fact that in this instance, while waiting,

we are sure of our cause and therefore do not lose the serenity born of inner cheerfulness.

 

 

MOVING HEXAGRAM

 

 

HEXAGRAM 34 – Ta Chuang – The Power of the Great

Above    CHEN        THE AROUSING, THUNDER

Below    CH’IEN    THE CREATIVE, HEAVEN

The great lines, that is, the light, strong lines, are powerful.

Four light lines

• have entered the hexagram from below and
  
• are about to ascend higher.
  

• The upper trigram is Chen, the Arousing;
  
• the lower is Ch’ien, the Creative.
  

• Ch’ien is strong,
  
• Chen produces movement.
  

The union of movement and strength gives the meaning of THE POWER OF THE GREAT.

The hexagram is linked with the second month (March April).

 

THE JUDGMENT

THE POWER OF THE GREAT.

Perseverance furthers.

The hexagram points to a time when inner worth

• mounts with great force and
  
• comes to power.
  

But its strength has already passed beyond the median line,

hence there is danger that one

• may rely entirely on one’s own power and
  
• forget to ask what is right.
  

There is danger too that, being intent on movement,

we may not wait for the right time.

Therefore the added statement that perseverance furthers.

For that is truly great power

• which does not degenerate into mere force
  
• but remains inwardly united with the fundamental principles of right and of justice.
  

When we understand this point –

namely, that greatness and justice must be indissoluble united –

we understand the true meaning of all that happens in heaven and on earth.

 

THE IMAGE

Thunder in heaven above: The image of THE POWER OF THE GREAT.

Thus the superior man

does not tread upon paths

That do not accord with established order.

Thunder – electrical energy – mounts upward in the spring.

The direction of this movement is in harmony with that of the movement of heaven.

It is therefore a movement in accord with heaven,

producing great power.

However,

true greatness depends on being in harmony with what is right.

Therefore in times of great power

the superior man avoids doing anything

that is not in harmony with the established order.

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