Peace (11)
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The Judgement
PEACE. The small departs,The great approaches.
Good fortune. Success.
The Image
Heaven and earth unite: the image of PEACE.Thus the ruler
Divides and completes the course of heaven and earth;
He furthers and regulates the gifts of heaven and earth,
And so aids the people.
Line Poems
- 6 - The wall falls back into the moat. Use no army now. Make your commands known within your own town. Perseverance brings humiliation.
- 5 - The sovereign I Gives his daughter in marriage. This brings blessing And supreme good fortune.
- 4 - He flutters down, not boasting of his wealth, Together with his neighbor, Guileless and sincere.
- 3 - No plain not followed by a slope. No going not followed by a return. He who remains persevering in danger Is without blame. Do not complain about this truth; Enjoy the good fortune you still possess.
- 2 - Bearing with the uncultured in gentleness, Fording the river with resolution, Not neglecting what is distant, Not regarding one’s companions: Thus one may manage to walk in the middle.
- 1 - When ribbon grass is pulled up, the sod comes with it. Each according to his kind. Undertakings bring good fortune.
Commentary
The Receptive, which moves downward, stands above; the Creative, which moves upward, is below.Hence their influences meet and are in harmony, so that all living things bloom and prosper.
This hexagram belongs to the first month (February–March), at which time the forces of nature prepare the new spring.
