Success. No blame. Favorable to persevere. Favorable to have somewhere to go.
彖傳 · Tuan Zhuan
Judgment Commentary
Enduring means lasting. The firm is above and the yielding below. Thunder and wind join together. Yielding yet moving, with firm and yielding both responding: this is Enduring. Enduring brings success, no blame, and is favorable to persevere because it lasts in its Way. The Way of Heaven and Earth lasts long and does not cease. Favorable to have somewhere to go because when an ending is reached, a beginning appears. The sun and moon obtain Heaven and can shine for long ages. The four seasons change and transform and can accomplish their work over time. The sage endures in his Way, and all under Heaven is transformed and completed. Observe what endures, and the inner nature of Heaven, Earth, and the ten thousand things can be seen.
象 · Xiang
Image
Thunder and wind: Enduring. The Noble One stands firm without changing direction.
六爻 · Six Lines
Lines
Line 06
Top Six
Restless endurance. Misfortune.
Commentary
Restless endurance at the top means there is no great achievement.
Line 05
Six in the Fifth
Enduring in virtue. Perseverance. For the woman: Good fortune. For the man: Misfortune.
Commentary
For the woman, perseverance and good fortune mean following one thing through to the end. The man sets what is right; to follow the woman is misfortune.
Line 04
Nine in the Fourth
In the field, there is no game.
Commentary
If one endures long but is not in the proper place, how could one get game?
Line 03
Nine in the Third
Not enduring in virtue. Perhaps one receives shame. Even perseverance brings shame.
Commentary
Not enduring in virtue means there is nowhere one can be received.
Line 02
Nine in the Second
Regret vanishes.
Commentary
The regret of Nine in the Second vanishing means it can endure in the center.
Line 01
Initial Six
Pushing for endurance too deeply. Perseverance brings Misfortune. Nothing is favorable.
Commentary
The misfortune of pushing for endurance too deeply means that at the beginning one seeks depth.