Still the back so that one does not grasp the body. Walk through the courtyard and see no one. No blame.
彖傳 · Tuan Zhuan
Judgment Commentary
Keeping Still means stopping. When it is time to stop, one stops. When it is time to go, one goes. Movement and stillness do not miss their time, so the Way is bright. Keeping still its stopping means stopping in the proper place. Above and below oppose yet correspond; they do not join with each other. Therefore one does not grasp the body. Walk through the courtyard and see no one. No blame.
象 · Xiang
Image
Joined mountains: Keeping Still. The Noble One does not let thought go beyond its place.
六爻 · Six Lines
Lines
Line 06
Top Nine
Deep stillness. Good fortune.
Commentary
The good fortune of deep stillness comes from ending with depth.
Line 05
Six in the Fifth
Still the jaws. Let words have order. Regret vanishes.
Commentary
Stilling the jaws comes through centered correctness.
Line 04
Six in the Fourth
Still the body. No blame.
Commentary
Stilling the body means stopping within one's own person.
Line 03
Nine in the Third
Still the waist. The flesh along the spine is split apart. Danger chokes the heart.
Commentary
Stilling the waist means danger chokes the heart.
Line 02
Six in the Second
Still the calves. Unable to rescue what follows. The heart is not pleased.
Commentary
Being unable to rescue what follows means one has not yet withdrawn to heed.
Line 01
Initial Six
Still the toes. No blame. Favorable to persevere over the long term.
Commentary
Stilling the toes means not yet losing what is right.