Line 06
Top Six
Harsh limitation. Perseverance brings Misfortune. Regret vanishes.
Corresponds to line 3
Commentary
Harsh limitation carried on in perseverance brings Misfortune because its Way is exhausted.
60
節
Jié
Hexagram 60: Limitation
彖 · Tuan
Judgment
Success. Harsh limitation cannot be persevered in.
Judgment Commentary · 彖傳
Limitation means success. The firm and the yielding are set apart, and the firm gains the center. Harsh limitation cannot be persevered in because its Way is exhausted. One moves through danger with delight, takes the proper place and thus sets limits, and through centered correctness comes to free passage. Heaven and Earth have limits, and the four seasons are completed. Limitation through systems and measures does not injure resources and does not harm the people.
象 · Xiang
Image
Water above the lake: Limitation. The Noble One sets measures and considers conduct.
六爻 · Six Lines
Lines
Line 05
Nine in the Fifth
Sweet limitation. Good fortune. Going on brings esteem.
Central Corresponds to line 2
Commentary
The Good fortune of sweet limitation comes from dwelling in the centered place.
Line 04
Six in the Fourth
Peaceful limitation. Success.
Corresponds to line 1
Commentary
The success of peaceful limitation comes from carrying the Way of what is above.
Line 03
Six in the Third
If there is no limitation, there will be sighing. No blame.
Corresponds to line 6
Commentary
The sighing that comes from no limitation leaves no one else to blame.
Line 02
Nine in the Second
Do not go out from the gate courtyard. Misfortune.
Central Corresponds to line 5
Commentary
The Misfortune of not going out from the gate courtyard means missing the time completely.
Line 01
Initial Nine
Do not go out from the household courtyard. No blame.
Corresponds to line 4
Commentary
Not going out from the household courtyard means knowing what opens and what closes.
卦象 · Guà Xiàng
Trigrams
Ruling trigram
K'an
