Line 06
Top Six
Aligning without a head. Misfortune.
Corresponds to line 3
Commentary
Aligning without a head means there is no way to bring it to completion.
8
比
Bǐ
Hexagram 8: Holding Together
彖 · Tuan
Judgment
Good fortune. Consult the original divination: prime. Lasting perseverance, no blame. Those still uneasy come from every direction. The latecomer meets misfortune.
Judgment Commentary · 彖傳
Bi means good fortune. Bi means assisting. Below, there is compliant following. Bi, good fortune. Consult the original divination: prime, lasting perseverance, no blame, because of the firm center. Those still uneasy come from every direction because above and below respond. The latecomer is unfortunate because that one's way is exhausted.
象 · Xiang
Image
Water above the earth: Bi. The Former Kings established the myriad states and drew near to the feudal lords.
六爻 · Six Lines
Lines
Line 05
Nine in the Fifth
Manifest alignment. The king uses the threefold drive, lets the game ahead escape, and the townspeople are not warned. Good fortune.
Central Corresponds to line 2
Commentary
The good fortune of manifest alignment comes from a place that is correct and centered. Letting the contrary go and taking the compliant is what is meant by losing the game ahead. The townspeople are not warned because those above employ the center.
Line 04
Six in the Fourth
Align with it from outside. Perseverance brings good fortune.
Corresponds to line 1
Commentary
Aligning outwardly with the worthy means following what is above.
Line 03
Six in the Third
Aligning with the wrong people.
Corresponds to line 6
Commentary
Aligning with the wrong people, is that not hurtful?
Line 02
Six in the Second
Align with it from within. Perseverance brings good fortune.
Central Corresponds to line 5
Commentary
To align from within is not to lose oneself.
Line 01
Initial Six
With trust, align with it. No blame. When trust fills the earthen jar, in the end other good fortune comes.
Corresponds to line 4
Commentary
In aligning with it, Initial Six has other good fortune.
卦象 · Guà Xiàng
Trigrams
Ruling trigram
K'un
