Hexagram 20 Line 6: 上九
Position: Line 6 (Upper Trigram)上九 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
上九 觀其生。君子无咎。
觀guānperceiving
其qíanother's
生shēnglives
君jūna noble
子zǐyoung one
無wúavoids
咎jiùblame
Line Commentary
Contemplating his life. The person of moral stature remains without blame. Observing life itself—existence as such—the sage's perspective. Beyond personal impact to universal pattern.
When This Line Changes
If Line 6 changes, Hexagram 20 Guan (Contemplation) transforms into Hexagram 8 Bi (Holding Together).
Parent Hexagram
Contemplation
Guan觀 (20)
Wind (巽) over Earth (坤)
Upper Trigram: ☴ Wind | Lower Trigram: ☷ Earth