Hexagram 24 Line 1: 初九
Position: Line 1 (Lower Trigram)初九 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: auspiciousFamous Line
Classical Chinese Text
初九 不遠復。无祗悔。元吉。
不遠復
不bù(it is) not (being)
遠yuǎnfar
復fù(to) return(ing)
無wú(there is) nothing
祇zhīworthy (of)
悔huǐregret(s)
元yuánmost
吉jípromising
Line Commentary
Return from not far. No need for remorse. Supreme good fortune. You haven't strayed far; the return is easy. Catching the error early enables the best outcome.
Commentary
Return from not far—no need for remorse, supreme good fortune. You haven't strayed far; the return is easy. Confucius praised his disciple Yan Hui for this: 'If he did anything wrong, he became aware of it; and when he knew it, he did not do the same thing again.' Catching error early enables the best outcome.
When This Line Changes
If Line 1 changes, Hexagram 24 Fu (Return) transforms into Hexagram 2 Kun (The Receptive).
Parent Hexagram
Return
Fu復 (24)
Earth (坤) over Thunder (震)
Upper Trigram: ☷ Earth | Lower Trigram: ☳ Thunder