Hexagram 45 Line 2: 六二
Position: Line 2 (Lower Trigram)六二 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
六二 引吉无咎。孚乃利用禴。
引yǐnto be led
吉jíis the promises
無wúno
咎jiùblame
孚fúbut sincerity
乃nǎiis
利lìthe real worth
用yòngin
禴yuèthe modest
Line Commentary
Letting yourself be drawn brings good fortune and remains blameless. If sincere, even a small offering suffices. Make no arbitrary choice. Secret forces lead together those who belong together. Yield to this attraction. Where inner relationships exist, no great formalities are necessary.
When This Line Changes
If Line 2 changes, Hexagram 45 Cui (Gathering Together) transforms into Hexagram 47 Kun (Oppression).
Parent Hexagram
Gathering Together
Cui萃 (45)
Lake (兌) over Earth (坤)
Upper Trigram: ☱ Lake | Lower Trigram: ☷ Earth