Hexagram 46 Line 6: 上六
Position: Line 6 (Upper Trigram)上六 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
上六 冥升。利于不息之貞。
冥míngthe blind
升shēngadvance
利lìworthwhile
于yúto
不bùnot being
息xīlaxity
之zhīin
貞zhēnpersistence
Line Commentary
Pushing upward in darkness. It furthers one to be unremittingly persistent. Pushing upward blindly deludes you. Knowing only advance, not retreat, means exhaustion. Be constantly mindful of conscientiousness and consistency. Only thus do you become free of blind impulse.
When This Line Changes
If Line 6 changes, Hexagram 46 Sheng (Pushing Upward) transforms into Hexagram 18 Gu (Work on What Has Been Spoiled).
Parent Hexagram
Pushing Upward
Sheng升 (46)
Earth (坤) over Wind (巽)
Upper Trigram: ☷ Earth | Lower Trigram: ☴ Wind