Hexagram 52 Line 2: 六二
Position: Line 2 (Lower Trigram)六二 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
六二 艮其腓。不拯其隨。其心不快。
艮gènstillness
其qíin one's own
腓féicalves
不bùthis does
拯zhěnghelping
其qíin
隨suípursuits
其qíthis one's
心xīnheart
不bùis not
快kuàihappy
Line Commentary
Keeping his calves still. He cannot rescue the one he follows. His heart is not glad. The leg cannot move independently; it depends on the body's movement. If a leg is suddenly stopped while the whole body moves vigorously, the continuing motion will cause a fall. The same is true of serving a master stronger than yourself. You are swept along; even though you halt on the path of wrongdoing, you can no longer check the other in their powerful movement.
When This Line Changes
If Line 2 changes, Hexagram 52 Gen (Keeping Still) transforms into Hexagram 18 Gu (Work on What Has Been Spoiled).
Parent Hexagram
Keeping Still
Gen艮 (52)
Mountain (艮) over Mountain (艮)
Upper Trigram: ☶ Mountain | Lower Trigram: ☶ Mountain