Hexagram 52 Line 4: 六四
Position: Line 4 (Upper Trigram)六四 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
六四 艮其身。无咎。
艮gènstillness
其qíin
身shēnselfhood
無wúno
咎jiùblame
Line Commentary
Keeping his trunk still. No blame. Though able to keep the ego with its thoughts and impulses at rest, you are not yet quite liberated from its dominance. Nonetheless, keeping the heart at rest is an important function, leading in the end to complete elimination of egotistic drives. Though not yet free from dangers of doubt and unrest, this frame of mind is not a mistake.
When This Line Changes
If Line 4 changes, Hexagram 52 Gen (Keeping Still) transforms into Hexagram 56 Lu (The Wanderer).
Parent Hexagram
Keeping Still
Gen艮 (52)
Mountain (艮) over Mountain (艮)
Upper Trigram: ☶ Mountain | Lower Trigram: ☶ Mountain