Hexagram 6 Line 1: 初六
Position: Line 1 (Lower Trigram)初六 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: auspicious
Classical Chinese Text
初六 不永所事。小有言。終吉。
不bùto avoid
永yǒngprolong
所suǒcertain
事shìaffairs
小xiǎothe small
有yǒuhave
言yánthings to say
終zhōngin the end
吉jíauspicious
Line Commentary
Don't drag it out. Some gossip, some minor friction—let it go. In the end, this restraint brings good fortune. Perpetuating the conflict perpetuates the harm.
When This Line Changes
If Line 1 changes, Hexagram 6 Song (Conflict) transforms into Hexagram 10 Lu (Treading).
Parent Hexagram
Conflict
Song訟 (6)
Heaven (乾) over Water (坎)
Upper Trigram: ☰ Heaven | Lower Trigram: ☵ Water