☶山🏔 Mountain
☶山🏔 Mountain
兼山,艮; 君子以思不出其位。
Mountains standing close together: Keeping Still. Superior people’s thoughts do not go beyond their situation.
艮: 艮其背,不獲其身, 行其庭,不見其人,无咎。
Keeping Still: Keeping the back still as to no longer feel one’s body. Going into the courtyard, but not seeing people. No blame.
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敦艮,吉。
The highest form of stillness: good fortune.
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艮其輔, 言有序,悔亡。
Keeping the jaws still. Words are well-ordered: Regret disappears.
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艮其身,无咎。
Keeping the body still. No error.
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艮其限, 列其夤,厲薰心。
Stilling the hips & spine. Danger: the heart suffocates.
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艮其腓,不拯其 隨,其心不快。
Stilling the calves. Their heart is sad because they are unable to save their followers.
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艮其趾, 无咎,利永貞。
Keeping the toes still. No error. Perseverance is beneficial.