Hexagram 52001001
Keeping Still 艮
Upper: Mountain · Lower: Mountain
Judgment
“Keeping Still. Rest in the back — stop when to stop. Good fortune.”
艮：艮其背，不获其身，行其庭，不见其人，无咎。
Hexagram Structure
6
5
4
3
2
1
Mountain over Mountain
The Image
Double Mountain — Keeping Still. The superior person does not let thoughts go beyond the present.
兼山，艮；君子以思不出其位。
The Lines
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Line 1
Line 1
Keeping still in the feet — no blame.
初六：艮其趾，无咎，利永贞。
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Line 2
Line 2
Keeping still in the calves — cannot save the one followed.
六二：艮其腓，不拯其随，其心不快。
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Line 3
Line 3
Keeping still in the hips — danger.
九三：艮其限，列其夤，厉薰心。
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Line 4
Line 4
Keeping still in the chest — no blame.
六四：艮其身，无咎。
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Line 5
Line 5
Keeping still in the jaw — words follow. Regret disappears.
六五：艮其辅，言有序，悔亡。
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Line 6
Line 6
Keeping still — supreme good fortune.
上九：敦艮，吉。
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