Line 1 Yang
Approach through mutual responsiveness, keeping the initial intention upright.
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HEXAGRAM 19 · Lín
Approaching with Care
Approach to guide and care, remembering that growth will change.
☷ Above: Kun · Earth☱ Below: Dui · Lake
Meaning
Earth above the lake pictures responsibility drawing close to those it serves. Guidance requires understanding and care, beyond pleasing words; expansion also contains the prospect of decline.
FOR REFLECTION
When offering guidance, have you understood others' needs or only sought their agreement?
The six lines
Read from line 1 at the bottom to line 6 at the top. These are paraphrases, not verbatim translations.
Line 2 Yang
A responsive approach meets an answering movement and widens the room for cooperation.
Line 3 Yin
Sweet words are not a useful approach; recognizing the problem allows correction.
Line 4 Yin
Come fully to the situation; be present where responsibility actually lies.
Line 5 Yin
Approach with understanding, as a leader should, acting with balance.
Line 6 Yin
Approach with generous depth; dependable care supports those around you.
References
Classical Zhouyi · 臨James Legge, The Yî King (1882), Sacred Books of the East XVI, hexagram 19
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