Line 1 Yin
Frost underfoot points toward solid ice: notice the first signs.
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HEXAGRAM 02 · Kūn
Receptive Ground
Receive and sustain with steadiness and generosity.
☷ Above: Kun · Earth☷ Below: Kun · Earth
Meaning
Earth supports living things. Receptiveness means understanding conditions, carrying work through, and leaving room for others to receive credit.
FOR REFLECTION
What can you support while keeping your own principles intact?
The six lines
Read from line 1 at the bottom to line 6 at the top. These are paraphrases, not verbatim translations.
Line 2 Yin
Straight, square, and spacious: a sound foundation needs no display.
Line 3 Yin
Keep excellence within; complete shared service without claiming its achievement.
Line 4 Yin
Tie the sack closed: discretion may bring neither blame nor praise.
Line 5 Yin
A yellow lower garment: balanced worth shows through an unassuming place.
Line 6 Yin
Dragons fight in the open, dark and yellow blood mingling: opposition has overreached.
Use Six
Use Six: lasting constancy gives receptive strength a dependable foundation.
References
Classical Zhouyi · 坤James Legge, The Yî King (1882), Sacred Books of the East XVI, hexagram 2
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