謙 → 中孚
Hexagram 15: Modesty → Hexagram 61: Inner Truth
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 3, 5, 6).
Line 1
初六 謙謙君子。用涉大川。吉。
Six at the beginning means: A superior man modest about his modesty May cross the great water. Good fortune.
Line 2
六二 鳴謙。貞吉。
Six in the second place means: Modesty that comes to expression. Perseverance brings good fortune.
Line 3
九三 勞謙君子。有終吉。
Nine in the third place means: A superior man of modesty and merit Carries things to conclusion. Good fortune.
Line 5
六五 不富以其鄰。利用侵伐。无不利。
Six in the fifth place means: No boasting of wealth before one's neighbor. It is favorable to attack with force. Nothing that would not further.
Line 6
上六 鳴謙。利用行師。征邑國。
Six at the top means: Modesty that comes to expression. It is favorable to set armies marching To chastise one's own city and one's country.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
虎豹熊羆，遊戲山谷。君子仁賢，皆得所欲。
Tigers, leopards, bears, and grizzlies roam and play in the mountain valleys. The virtuous and benevolent noble man; all obtain what they desire.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Earth holds the mountain in peaceful containment. Tigers, leopards, bears, and grizzlies roam and play in the mountain valleys — fierce beasts at leisure, their power evident but unthreatened. The noble and benevolent man attains everything he desires. The verse presents a paradox of coexistence: the most dangerous creatures relaxed in their element, aggression suspended in a landscape of natural abundance. From Modesty to Inner Truth, wind blows over the lake, and the noble one deliberates on legal cases with clemency. Inner Truth's hollow center — two yin lines between solid yang — creates space for sincerity. The wild beasts at play embody this: when the environment provides genuine nourishment, even the fiercest creatures need not hunt. Trust in natural provision replaces the compulsion to seize.
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