賁 → 節
Hexagram 22: Grace → Hexagram 60: Limitation
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 5, 6).
Line 2
六二 賁其須。
Six in the second place means: Lends grace to the beard on his chin.
Line 3
九三 賁如濡如。永貞吉。
Nine in the third place means: Graceful and moist. Constant perseverance brings good fortune.
Line 5
六五 賁于丘園。束帛戔戔。吝。終吉。
Six in the fifth place means: Grace in the hills and gardens. The roll of silk is meager and small. Humiliation, but in the end good fortune.
Line 6
上九 白賁。无咎。
Nine at the top means: Simple grace. No blame.
Trigram Changes
Yilin Verse
君知聖哲，鳴呼其友。鎮德之徒，可以禮仕。
The lord knows the sage and the wise; he calls out to his friends. Those who uphold virtue; they may serve with propriety.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
Commentary
Fire beneath the mountain reveals a ruler who recognizes wisdom. The sovereign knows the sage and the philosopher, calling out to his worthy companions. Those who anchor their virtue become the kind of followers who can be employed through proper ritual. The verse traces the ideal sequence: recognition of talent, public summoning, and incorporation through established ceremony. From Grace to Limitation, fire beneath the mountain transforms into water resting upon the lake. Limitation's teaching is that measure and proportion define true order — the sage must not only be found but properly placed within institutional bounds. Grace's fire decorates; Limitation's water regulates. The ruler who recognizes the sage and employs him through ritual enacts exactly this transformation: from admiration to structured governance.
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