Hexagram 52
艮 Gèn
Keeping Still (Mountain)
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Gen — Keeping Still
Mountain · Youngest Son
艮
Gen — Keeping Still
Mountain · Youngest Son
Keeping Still. Keeping their back so still that they no longer feel their body. They go into the courtyard and do not see the people. No blame.
Mountains standing close together: the image of Keeping Still. Thus the superior person does not permit their thoughts to go beyond the situation.
Keeping their toes still. No blame. Continued perseverance furthers.
Keeping their calves still. They cannot rescue the one they follow. Their heart is not glad.
Keeping their hips still. Making the sacrum stiff. Dangerous. The heart suffocates.
Keeping their trunk still. No blame.
Keeping their jaws still. The words have order. Remorse disappears.
Noble-hearted keeping still. Good fortune.