#52
Gèn · Keeping Still
Upper ☶ 艮 Mountain · Lower ☶ 艮 Mountain
Judgment 卦辞
艮其背，不获其身，行其庭，不见其人，无咎。艮其背，不獲其身，行其庭，不見其人，无咎。
When one’s resting is like that of the back, and he loses all consciousness of self; when he walks in his courtyard, and does not see any (of the persons) in it,—there will be no error.
Commentary on the Judgment 彖曰
艮，止也。时止则止，时行则行，动静不失其时，其道光明。艮其止，止其所也。上下敌应，不相与也。是以不获其身，行其庭不见其人，无咎也。艮，止也。時止則止，時行則行，動靜不失其時，其道光明。艮其止，止其所也。上下敵應，不相與也。是以不獲其身，行其庭不見其人，无咎也。
Image 象曰
兼山，艮；君子以思不出其位。兼山，艮；君子以思不出其位。
上九上九
敦艮，吉。敦艮，吉。
The sixth line, undivided, shows its subject devotedly maintaining his restfulness. There will be good fortune.
Line image 小象：敦艮之吉，以厚终也。敦艮之吉，以厚終也。
六五六五
艮其辅，言有，悔亡。艮其輔，言有，悔亡。
The fifth line, divided, shows its subject keeping his jawbones at rest, so that his words are (all) orderly. Occasion for repentance will disappear.
Line image 小象：艮其辅，以中正也。艮其輔，以中正也。
六四六四
艮其身，无咎。艮其身，无咎。
The fourth line, divided, shows its subject keeping his trunk at rest. There will be no error.
Line image 小象：艮其身，止诸躬也。艮其身，止諸躬也。
九三九三
艮其限，其夤，厉心。艮其限，其夤，厲心。
The third line, undivided, shows its subject keeping his loins at rest, and separating the ribs (from the body below). The situation is perilous, and the heart glows with suppressed excitement.
Line image 小象：艮其限，危熏心也。艮其限，危薰心也。
六二六二
艮其腓，不拯其随，其心不快。艮其腓，不拯其隨，其心不快。
The second line, divided, shows its subject keeping the calves of his legs at rest. He cannot help (the subject of the line above) whom he follows, and is dissatisfied in his mind.
Line image 小象：不拯其随，未退听也。不拯其隨，未退聽也。
初六初六
艮其趾，无咎，利永贞。艮其趾，无咎，利永貞。
The first line, divided, shows its subject keeping his toes at rest. There will be no error; but it will be advantageous for him to be persistently firm and correct.
Line image 小象：艮其趾，未失正也。艮其趾，未失正也。
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