64 Hexagrams
䷳
Keeping Still
Hexagram 52
Upper Trigram
☶ Mountain
Lower Trigram
☶ Mountain
The Judgment
Keeping his back still so that he no longer feels his body. He goes into his courtyard and does not see his people. No blame.
The Image
Mountains standing close together. Thus the superior man does not permit his thoughts to go beyond his situation.
The Lines
Line 1
Keeping his toes still. No blame. Continued perseverance furthers.
Line 2
Keeping his calves still. He cannot rescue him whom he follows. His heart is not glad.
Line 3
Keeping his hips still. Making his sacrum stiff. Dangerous. The heart suffocates.
Line 4
Keeping his trunk still. No blame.
Line 5
Keeping his jaws still. The words have order. Remorse disappears.
Line 6
Noblehearted keeping still. Good fortune.