11/ 泰 / ䷊ / Peace

the judgement

PEACE. The small departs,

The great approaches.

Good fortune. Success.

the image

Heaven and earth unite: the image of PEACE

Thus the ruler

Divides and completes the course of heaven and earth;

He furthers and regulate the gifts of heaven and earth,

And so aids the people

the lines

Nine at the beginning means:

When the ribbon grass is pulled up, the sod comes with it.

Each according to his kind.

Undertakings bring good fortune.

Nine in the second place means:

Bearing with the unculutred in gentleness,

Fording the river with resolution,

Not neglecting what is distant,

Not regarding one's companions:

Thus one may manage to walk in the middle.

Nine in the third place means:

No plain not followed by a slope.

No going not followed by a return.

He who remains persevering in danger

Is without blame.

Do not complain about this truth;

Enjoy the good fortune you still possess.

Six in the fourth place means:

He flutters down, not boasting of his wealth,

Together with his neighbor,

Guileless and sincere.

Six in the fifth place means:

The sovereign I

Gives his daughter in marriage.

This brings blessing

And supreme good fortune.

Six at the top means:

The wall falls back into the moat.

Use no army now.

Make your commands known within your own town.

Perseverance brings humiliation.

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11/ 泰 / ䷊ / The Thâi Hexagram

Explanation of the entire figure by king Wăn

In Thâi the little gone and the great come. (It indicates that) there will

be good fortune, with progress and success.

Explanation of the separate lines by the duke of Kâu

The first (or lowest) NINE, undivided,

suggests the idea of grass pulled up, and bringing with it other stalks

with whose roots it is connected. Advance (on the part of its subject) will be fortunate.

The second NINE, undivided,

shows one who can bear with the uncultivated, will cross the Ho without a boat,

does not forget the distant, and has no (selfish) friendships. Thus does he prove himself

acting in accordance with the course of the due Mean.

The third NINE, undivided,

shows that, while there is no state of peace that is not liable to be disturbed, and

and no departure (of evil men) so that they shall not return, yet when one is firm and correct,

as he realises the distresses that may arise, he will commit no error.

There is no occasion for sadness at the certainty (of such recurring changes);

and in this mood the happiness (of the present) may be (long) enjoyed.

The fourth SIX, divided,

shows its subject fluttering (down);--not relying on his own rich resources, but calling in his neighbours.

(They all come) not as having received warning, but in the sincerity (of their hearts).

The fifth SIX, divided,

reminds us of (king) Tî-yî's (rule about the) marriage of his younger sister.

By such a course there is happiness and there will be great good fortune.

The sixth (or topmost) SIX, divided,

shows us the city wall returned into the moat. It is not the time to use the army.

(The subject of the line) may, indeed, announce his orders to the people of his own city;

but however correct and firm he may be, he will have cause for regret.

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11/ 泰 / ䷊ / Advance/ Taí

decision

Advance.

The little is departing,

The great is arriving.

Good fortune.

Prosperous and smooth.

commentary on the symbol

Heavan and Earth are moving together.

An image of Advance.

In correspondence with this,

The ruler gives full play t his ability and wisdom

To complete the Tao of Heaven and Earth,

And assists their suitable arrangement,

to influence people.

yao text (the lines)

Initial Nine

Pulling out a reed,

Other roots come with it.

Moving forward: good fortune.

Second Nine

Embracing great rivers.

Fighting a tiger with bare hands.

Crossing a river with bare feet.

Abandon not the remote;

Cliques dissolve.

Obtain esteem by walking the central path.

Third Nine

No plain without undultion,

No past without return.

In hardship,

Being steadfast and upright: no fault.

Grieve not over your sincerity and truthfulness.

In inheritance there is happiness.

Fourth Six

Fluttering, fluttering.

Not affluent.

With your neighbors,

No admonishing,

Be sincere and truthful.

Fifth Six

King Yi married off his younger sister.

This brought blessing.

Supreme good fortune.

Top Six

Castle wall returns into the moat.

Use no multitude.

To your own country, make your self-blame known.

Being steadfast: humiliation.

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