Hêng — Duration
Hêng — Duration
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The Judgement
DURATION. Success. No blame.
Perseverance furthers.
It furthers one to have somewhere to go.
The Image
Thunder and wind: the image of DURATION.
Thus the superior man stands firm
And does not change his direction.
The Lines
Six at the beginning means:
Seeking duration too hastily brings misfortune persistently.
Nothing that would further.
Six in the second place means:
Remorse disappears.
Six in the third place means:
He who does not give duration to his character
Meets with disgrace.
Persistent humiliation.
Six in the fourth place means:
No game in the field.
Six in the fifth place means:
Giving duration to one's character through perseverance.
This is good fortune for a woman, misfortune for a man.
Six at the top means:
Restlessness as an enduring condition brings misfortune.
(Note: the numbers in parentheses below the title of each hexagram refer to the page in the Wilhelm/Baynes 1968 Third Edition of I Ching or book of changes where additional commentary on the individual hexagram can be found.)
