Tun — Retreat
Tun — Retreat
(129)
The Judgement
RETREAT. Success.
In what is small, perseverance furthers.
The Image
Mountain under heaven: the image of RETREAT.
Thus the superior man keeps the inferior man at a distance,
Not angrily but with reserve.
The Lines
Six at the beginning means:
At the tail in retreat. This is dangerous.
One must not wish to undertake anything.
Six in the second place means:
He holds him fast with yellow oxhide.
No one can tear him loose.
Six in the third place means:
A halted retreat
Is nerve-wracking and dangerous.
To retain people as men— and maidservants
Brings good fortune.
Six in the fourth place means:
Voluntary retreat brings good fortune to the superior man
And downfall to the inferior man.
Six in the fifth place means:
Friendly retreat. Perseverance brings good fortune.
Six at the top means:
Cheerful retreat. Everything serves to further.
(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.)
