Hexagram 2 Line 2: 六二
Position: Line 2 (Lower Trigram)六二 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blamelessFamous Line
Classical Chinese Text
六二 直方大。不習无不利。
直方大
Wilhelm Translation
Straight, square, great. Without purpose, Yet nothing remains unfurthered.
Commentary
Straight, square, great—without special purpose, yet nothing remains unfurthered. The circle is heaven's symbol, the square is earth's. Nature creates all beings without erring: this is its squareness. It tolerates all creatures equally: this is its greatness. You achieve wisdom when all you do is as self-evident as what nature does.
When This Line Changes
If Line 2 changes, Hexagram 2 Kun (The Receptive) transforms into Hexagram 7 Shi (The Army).
Parent Hexagram
The Receptive
Kun坤 (2)
Earth (坤) over Earth (坤)
Upper Trigram: ☷ Earth | Lower Trigram: ☷ Earth