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Keeping Still Hexagram 52 of the I Ching (Yijing · 周易)
Keeping still — know when to stop
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The Judgment
Keeping Still — you succeed in what you are doing; do not seek what is not yours.
The Six Moving Lines
- Six at the beginningKeeping his toes still; no blame; perseverance furthers.初六：艮其趾，无咎，利永贞。
- Six in the second placeKeeping his calves still; he cannot rescue him whom he follows; his heart is not glad.六二：艮其腓，不拯其随，其心不快。
- Nine in the third placeKeeping his hips still; making his sacrum stiff; dangerous; the heart suffocates.九三：艮其限，列其夤，厉，薰心。
- Six in the fourth placeKeeping his trunk still; no blame.六四：艮其身，无咎。
- Six in the fifth placeKeeping his jaw still; words have order; remorse disappears.六五：艮其辅，言有序，悔亡。
- Nine at the topKeeping still in the back; he does not seek his companion; he does not find it; no blame.上九：敦艮，吉。