Wuwei Foundation
Yi Jing
P'i - Standstill [Stagnation]
12. P'i - Standstill [Stagnation]
above
Ch'ien The Creative, Heaven
below
K'un The Receptive, Earth
The Judgement
Standstill.
Evil people do not further
The perseverance
of the superior man.
The great
departs; the small approaches.
The Image
Heaven and
earth do not unite:
The image
of Standstill.
Thus the
superior man falls back upon his inner worth
In order
to escape the difficulties.
He does not
permit himself to be honored with revenue.
The Lines
Six at the
beginning means:
When ribbon
grass is pulled up, the sod comes with it.
Each according
to his kind.
Perseverance
brings good fortune and success.
Six in the
second place means:
They bear
and endure;
This means
good fortune for inferior people.
The standstill
serves to help the great man to attain success.
Six in the
third place means:
They bear
shame.
Nine in the
fourth place means:
He who acts
at the command of the highest
Remains without
blame.
Those of
like mind partake of the blessing.
Nine in the
fifth place means:
Standstill
is giving way.
Good fortune
for the great man.
"What if
it should fail, what if it should fail?"
In this way
he ties it to a cluster of mulberry shoots.
Nine at the
top means:
The standstill
comes to an end.
First standstill,
then good fortune.
