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Hexagram 52 — Mountain over Mountain (艮為山) - Keeping Still
艮
Lower Canon 下經
Hexagram Symbol & Trigrams
卦象與八卦
Judgment
卦辭
艮：艮其背，不獲其身，行其庭，不見其人，無咎。
Keeping Still. Keeping his back still so that he no longer feels his body. He goes into his courtyard and does not see his people. No blame.
Image
象傳
象曰：兼山，艮；君子以思不出其位。
Mountains standing close together: the image of Keeping Still. Thus the superior man does not permit his thoughts to go beyond his situation.
Interpretation
詮釋
艮卦象徵靜止與止守。重山相連，靜而不動。應止於當止，安於本位，不越界限。
Keeping still and restraint. Mountains connected, still and unmoving. Should stop when appropriate, settle in position, not cross boundaries.
Six Lines
爻辭
Six at the beginning
初六
艮其趾，無咎，利永貞。
Keeping his toes still. No blame. Continued perseverance furthers.
止於足趾，無咎，利於永久守正。事之初即止步，防患於未然。
Stopping at toes, no blame, benefits eternal correctness. Stopping at beginning of matter, preventing problems before they arise.
Six in the second place
六二
艮其腓，不拯其隨，其心不快。
Keeping his calves still. He cannot rescue him whom he follows. His heart is not glad.
止於小腿，不能拯救所跟隨者，內心不快。欲止不能，心有不甘。
Stopping at calves, cannot save whom follows, heart unhappy. Wanting to stop but cannot, heart unwilling.
Nine in the third place
九三
艮其限，列其夤，厲薰心。
Keeping his hips still. He makes his sacrum stiff. Dangerous. The heart suffocates.
止於腰間，脊背僵硬，危險薰心。強行靜止，反傷身心。
Stopping at waist, spine stiff, danger suffocates heart. Forcibly staying still, instead harms body and mind.
Six in the fourth place
六四
艮其身，無咎。
Keeping his trunk still. No blame.
止於身軀，無咎。得其正位，恰到好處的靜止。
Stopping at trunk, no blame. Getting proper position, just right stillness.
Six in the fifth place
六五
艮其輔，言有序，悔亡。
Keeping his jaws still. The words have order. Remorse disappears.
止於頰頷，言語有序，悔恨消失。慎言而有序，免於過失。
Stopping at cheeks and jaws, words orderly, regret vanishes. Cautious speech with order, avoid mistakes.
Nine at the top
上九
敦艮，吉。
Noblehearted keeping still. Good fortune.
敦厚篤實地靜止，吉。艮道完成，止於至善。
Sincere and solid stillness, fortune. Way of keeping still perfected, resting in ultimate goodness.
Source: I Ching (易經), Hexagram 52