H^ eng / Duration
above:Tui The Joyous, Lake
below:K^ en Keeping Still, Mountain
Hang indicates successful progress and no error (in what it
denotes). But the advantage will come from being firm and
correct, and movement in any direction whatever will be
advantageous.
Overall Meaning
Constancy, duration, the symbol of perseverance
The subject of this hexagram may be given as perseverence in well doing, or in continuously acting out the law of one's being. The sixth Appendix makes it a sequel of the previous figure. As that treats, it is said, of the relation between husband and wife, so this treats of the continuous observance of their respective duties. Hsien, we saw, is made up of Kan, the symbol of the youngest son, and Tui, the symbol of the youngest daughter, attraction and influence between the sexes being strongest in youth. Hang consists of Sun, 'the oldest daughter', and Chan, the oldest son. The couple are more staid. The wife occupies the lower place; and the relation between them is marked by her submission. This is sound doctrine, especially from a Chinese point of view; but I doubt whether such application of his teaching was in the mind of King Wan. Given two parties, an inferior and superior in correlation. If both be continuously observant of what is correct, the inferior also being submissive, and the superior firm, good fortune and progress may be predicated on their course.