Hexagram 30 · ䷝
Clarity must attach itself to what is right in order to endure. When brightness is steadily sustained, success follows; the image of the cow suggests gentle, su...
Judgment
Clarity must attach itself to what is right in order to endure. When brightness is steadily sustained, success follows; the image of the cow suggests gentle, sustaining strength.
Image
Twofold brightness suggests light renewed again and again. The great person keeps this brightness alive and extends it outward in every direction.
Lines
Confused footprints running here and there, but if one remains careful, no blame follows. Yellow light represents supreme good fortune through proper centrality. In the setting sun...
Perseverance furthers. Success. Raising a cow brings good fortune.
Clarity must attach itself to what is right in order to endure. When brightness is steadily sustained, success follows; the image of the cow suggests gentle, sustaining strength.
The Clinging means attachment. Sun and moon cling to heaven; the hundred grains and plants cling to the earth. Double brightness clinging to what is right thereby transforms and completes the world. The yielding clings to the central and correct, therefore there is success. Thus raising a cow brings good fortune.
Nothing shines by itself alone. Light endures by attaching to what is proper, just as sun and moon cling to heaven and living things cling to earth. When clarity is joined to correctness, it can civilize the world.
Brightness rises twice: the image of Fire. The great person continues this brightness and illumines the four quarters.
Twofold brightness suggests light renewed again and again. The great person keeps this brightness alive and extends it outward in every direction.
The footprints run confused. But if one is careful, no blame.
Confused footprints running here and there, but if one remains careful, no blame follows.
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The footprints run confused, because the yielding is below.
Confused footprints show the yielding improperly placed below.
Yellow light. Supreme good fortune.
Yellow light represents supreme good fortune through proper centrality.
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Yellow light, supreme good fortune, because he has the central position and correct conduct.
Yellow light brings supreme good fortune through central position and correct conduct.
In the light of the setting sun, men either beat the pot and sing or loudly bewail the approach of old age. Misfortune.
In the setting sun's light, some sing and some lament old age's approach. This attitude brings misfortune.
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In the light of the setting sun. He cannot last long. Even though one may beat the pot and sing, what end is served by loudly bewailing the approach of old age?
The setting sun cannot last long. Singing or lamenting—neither serves any purpose.
Its coming is sudden; it flames up, dies down, is thrown away.
Sudden arrival that flames up quickly, dies down, and is discarded shows what cannot endure.
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Its coming is sudden; it flames up, dies down, is thrown away. He is not in his place.
Sudden flaming and dying shows one not properly placed.
Tears in floods, sighing and lamenting. Good fortune.
Tears and lamentation ultimately bring good fortune through the release of emotion.
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Tears in floods, sighing and lamenting. The king is in his central position.
Tears and lamentation show the king in his proper central position able to express emotion.
The king uses him to march forth and chastise. Then it is best to kill the leaders, and take captive the followers. No blame.
The king uses one to march forth and chastise rebels. Kill the leaders but spare the followers. No blame.
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The king uses him to march forth and chastise. Thus he makes correct the regions of the world.
The king's chastisement corrects the regions of the world through proper action.
What does Li / The Clinging mean in the I Ching?
Clarity must attach itself to what is right in order to endure. When brightness is steadily sustained, success follows; the image of the cow suggests gentle, su...
How should I study Hexagram 30 on this page?
Start with the judgment and image, then read the line statements in sequence. Confused footprints running here and there, but if one remains careful, no blame follows. Yellow light represents supreme good fortune through proper centrality. In the setting sun...
How can this hexagram be applied in a modern reading?
Nothing shines by itself alone. Light endures by attaching to what is proper, just as sun and moon cling to heaven and living things cling to earth. When clarity is joined to correctness, it can civilize the world.
Primary text: Zhouyi / I Ching, including the Judgment, Image, line texts, and related commentaries.
Translation basis: public-domain and modern study references, with AI used only as a learning aid.