Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 8 比 Bǐ, Alliance
  3. Line 2
8 比, line 2

Line 2 六二 yin, divided, of hexagram 8 比 Bǐ

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

比之自內,貞吉。

bì zhī zì nèi, zhēn jí.

In the second line, divided, we see the movement towards union and attachment proceeding from the inward (mind). With firm correctness there will be good fortune. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

比之自內,不自失也。

bì zhī zì nèi, bù zì shī yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10645543); the text is public domain, the site's edits CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • English: James Legge, The Yî King, Sacred Books of the East vol. XVI, Oxford 1882 (public domain).
  • Pinyin: Unihan (Unicode License v3) with this site's readings for the classical cases.