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__  __ Hexagram Fifty-Two:  
       Ken / The Mountain

Above this Mountain's summit
another more majestic rises:
The Superior Person
is mindful to keep his thoughts
in the here and now.

Stilling the sensations
of the Ego,
he roams his courtyard
without moving a muscle,
unencumbered by the fears
and desires of his fellows.
This is no mistake.



Hexagram Fifty-Two/Line One:
Not even moving a toe.
No mistakes.
Hold to this course.


Hexagram Fifty-Two/Line Two:
Relaxing his legs.
He sees he cannot rescue
the one he follows.
He resigns himself to sorrow.


Hexagram Fifty-Two/Line Three:
He seeks stillness
through rigidity 
instead of relaxation.
He will paralyze
his legs
and overtax his heart.


Hexagram Fifty-Two/Line Four:
He keeps his trunk still
through flexibility.
Faultless.


Hexagram Fifty-Two/Line Five:
Keeping his jaw relaxed,
what words he speaks
carry order and deliberation.
Conflict dissolves.


Hexagram Fifty-Two/Line Six:
His constant goal
is an end to striving.
Good fortune.

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