Peng
I Ching/Hexagram 15
Hexagram 15001000

Modesty

Upper: Earth · Lower: Mountain

Judgment

Modesty creates success. The superior person carries things through to completion.

谦:亨,君子有终。

Hexagram Structure

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Earth over Mountain

The Image

A mountain within the Earth — Modesty. The superior person reduces what is excessive.

地中有山,谦;君子以裒多益寡,称物平施。

The Lines

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Line 1

A modest person in motion — great good fortune.

初六:谦谦君子,用涉大川,吉。

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Line 2

Modesty expressed through words — good fortune.

六二:鸣谦,贞吉。

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Line 3

A worthy person with modesty — completion.

九三:劳谦,君子有终,吉。

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Line 4

Modesty in action — no disadvantage.

六四:无不利,撝谦。

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Line 5

Not wealthy — take from neighbors. Good fortune.

六五:不富,以其邻,利用侵伐,无不利。

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Line 6

Modesty in action — set the army in motion.

上六:鸣谦,利用行师,征邑国。

Key Ideas in This Hexagram

Opposite Hexagram

When all lines are flipped — a mirror perspective on this energy.

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