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Keeping Still
Hexagram 52 of 64 · Gèn
Stillness and stopping
The classic text
In EnglishStillness and stopping. Stillness is not inaction — it is moving without leaving your place
Original text · Judgement (卦辭)艮其背，不獲其身，行其庭，不見其人，无咎
Original text · Image (象辭)兼山，艮；君子以思不出其位
TrigramsUpper Mountain ☶ · Lower Mountain ☶
Original text · Judgement (卦辭)艮其背，不獲其身，行其庭，不見其人，无咎
Original text · Image (象辭)兼山，艮；君子以思不出其位
TrigramsUpper Mountain ☶ · Lower Mountain ☶
What to do
Carry out
1. Stop where stopping is due 2. Do not think beyond your place 3. Rest in stillness
Be careful
Stillness is not inaction — it is moving without leaving your place