Solid Lines and Broken Lines

Kun Hexagram: Firm and Soft Are Not Good and Bad

Translated from the Chinese original by the AI Guanyin Volunteer. Scripture and classical text in 「」 is kept in the original.

Hexagrams · Seeing firm and soft
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地 地 一二三四五六
Don't rush to read the explanation yet. This hexagram is called "坤" (Kun): earth above, earth below, and all six lines are broken. All broken lines — does that mean it's weak? Look at what each of the six figures is doing.

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