Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 20 觀 Guān, Viewing
  3. Line 3
20 觀, line 3

Line 3 六三 yin, divided, of hexagram 20 觀 Guān

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

觀我生,進退。

guān wǒ shēng, jìn tuì.

The third line, divided, shows one looking at (the course of) his own life, to advance or recede (accordingly). (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

觀我生,進退;未失道也。

guān wǒ shēng, jìn tuì; wèi shī dào yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10645159); 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.