52. Gen | Keeping Still
- Line 1 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 2 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 3 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
- Line 4 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 5 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 6 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
艮：其背，不获其身；行其庭，不见其人，无咎。
Translation: 艮 / Keeping Still: 其背，不获其身；行其庭，不见其人，no blame。.
Reading note: This is the judgment of Gen (Keeping Still), setting the overall situation and guiding principle for the whole hexagram. “no blame” means avoiding fault, not necessarily winning great success.
初六：艮其趾，无咎，利永贞。
Translation: First Six: 艮其趾，no blame，利永贞。.
Reading note: The first line is the lowest position, where a situation is just beginning and its strength is still forming. “constancy” means holding to what is correct over time; “no blame” means avoiding fault, not necessarily winning great success.
六二：艮其腓，不拯其随，其心不快。
Translation: Second Six: Draft rendering: 艮其腓，不拯其随，其心不快。.
Reading note: The second line often suggests a central and emerging position: no longer hidden, but not yet in command. The image should be read as a concrete way of describing the situation before choosing how to act.
九三：艮其限，列其夤，厉薰心。
Translation: Third Nine: 艮其限，列其夤，danger; be vigilant薰心。.
Reading note: The third line stands at the end of the lower trigram, where effort and pressure increase and caution becomes important. “danger” calls for vigilance.
六四：艮其身，无咎。
Translation: Fourth Six: 艮其身，no blame。.
Reading note: The fourth line enters the upper trigram and marks a threshold between holding back and advancing. “no blame” means avoiding fault, not necessarily winning great success.
六五：艮其辅，言有序，悔亡。
Translation: Fifth Six: 艮其辅，言有序，regret disappears。.
Reading note: The fifth line is near the honored position, where influence can be exercised if power remains aligned with what is right. “regret” or “difficulty” points to trouble caused by an ill-measured action.
上九：敦艮，吉。
Translation: Top Nine: 敦艮，auspicious。.
Reading note: The top line is the end of the hexagram's movement, often warning about excess, culmination, or the need to change course. “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction.