Hexagram 2 of 64
坤
The Receptive
kun · 坤
YES
Great Fortune
Interpretation
Yes, through patience. Follow rather than lead.
Upper Trigram
Earth
Lower Trigram
Earth
The Judgment (King Wen)
The Receptive brings about sublime success, furthering through the perseverance of a mare.
The Image
The earth's condition is receptive devotion. Thus the superior man who has breadth of character carries the outer world.
Keywords
receptivitypatiencedevotionearth