Hexagram 41 · line 6
Decrease
損Sǔn
Benefiting others without diminishing oneself. No fault; constancy is favorable, and proceeding is beneficial. One gains followers beyond one's own household.
Line statement
上九
弗損，益之，无咎，貞吉，利有攸往。得臣无家。
Benefiting others without diminishing oneself. No fault; constancy is favorable, and proceeding is beneficial. One gains followers beyond one's own household.
At Line 6, benefits extend outward without impoverishing their source. Zhu Xi connects the final household phrase with the breadth of that generosity. Changing the firm top to yielding makes Earth above Lake, Hexagram 19.
Computed position
How this place works
- Trigram position
- outer · boundary
Line 6 is the boundary of the outer trigram.
- Polarity and place
- yang in an even place: not aligned
Its yang polarity does not match the traditional even-place convention.
- Correspondence
- Line 3: responsive
Its counterpart is Line 3; the two have opposite polarities and can be read as responsive.
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