蹇
The Xiang Commentary on the hexagram Jian says: "To see danger and be able to halt — this is wisdom indeed!" Once you grasp this point, you have truly grasped the fundamental meaning of this hexagram. The hexagram presents the image of "water atop a mountain.
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利西南，不利东北；利见大人，贞吉。
Obstruction: the southwest is favorable, the northeast unfavorable. It furthers one to see the great person. Steadfastness brings good fortune.
山上有水，蹇。君子以反身修德。
The Xiang Commentary on the hexagram Jian says: "To see danger and be able to halt — this is wisdom indeed!" Once you grasp this point, you have truly grasped the fundamental meaning of this hexagram. The hexagram presents the image of "water atop a mountain." Although the Kan trigram (water) signifies "danger" and the Gen trigram (mountain) presents an "obstacle," if one halts upon encountering danger, what blame could there be? For the Jian hexagram, the danger lies in Gen, and the halting also occurs at Gen.
Hexagram 39, Jian (Obstruction), should be read from the source note first: The Xiang Commentary on the hexagram Jian says: "To see danger and be able to halt — this is wisdom indeed!" Once you grasp this point, you have truly grasped the fundamental meaning of this hexagram. Yarrow uses it for reflection, not fixed prediction.
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