A source-first reading note for Hexagram 14, Da You (Great Possession), with a reference translation, trigram frame, and one reversible observation practice.
Reference translation
Possession in Great Measure: supreme success. The Commentary on the Judgment says: In Possession in Great Measure, the yielding line attains the honored place, central and great, and those above and below respond to it. Therefore it is called Possession in Great Measure. Its character is firm and strong, refined and bright. It accords with Heaven and moves with the time. Thus it is supremely successful. The Commentary on the Image says: Fire above Heaven: the image of Possession in Great Measure. Thus the superior man curbs evil and furthers good, obeying the benevolent will of Heaven.
See the original-text and authority layers in the complete catalog entry.
Context from the authority layer
The fire in the heavens is the sun, who brings light to this world and also brings life. Li is fundamentally a yin trigram and carries the image of the feminine. In Da You, a yin line occupies the honored position and receives the response of all the yang lines above and below. The sage perceives that the brilliant radiance of the sun can nurture the growth of all things and can also drive out what is decayed and corrupt. Therefore, by "restraining evil and promoting good, conforming to Heaven and resting in its mandate," he governs all under Heaven.
Read the structure before the slogan
The lower trigram is 乾 (天), associated in the bundled corpus with 健; the upper trigram is 离 (火), associated with 丽. Read the lower trigram as the inner or starting field and the upper trigram as the outward field before turning the pattern into advice.
One accountable observation practice
Copy one concrete verb, condition, or image from the reference translation for Hexagram 14. Name one place where it is observable in the situation you are examining. Then choose one small step you can reverse and write the condition that would make you review it.
Common misread to avoid
Do not turn Great Possession into a personality label, a guaranteed event, or a verdict about another person. The translation and trigram frame are source layers to examine, not an instruction to surrender judgment.
Source boundary
The reference translation and context are drawn from Yarrow's bundled structured Zhouyi authority layer. Yarrow keeps that layer separate from optional modern reflection. This page does not claim that Hexagram 14 was cast for your question.