Lin · Approach

Judgment

元亨利贞，至于八月有凶。

Sublime success, and reward for perseverance. When the eighth month comes there will be misfortune.

The Chinese above is the received classical text. The English below it is a plain-language rendering written for this site — not a scholarly translation. The classical wording is terse and genuinely open to more than one reading, so where interpretations diverge we follow the mainstream one.

The Image (Da Xiang)

泽上有地，临，君子以教思无穷，容保民无疆。

泽上有地，这是临卦，居上临下、监察治理的卦象，君子应当教化不倦，包容保护百姓。

The Six Lines

• First line咸临，贞吉。初九 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Second line咸临，吉，无不利。九二 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Third line甘临，无攸利，既忧之，无咎。六三 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fourth line至临，无咎。六四 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fifth line知临，大君之宜，吉。六五 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Top line敦临，吉，无咎。上六 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.

Modern Interpretive Reference

Quality: Auspicious

Tendency: Approach; influence expanding and conditions rising.

Guidance: Engage closely with those you lead, but remember peaks are followed by decline.

This section is editorial reflection written for this site, not classical commentary. Hexagram qualities are not fixed outcomes — context and response matter more than the label. For cultural reflection only; not a basis for any decision.