Shan Ze Sun (Mountain over Lake)
Upper: Gen / Lower: Dui
Earth
Diminishment
With sincerity, primordial good fortune, no blame, can be correct, beneficial to go somewhere. What is the use of it? Two bowls may be used for the offering.
There is a lake beneath the mountain: Sun; the noble person thus restrains anger and curbs desire. — There is a lake beneath the mountain; the deeper the lake, the higher the mountain, symbolizing decrease; the noble person should restrain anger and curb desire.
The Sun hexagram symbolizes decrease and sacrifice for the greater good. In career matters, sometimes sacrifice is needed to achieve the greater good; in relationships, one must give for the other; in decision-making, self-sacrifice for others may seem like loss, but done with sincerity it brings primordial good fortune without blame.
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