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Hexagram 04 / Meng

Learning to See

Stay teachable.

A situation in motion.

Not knowing is a beginning, not a personal failure. A sincere question and a willingness to practise are more useful than collecting endless answers.

A question for reflection.

What do you need to learn through experience rather than reassurance?

Bring it into your life.

Think of one recent moment that brings this theme to mind. Describe what happened before deciding what it means. Notice the response that felt automatic, then consider one different response you could try.

Hold the image of water below mountain alongside your situation: depth and uncertainty meeting stillness and boundaries. Let the relationship between them open a question.

This is original modern commentary, not a prediction or a translation of the ancient text.

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