䷼ 61. Inner Truth

Judgment

Inner Truth. Pigs and fishes. Good fortune. It furthers one to cross the great water. Perseverance furthers.

Image

Wind over lake: the image of Inner Truth. The superior person discusses criminal cases in order to delay executions.

Interpretation

Hexagram 61 represents the power of inner sincerity that reaches even the most resistant hearts. Like wind moving over a lake, truth penetrates through empathy and genuine understanding. When one's inner being is true, its influence extends even to the unlikely and unreachable.