What this change means
Only the top line moves, and the Earth above rises into a second Mountain: stillness stacked on stillness. In Simplicity this line is humility that makes itself heard, and it even favors sending troops against town and country. In practical terms, when something isn't right, your stance has to be firm: take the actions needed to correct it. The resulting hexagram, 52 Abiding, frames that firmness. It's a time to stay centered and steady, to stop when stopping is wise, and not to go beyond what's actually happening. Together they describe a correction made from stillness rather than agitation. Don't react in anger or sweep through everything at once. Know where you stand, act exactly where action is needed, and then return to calm. Firmness that comes from a settled mind tends to fix what's wrong without creating new damage.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 6 of 15 Simplicity
If situations come up that aren't right, your stance must be firm: take the actions needed to correct them.
Humility that makes itself heard. It is favorable to set the army in motion against the town and the country.
- The judgment of 15 Simplicity
This isn't the time to boast or show off. It's time to keep things simple and to make sure you act fairly; your qualities and talents will show on their own and be recognized.
Success. The noble person reaches the end.
- The judgment of 52 Abiding
It's a time of stillness, of staying centered and steady: that's the best way forward in your present situation. Sometimes you need to stop, calm and confident, and wait for outer conditions to show you it's time to act. Don't go beyond what's happening now. There's no action, only a harmonious stillness, and staying that way brings success.
Still at the back; the body is not reached. Walking in the courtyard; its people are not seen. No fault.
The trigrams
The way back
52 Abiding → 15 Simplicityline 6
Other transformations of Simplicity
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.