Zhong Fu
Inner Truth
When you receive Hexagram 61, Zhong Fu, the I Ching turns your attention to inner truth. Zhong Fu. Below is its judgment, its image, and the meaning of each changing line.
The Judgment
Zhong Fu. Inner truth moves even pigs and fish, and leads to good fortune. It furthers to cross the great stream. Hold firm and correct.
Classical (Legge)Kung Fu (moves even) pigs and fish, and leads to good fortune. There will be advantage in crossing the great stream. There will be advantage in being firm and correct.
The Image
Wind over the lake. Zhong Fu. The centered one deliberates in cases of judgment and delays the sentence of death.
Classical (Legge)(The trigram representing the waters of) a marsh and that for wind above it form Kung Fu. The superior man, in accordance with this, deliberates about cases of litigation and delays (the infliction of) death.
The Changing Lines
He rests in himself. Good fortune. If he sought to any other, he would not find rest.
Classical (Legge)The first line, undivided, shows its subject resting (in himself). There will be good fortune. If he sought to any other, he would not find rest.
A crane calls from the shade, and its young one answers. It is as if one said, I have a good goblet of wine, and I will share it with you.
Classical (Legge)A crane calling in the shade (attracts) its young one to join it. (It is as if one said), 'I have a good goblet (of spirits); and I will share it with you.'
He finds a hostile force. Now he beats his drum, now he stops. Now he weeps, now he sings.
Classical (Legge)He finds a hostile force (opposing him). Now he beats his drum, now he leaves off. Now he weeps, and now he sings.
The moon is nearly full. The horse yoked with another disappears. There will be no error.
Classical (Legge)The moon is nearly full. The horse (yoked with another) to the same carriage disappears. There will be no error.
He is perfectly sincere, and by his sincerity binds all together. There will be no error.
Classical (Legge)He is perfectly sincere, and by his sincerity binds (all under heaven) together. There will be no error.
The cock crows, trying to reach heaven. Even with firm and correct there will be misfortune.
Classical (Legge)Chanticleer (tries to) mount to heaven. Even with firm correctness there will be evil.
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