Peace (Tài)

Judgment

泰：小往大来，吉亨。

Plain Meaning：Peace: the small departs, the great arrives—fortune and success as heaven and earth commune.

Image (Great Commentary)

天地交，泰；后以财成天地之道，辅相天地之宜，以左右民。

Line Texts

• 初九拔茅茹，以其汇，征吉。

  Pulling grass draws its kind; advancing together—fortune.

• 九二包荒，用冯河，不遐遗，朋亡，得尚于中行。

  Bearing with the uncultivated, bold to cross rivers, neglecting none, forming no cliques—honored for the middle way.

• 九三无平不陂，无往不复。艰贞无咎。勿恤其孚，于食有福。

  No plain without slope, no going without return; steadfast in hardship—no blame, blessing in due share.

• 六四翩翩，不富以其邻，不戒以孚。

  Fluttering down, not relying on wealth, trusting neighbors without caution.

• 六五帝乙归妹，以祉元吉。

  Di Yi gives his daughter in marriage—blessing and supreme fortune.

• 上六城复于隍，勿用师，自邑告命，贞吝。

  The wall falls back into the moat—do not use the army; peace turns; guard against regret.

Symbolism

Heaven and earth commune: harmony and prosperity.

Life Lesson

In prosperity, prepare for its reversal; stay upright and vigilant.

Modern Application

In good times, act with the momentum yet guard against decline.

Words of Caution

At the height of peace, decline looms—anticipate change.