Hexagram 42 · Line 5
Increase — 五六
Yi Increase · Wu Liu
五六 · Wu Liu
The Line
If you truly have a kindly heart, do not ask. Sublime good fortune! Truly kindness will be recognized as your virtue.
Interpretation
True kindness does not reckon or ask about worthiness and gratitude, but works itself out according to inner necessity. Such a truly kindly heart also finds itself rewarded, in that it is recognized, and so the blessed influence will extend unhindered.