Hexagram 57 · Line 1
The Gentle — 初九
Xun · Chu Jiu
初九 · Chu Jiu
The Line
In advancing and retreating, the perseverance of a warrior is favorable.
Interpretation
The gentle nature often goes as far as indecisiveness. One does not feel the strength to proceed resolutely. A thousand misgivings arise, but one also has no desire to withdraw; rather, one drifts back and forth indecisively. In such a case a military resoluteness is the right thing, that one decisively does what order requires. Resolute discipline is far better than indecisive lack of discipline.