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58. Joy
duì · Wind ☴ over Wind ☴
Joy shared with others — an openness of heart.
The Noble One's Path
Two lakes lying next to each other. The highest form of joy isn't entertainment, but learning together among friends.
The Lesson
Share your joy, but keep sober judgment — real joy requires honesty about what you actually feel.
A question to sit with
What gives me authentic joy that I could share with others without expecting anything back?
Related hexagrams
In the I Ching no hexagram stands alone. Each one enters into relationships with others, and those relationships show the situation seen from the other side, in its opposite, and in its hidden tendency.
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