䷨ Hexagram 41: Diminishing

Judgment

DECREASE sincerely maintained rectitude brings great success. Action is appropriate if one's sacrifice is sincere. How is this to be carried out?

Image

At the foot of the mountain, the lake: The image of DECREASE. You should restrains your wrath and repress your desires.

Description
Hexagram 41 is named 損 (sǔn), “Diminishing”. Other variations include “decrease”. Its inner trigram is ☱ (兌 duì) open = (澤) swamp, and its outer trigram is ☶ (艮 gèn) bound = (山) mountain.