Dùn (遯) — Retreat

Heaven above Mountain — the strong retreating as the weak advance, two yang lines withdrawing before the rising yin. "Retreat is successful." Strategic withdrawal is a complete move, not a partial defeat. Knowing when the field is unfavorable and getting out cleanly — preserving capacity for the next engagement — requires exactly the kind of strength that doesn't insist on proving itself by staying.

Cross-Tradition Resonances