Hexagram 2, Kūn (The Receptive): Line 2
坤卦六二 · 坤为地 · 中文版
六二：直，方，大，不习无不利。
The line (Legge)
The second SIX, divided, (shows the attribute of) being straight, square, and great. (Its operation), without repeated efforts, will be in every respect advantageous.
Small Image commentary
The movement indicated by the second six, (divided),is 'from the straight (line) to the square.' '(Its operation), without repeated effort, in every way advantageous,' shows the brilliant result of the way of earth.
象曰：六二之动，直以方也。不习无不利，地道光也。
In plain words
Straight, square and great; without practice, nothing fails. The second line is yin at the centre of the lower trigram and in a yin place, balanced and correct. It is the ruling line of Kun and stands for the character of the earth itself: straight, bringing all things to life without bending; square, firm in form; great, carrying everything. "Without practice" means acting naturally from one's own nature. The Small Image calls this the brightness of the way of earth.
Applying it to your situation
If you are struggling with a lack of technique, this line suggests holding to honesty and doing your part first; much can be done simply by following what you know is right. What could you simply do as it is, without extra packaging?
Position
A broken (yin) line in the second place, which is a yin (even) place, so it is in its proper place. It holds the centre of the lower trigram. Its partner is line 5; both are yin, so they do not respond.
If this line moves
With this line moving alone, Kūn changes into Hexagram 7 Shī (The Army). The Jiaoshi Yilin verse for this change (Chinese): 焦氏易林·坤之师.
The hexagram
Hexagram 2 Kūn (The Receptive). The Judgment: Kun (represents) what is great and originating, penetrating, advantageous, correct and having the firmness of a mare. When the superior man (here intended) has to make any movement, if he take the initiative, he will go astray; if he follow, he will find his (proper) lord. The advantageousness will be seen in his getting friends in the south-west, and losing friends in the north-east. If he rest in correctness and firmness, there will be good fortune.
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English text: James Legge, The Yi King (Sacred Books of the East, vol. 16, 1882), public domain, as transcribed by the Chinese Text Project. Chinese: the received text. Offered for study and reflection, not as prediction. Plain-English readings and position notes by this site.