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On February 6, 2023 at 3:24 PM
for me?
and received a response of:
20 Beholding
The Statement of the first hexagram
Behold! The hands have been washed,
but the offering has not yet been made.
Be sincere and dignified in appearance.
but the offering has not yet been made.
Be sincere and dignified in appearance.
The changing lines
The first line:
Childish beholding is not wrong
for a common person, but it is wrong
for a superior person.
Childish beholding is not wrong
for a common person, but it is wrong
for a superior person.
The third line:
Beholding my life:
advance or retreat?
Beholding my life:
advance or retreat?
The fourth line:
Beholding our nation's glory:
make good use
of an audience with the king.
Beholding our nation's glory:
make good use
of an audience with the king.
The sixth line:
In beholding others' lives
the wise person allows no faults.
In beholding others' lives
the wise person allows no faults.
49 Reform
The Statement of the second hexagram
Reform: on one's own day,
confidence is won-
making, pervasive, gainful, and pure.
Regrets vanish.
confidence is won-
making, pervasive, gainful, and pure.
Regrets vanish.
The Image of the first hexagram
The wind moving above
the earth: beholding.
The ancient kings
inspected the provinces
and territories to establish
the right teachings.
the earth: beholding.
The ancient kings
inspected the provinces
and territories to establish
the right teachings.
The Image of the second hexagram
Fire in the middle of the
lake: reform. The noble one
orders the calendar
by the seasons.
lake: reform. The noble one
orders the calendar
by the seasons.
