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On July 30, 2011 at 2:21 PM 

lkjg?

and received a response of:
old yang
old yang
yin
old yin
yin
old yin
 

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.

The changing lines

The first line:
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?
The fifth line:
Beholding my life:

the wise person rids herself of faults.
The sixth line:
In beholding others' lives

the wise person allows no faults.
yin
yin
yin
yang
yin
yang
 

36 Smothered Light

The Statement of the second hexagram

Smothered light.

Gain is difficult: persist.
 
 

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 Image of the second hexagram

Brilliance
in the earth's core:
smothered light.
The noble one
governs the multitude
by obscurity-
but with enlightenment.