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On January 22, 2012 at 4:39 AM
why is he suddenly remorseful?
and received a response of:
30 Brilliance
The Statement of the first hexagram
Brilliance. Gainful purity.
Continue.
Tame the bull: fortune.
Continue.
Tame the bull: fortune.
The changing lines
The first line:
Walk cautiously
with correct reverence.
No fault.
Walk cautiously
with correct reverence.
No fault.
The third line:
Brilliance sets with the sun.
Do not drum on a crock with your singing.
When great elders' sighs come:
misfortune.
Brilliance sets with the sun.
Do not drum on a crock with your singing.
When great elders' sighs come:
misfortune.
The fourth line:
This abrupt arrival is like a blaze
that flares and dies, then is forgotten.
This abrupt arrival is like a blaze
that flares and dies, then is forgotten.
The fifth line:
Weeping and running tears
as if in mourning and grief:
fortunate.
Weeping and running tears
as if in mourning and grief:
fortunate.
The sixth line:
The king goes to battle.
Admirably, he humbles the chieftains
and captures vile rebels. No fault.
The king goes to battle.
Admirably, he humbles the chieftains
and captures vile rebels. No fault.
8 Joining
The Statement of the second hexagram
Joining brings fortune.
Repeating the divination by yarrow stalks
brings a supreme and lasting omen
without fault.
Those who are not sure
will join the plan.
Those who are late
will meet misfortune.
Repeating the divination by yarrow stalks
brings a supreme and lasting omen
without fault.
Those who are not sure
will join the plan.
Those who are late
will meet misfortune.
The Image of the first hexagram
Brightness doubled:
brilliance. The great person
spreads his brilliance
to illuminate
all four directions.
brilliance. The great person
spreads his brilliance
to illuminate
all four directions.
The Image of the second hexagram
Water pooled
on the earth: joining.
The early kings founded
the myriad nations,
and kept close ties
with all the leaders.
on the earth: joining.
The early kings founded
the myriad nations,
and kept close ties
with all the leaders.
