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On January 24, 2013 at 1:45 PM
what is the truth here?
and received a response of:
14 Great Holdings
The Statement of the first hexagram
Great hold_ings:
supreme
every_where.
supreme
every_where.
The changing lines
The first line:
Do not mix with the harmful
and there will be no disaster.
A pattern of difficulty, but no fault.
Do not mix with the harmful
and there will be no disaster.
A pattern of difficulty, but no fault.
The second line:
A big wagon, loaded, with a place to go.
No fault.
A big wagon, loaded, with a place to go.
No fault.
The third line:
The duke makes an offering
to the Son of Heaven.
The small are unable to do this.
The duke makes an offering
to the Son of Heaven.
The small are unable to do this.
The fourth line:
It is not strength.
No fault.
It is not strength.
No fault.
The fifth line:
His sincerity in meeting
leads to majesty and fortune.
His sincerity in meeting
leads to majesty and fortune.
The sixth line:
Divine help from heaven.
Fortune. Nothing but gain.
Divine help from heaven.
Fortune. Nothing but gain.
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
Fire in heaven:
great holdings.
The noble one
curbs evil and fosters good,
and is favored
with heaven's blessings
and commands.
great holdings.
The noble one
curbs evil and fosters good,
and is favored
with heaven's blessings
and commands.
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.
