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On February 13, 2011 at 1:15 AM
why has the whole thing been a disaster?
and received a response of:
3 Sprouting
The Statement of the first hexagram
Sprouting begins everywhere,
abundant and pure.
No need to go far:
gain by naming allies.
abundant and pure.
No need to go far:
gain by naming allies.
The changing lines
The fourth line:
Riding a team of horses
to seek marriage. Fortunate.
Nothing but gain.
Riding a team of horses
to seek marriage. Fortunate.
Nothing but gain.
The sixth line:
Riding a team of horses:
Sobbing and weeping blood.
Riding a team of horses:
Sobbing and weeping blood.
25 Innocence
The Statement of the second hexagram
Innocence: from the first, all must be
pervasive, gainful, and pure.
Those without such truth suffer calamity
and do not gain no matter where they go.
pervasive, gainful, and pure.
Those without such truth suffer calamity
and do not gain no matter where they go.
The Image of the first hexagram
Clouds and thunder: sprouting. The noble one
considers the principles.
considers the principles.
The Image of the second hexagram
Thunder moves
under heaven: all the world
is innocent. The ancient
kings paid close attention
to the time
in nourishing
the myriad things.
under heaven: all the world
is innocent. The ancient
kings paid close attention
to the time
in nourishing
the myriad things.
