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On October 17, 2018 at 9:02 PM
I and i?
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 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 fifth line:
Beholding my life:
the wise person rids herself of faults.
Beholding my life:
the wise person rids herself of faults.
The sixth line:
In beholding others' lives
the wise person allows no faults.
In beholding others' lives
the wise person allows no faults.
62 Small Crossing
The Statement of the second hexagram
Small crossing. Continue for gainful purity.
Small matters can be done,
but not large matters.
Flying birds leave their sound:
it is unsuitable to go high-
the suitable is below.
Great fortune.
Small matters can be done,
but not large matters.
Flying birds leave their sound:
it is unsuitable to go high-
the suitable is below.
Great fortune.
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
Thunder above the
mountain: small crossing.
The noble one acts with
more than enough
reverence, destroys
excessive grief, and uses
more than enough
economy.
mountain: small crossing.
The noble one acts with
more than enough
reverence, destroys
excessive grief, and uses
more than enough
economy.
