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On November 11, 2013 at 5:20 PM
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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 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.
45 Collecting
The Statement of the second hexagram
The king draws near to the temple:
gain by seeing a great person.
Make an offering with purity,
using great sacrificial beasts. Fortune.
Gain by having a place to go.
gain by seeing a great person.
Make an offering with purity,
using great sacrificial beasts. Fortune.
Gain by having a place to go.
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
Lake above the earth.
Collecting. The noble one
collects the tools of war
to guard against
unforeseen danger.
Collecting. The noble one
collects the tools of war
to guard against
unforeseen danger.
