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On September 20, 2021 at 4:18 PM
...return to monastic life?
and received a response of:
1 Heaven
The Statement of the first hexagram
Heaven: maker, pervasive,
bountiful, and pure.
bountiful, and pure.
The changing lines
The third line:
At day's end, the noble one is still diligent.
At night, he is alert to peril
and stays without fault.
At day's end, the noble one is still diligent.
At night, he is alert to peril
and stays without fault.
The fifth line:
A dragon flying in the sky.
Gain by seeing a great person.
A dragon flying in the sky.
Gain by seeing a great person.
The sixth line:
A haughty dragon
will have regrets.
A haughty dragon
will have regrets.
54 Marrying Sister
The Statement of the second hexagram
Advance: misfortune.
No place will bring gain.
No place will bring gain.
The Image of the first hexagram
Heaven moves with power:
the noble one never stops
strengthening himself.
the noble one never stops
strengthening himself.
The Image of the second hexagram
Thunder over lake:
marrying sister.
The noble one pursues
far-reaching goals
while keeping aware
of possible ruin.
marrying sister.
The noble one pursues
far-reaching goals
while keeping aware
of possible ruin.
