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On October 17, 2022 at 4:39 PM
why did he do this?
and received a response of:
25 Innocence
The Statement of the first 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 changing lines
The second line:
No new fields, no old fields:
it is better to go far away.
No new fields, no old fields:
it is better to go far away.
The fourth line:
If you can be upright,
there will be no fault.
If you can be upright,
there will be no fault.
The fifth line:
Unexpected illness.
Recovery from sickness brings joy.
Unexpected illness.
Recovery from sickness brings joy.
The sixth line:
Unexpected action brings disaster.
No place will be gainful.
Unexpected action brings disaster.
No place will be gainful.
19 Arrival
The Statement of the second hexagram
The arrival of the maker: everywhere,
giving and pure.
When the eighth moon comes,
there will be misfortune.
giving and pure.
When the eighth moon comes,
there will be misfortune.
The Image of the first 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.
The Image of the second hexagram
Earth by the lake: arrival.
The noble one
is inexhaustible
in teaching,
and boundlessly protects
the people.
The noble one
is inexhaustible
in teaching,
and boundlessly protects
the people.
