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On November 22, 2010 at 11:18 AM
thee&me?
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49 Reform
The Statement of the first hexagram
Reform: on one's own day,
confidence is won-
making, pervasive, gainful, and pure.
Regrets vanish.
confidence is won-
making, pervasive, gainful, and pure.
Regrets vanish.
The changing lines
The third line:
Going is unfortunate. Pure harshness.
Reform is declared three times
before there is confidence.
Going is unfortunate. Pure harshness.
Reform is declared three times
before there is confidence.
The sixth line:
The noble one changes like a panther.
The small person changes his expression.
Going is unfortunate,
staying is pure fortune.
The noble one changes like a panther.
The small person changes his expression.
Going is unfortunate,
staying is pure fortune.
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
Fire in the middle of the
lake: reform. The noble one
orders the calendar
by the seasons.
lake: reform. The noble one
orders the calendar
by the seasons.
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.
