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On May 28, 2023 at 2:13 PM
What focus for meditation?
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 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.
35 Advancing
The Statement of the second hexagram
Marquis Kang receives gifts
of many breeding horses,
welcoming them three times
in one day.
of many breeding horses,
welcoming them three times
in one day.
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
Brightness emerges above
the earth: advancing.
The noble one brightens
her own virtue.
the earth: advancing.
The noble one brightens
her own virtue.
