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On July 1, 2023 at 8:13 AM
please show what is his purpose on me?
and received a response of:
10 Walking
The Statement of the first hexagram
Walking on a tiger's tail:
it does not bite.
Continue.
it does not bite.
Continue.
The changing lines
The first line:
Walking forward in austerity
is without blame.
Walking forward in austerity
is without blame.
The third line:
The one-eyed can see. The lame can walk.
But they walk on the tiger's tail
and are bitten. Misfortune
when a warrior shams as a prince.
The one-eyed can see. The lame can walk.
But they walk on the tiger's tail
and are bitten. Misfortune
when a warrior shams as a prince.
The sixth line:
Look how you walk.
Look into what will be favorable.
Oh, turn toward great fortune!
Look how you walk.
Look into what will be favorable.
Oh, turn toward great fortune!
28 Great Excess
The Statement of the second hexagram
The ridgepole sags.
Gain by having a place to go.
Continue.
Gain by having a place to go.
Continue.
The Image of the first hexagram
Heaven above, lake below:
walking. The noble one
distinguishes high and low
to fix the people's purpose.
walking. The noble one
distinguishes high and low
to fix the people's purpose.
The Image of the second hexagram
The lake overwhelms
the trees: great excess.
The noble one stands alone
without fear,
and can withdraw
from the world
without sorrow.
the trees: great excess.
The noble one stands alone
without fear,
and can withdraw
from the world
without sorrow.
