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On July 28, 2023 at 12:47 PM
please show me is this relationship over?
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 first line:
Childish beholding is not wrong
for a common person, but it is wrong
for a superior person.
Childish beholding is not wrong
for a common person, but it is wrong
for a superior person.
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 sixth line:
In beholding others' lives
the wise person allows no faults.
In beholding others' lives
the wise person allows no faults.
17 Following
The Statement of the second hexagram
Following
what is great, smooth,
gainful, and pure.
No fault.
what is great, smooth,
gainful, and pure.
No fault.
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
Thunder over the middle
of the lake: following.
The noble one at sunset
goes into a house to rest.
of the lake: following.
The noble one at sunset
goes into a house to rest.
