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On September 17, 2009 at 12:21 PM
How should i proceed today?
and received a response of:
17 Following
The Statement of the first hexagram
Following
what is great, smooth,
gainful, and pure.
No fault.
what is great, smooth,
gainful, and pure.
No fault.
The changing lines
The first line:
The standards of excellence are altered.
Pure fortune. Go out of the gate
to meet others and there will be merit.
The standards of excellence are altered.
Pure fortune. Go out of the gate
to meet others and there will be merit.
The third line:
Binding to the man
loses the child. Follow
and seeking will bring achievement.
Gain by dwelling stoutly.
Binding to the man
loses the child. Follow
and seeking will bring achievement.
Gain by dwelling stoutly.
The sixth line:
Adhering and binding
to make following hold fast.
The king makes offering
on West Mountain.
Adhering and binding
to make following hold fast.
The king makes offering
on West Mountain.
33 Withdrawal
The Statement of the second hexagram
Withdrawal. Continue.
Small gains in persisting.
Small gains in persisting.
The Image of the first 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.
The Image of the second hexagram
A mountain under heaven:
withdrawal.
The noble one keeps
distant from vile people,
not with hatred,
but with dignity.
withdrawal.
The noble one keeps
distant from vile people,
not with hatred,
but with dignity.
