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On January 5, 2011 at 2:24 AM
what was the benefit of that trip?
and received a response of:
59 Spreading
The Statement of the first hexagram
Spreading.
The king draws near to the temple.
Advance across the great river.
Gainful purity.
The king draws near to the temple.
Advance across the great river.
Gainful purity.
The changing lines
The first line:
By the saving strength of a horse.
Fortune.
By the saving strength of a horse.
Fortune.
The third line:
Spreading his twisting body.
No regrets.
Spreading his twisting body.
No regrets.
The fifth line:
Spreading sweat: his great command.
Expanding royal dwellings. No fault.
Spreading sweat: his great command.
Expanding royal dwellings. No fault.
26 Great Restraint
The Statement of the second hexagram
Gain by being upright.
Not eating at home brings fortune.
Advance across the great river.
Not eating at home brings fortune.
Advance across the great river.
The Image of the first hexagram
Wind moving above water:
spreading.
The ancient kings made
sacrificial offerings to God
and established temples.
spreading.
The ancient kings made
sacrificial offerings to God
and established temples.
The Image of the second hexagram
Heaven in the center of a
mountain: great restraint.
The noble one
frequently studies
the words and prophesies
of the past, and thereby
nourishes virtue.
mountain: great restraint.
The noble one
frequently studies
the words and prophesies
of the past, and thereby
nourishes virtue.
