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On June 2, 2009 at 4:17 PM
how could I be in better sync with Tao?
and received a response of:
55 Plentiful
The Statement of the first hexagram
Plentiful. Progress.
The great king arrives. Do not grieve.
All is right as the midday sun.
The great king arrives. Do not grieve.
All is right as the midday sun.
The changing lines
The second line:
Plentiful screens.
Seeing the northern stars at noon.
Going brings a strange illness.
Plentiful screens.
Seeing the northern stars at noon.
Going brings a strange illness.
The fifth line:
Receiving the seal.
There are congratulations and praise.
Fortune.
Receiving the seal.
There are congratulations and praise.
Fortune.
43 Decisiveness
The Statement of the second hexagram
Decisiveness. Proclaim in the royal court.
Trust in the commands. Be stern.
There will be severity.
Announce to your own city.
There is no gain in going to war.
Gain by having a place to go.
Trust in the commands. Be stern.
There will be severity.
Announce to your own city.
There is no gain in going to war.
Gain by having a place to go.
The Image of the first hexagram
Thunder and lightning
come fully: plentiful.
The wise one decides
lawsuits and applies
punishments.
come fully: plentiful.
The wise one decides
lawsuits and applies
punishments.
The Image of the second hexagram
Lake rising to heaven:
decisiveness. The noble one
bestows wealth
to those below
and shuns dwelling
on his own virtues.
decisiveness. The noble one
bestows wealth
to those below
and shuns dwelling
on his own virtues.
