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On January 11, 2011 at 2:22 PM
why did he come last year?
and received a response of:
25 Innocence
The Statement of the first hexagram
Innocence: from the first, all must be
pervasive, gainful, and pure.
Those without such truth suffer calamity
and do not gain no matter where they go.
pervasive, gainful, and pure.
Those without such truth suffer calamity
and do not gain no matter where they go.
The changing lines
The second line:
No new fields, no old fields:
it is better to go far away.
No new fields, no old fields:
it is better to go far away.
10 Walking
The Statement of the second hexagram
Walking on a tiger's tail:
it does not bite.
Continue.
it does not bite.
Continue.
The Image of the first hexagram
Thunder moves
under heaven: all the world
is innocent. The ancient
kings paid close attention
to the time
in nourishing
the myriad things.
under heaven: all the world
is innocent. The ancient
kings paid close attention
to the time
in nourishing
the myriad things.
The Image of the second 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.
