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On January 14, 2011 at 11:05 PM
why has he stayed away?
and received a response of:
14 Great Holdings
The Statement of the first hexagram
Great hold_ings:
supreme
every_where.
supreme
every_where.
The changing lines
The first line:
Do not mix with the harmful
and there will be no disaster.
A pattern of difficulty, but no fault.
Do not mix with the harmful
and there will be no disaster.
A pattern of difficulty, but no fault.
The second line:
A big wagon, loaded, with a place to go.
No fault.
A big wagon, loaded, with a place to go.
No fault.
The third line:
The duke makes an offering
to the Son of Heaven.
The small are unable to do this.
The duke makes an offering
to the Son of Heaven.
The small are unable to do this.
The fourth line:
It is not strength.
No fault.
It is not strength.
No fault.
23 Splitting
The Statement of the second hexagram
Splitting; no gain
in having a place to go.
in having a place to go.
The Image of the first hexagram
Fire in heaven:
great holdings.
The noble one
curbs evil and fosters good,
and is favored
with heaven's blessings
and commands.
great holdings.
The noble one
curbs evil and fosters good,
and is favored
with heaven's blessings
and commands.
The Image of the second hexagram
The mountain resting on
the earth: splitting.
When the high
are generous
to those below,
all dwell in peace.
the earth: splitting.
When the high
are generous
to those below,
all dwell in peace.
