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On February 23, 2010 at 9:08 AM
what can i do to improve my relationship with my family and friends?
and received a response of:
33 Withdrawal
The Statement of the first hexagram
Withdrawal. Continue.
Small gains in persisting.
Small gains in persisting.
The changing lines
The first line:
Withdrawing at the tail of evil.
No use to have a place to go.
Withdrawing at the tail of evil.
No use to have a place to go.
The second line:
Hold using yellow ox hide,
but do not declare victory.
Hold using yellow ox hide,
but do not declare victory.
1 Heaven
The Statement of the second hexagram
Heaven: maker, pervasive,
bountiful, and pure.
bountiful, and pure.
The Image of the first 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.
The Image of the second hexagram
Heaven moves with power:
the noble one never stops
strengthening himself.
the noble one never stops
strengthening himself.
