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On April 6, 2010 at 3:22 PM
madmur1 asked:
wciei i remain committed to finding an alternate way to my desire?
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 fourth line:
Spreading his flock. Great fortune.
Expanding and there are mounds.
No common person can understand this.
Spreading his flock. Great fortune.
Expanding and there are mounds.
No common person can understand this.
The fifth line:
Spreading sweat: his great command.
Expanding royal dwellings. No fault.
Spreading sweat: his great command.
Expanding royal dwellings. No fault.
64 Not Yet Across
The Statement of the second hexagram
Not yet across. Continue.
The young fox, nearly across,
soaks its tail.
No place is gainful.
The young fox, nearly across,
soaks its tail.
No place is gainful.
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
Fire on top of water:
not yet across. The wise
one distinguishes things
carefully, and puts them
in their places.
not yet across. The wise
one distinguishes things
carefully, and puts them
in their places.
