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On May 31, 2018 at 3:43 PM
why was he staring?
and received a response of:
26 Great Restraint
The Statement of the first hexagram
Gain by being upright.
Not eating at home brings fortune.
Advance across the great river.
Not eating at home brings fortune.
Advance across the great river.
The changing lines
The first line:
There is harsh danger.
Gain ends.
There is harsh danger.
Gain ends.
The second line:
Carriage axle blocks broken.
Carriage axle blocks broken.
The fourth line:
A young bull's headboard.
Great fortune.
A young bull's headboard.
Great fortune.
The sixth line:
Where is heaven's thoroughfare?
Go through it.
Where is heaven's thoroughfare?
Go through it.
62 Small Crossing
The Statement of the second hexagram
Small crossing. Continue for gainful purity.
Small matters can be done,
but not large matters.
Flying birds leave their sound:
it is unsuitable to go high-
the suitable is below.
Great fortune.
Small matters can be done,
but not large matters.
Flying birds leave their sound:
it is unsuitable to go high-
the suitable is below.
Great fortune.
The Image of the first hexagram
Heaven in the center of a
mountain: great restraint.
The noble one
frequently studies
the words and prophesies
of the past, and thereby
nourishes virtue.
mountain: great restraint.
The noble one
frequently studies
the words and prophesies
of the past, and thereby
nourishes virtue.
The Image of the second hexagram
Thunder above the
mountain: small crossing.
The noble one acts with
more than enough
reverence, destroys
excessive grief, and uses
more than enough
economy.
mountain: small crossing.
The noble one acts with
more than enough
reverence, destroys
excessive grief, and uses
more than enough
economy.
