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On May 14, 2013 at 3:52 AM
pigsandfish asked:
How should I go about getting my book published?
and received a response of:
10 Walking
The Statement of the first hexagram
Walking on a tiger's tail:
it does not bite.
Continue.
it does not bite.
Continue.
The changing lines
The second line:
Walking the calm and level Way.
The recluse is pure. Fortune.
Walking the calm and level Way.
The recluse is pure. Fortune.
The fourth line:
Walking on the tiger's tail:
fright and panic!
In the end: fortune.
Walking on the tiger's tail:
fright and panic!
In the end: fortune.
The fifth line:
Decisive walking,
pure and stern.
Decisive walking,
pure and stern.
The sixth line:
Look how you walk.
Look into what will be favorable.
Oh, turn toward great fortune!
Look how you walk.
Look into what will be favorable.
Oh, turn toward great fortune!
24 Returning
The Statement of the second hexagram
Returning. Continue.
In coming and going,
there is neither sickness nor distress.
Companions come without fault.
Returning is its Tao.
In seven days, returning comes.
Gain by having a place to go.
In coming and going,
there is neither sickness nor distress.
Companions come without fault.
Returning is its Tao.
In seven days, returning comes.
Gain by having a place to go.
The Image of the first 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.
The Image of the second hexagram
Thunder in the center of
the earth: returning.
The ancient kings
closed the borders
during the solstices.
Traveling merchants
did not journey. Sovereigns
did not tour the provinces.
the earth: returning.
The ancient kings
closed the borders
during the solstices.
Traveling merchants
did not journey. Sovereigns
did not tour the provinces.
