The I Ching Speaks!



     11.  T'ai / Peace

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          ---- ----     above     K'un   The Receptive, Earth
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          ----------     below     Ch'ien The Creative, Heaven
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     The Judgement

          Peace. The small departs,
          The great approaches.
          Good fortune. Success.

     The Image

          Heaven and earth unite: the image of Peace.
          Thus the ruler
          Divides and completes the course of heaven and earth;
          He furthers and regulates the gifts of heaven and earth,
          And so aids the people.

     The Lines

          Six at the top means:
          The wall falls back into the moat.
          Use no army now.
          Make your commands known within your own town.
          Perseverance brings humiliation.


     26.  Ta Ch'u / The Taming Power of the Great

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          ---- ----     above     K^en    Keeping Still, Mountain
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          ----------     below     Ch'ien The Creative, Heaven
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     The Judgement

          The Taming Power of the Great.
          Perseverance furthers.
          Not eating at home brings good fortune.
          It furthers one to cross the great water.

     The Image

          Heaven within the mountain:
          The image of the Taming Power of the Great.
          Thus the superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity
          And many deeds of the past,
          In order to strengthen his character thereby.