The I Ching Speaks!



     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.

     The Lines

          Nine in the third place means:
          A good horse that follows others.
          Awareness of danger,
          With perseverance, furthers.
          Practice chariot driving and armed defense daily.
          It furthers one to have somewhere to go.

     ()   Six in the fifth place means:
          The tusk of a gelded boar.
          Good fortune.


     61.  Chung Fu / Inner Truth

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          ----------     above     Sun    The Gentle, Wind
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          ----------     below     Tui    The Joyous, Lake
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     The Judgement

          Inner Truth. Pigs and fishes.
          Good fortune.
          It furthers one to cross the great water.
          Perseverance furthers.

     The Image

          Wind over lake: the image of Inner Truth.
          Thus the superior man discusses criminal cases
          In order to delay executions.