The I Ching Speaks!

     46.  Sh^eng / Pushing Upward

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          ---- ----     above     K'un   The Receptive, Earth
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          ----------     below     Sun    The Gentle, Wind
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     The Judgement

          Pushing Upward has supreme success.
          One must see the great man.
          Fear not.
          Departure toward the south
          Brings good fortune.

     The Image

          Within the earth, wood grows:
          The image of Pushing Upward.
          Thus the superior man of devoted character
          Heaps up small things
          In order to achieve something high and great.

     The Lines

          Nine in the third place means:
          One pushes upward into an empty city.

          Six at the top means:
          Pushing upward in darkness.
          It furthers one
          To be unremittingly persevering.


     4.   M^eng / Youthful Folly

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          ---- ----     above     K^en    Keeping Still, Mountain
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          ----------     below     K'an   The Abysmal, Water
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     The Judgement

          Youthful Folly has success.
          It is not I who seek the young fool;
          The young fool seeks me.
          At the first oracle I inform him.
          If he asks two or three times, it is importunity.
          If he importunes, I give him no information.
          Perseverance furthers.

     The Image

          A spring wells up at the foot of the mountain:
          The image of Youth.
          Thus the superior man fosters his character
          By thoroughness in all that he does.