The I Ching Speaks!



     32.  H^eng / Duration

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          ---- ----     above     Ch^en   The Arousing, Thunder
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          ----------     below     Sun    The Gentle, Wind
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     The Judgement

          Duration. Success. No blame.
          Perseverance furthers.
          It furthers one to have somewhere to go.

     The Image

          Thunder and wind: the image of Duration.
          Thus the superior man stands firm
          And does not change his direction.

     The Lines

     ()   Nine in the second place means:
          Remorse disappears.

          Nine in the fourth place means:
          No game in the field.


     15.  Ch'ien / Modesty

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          ---- ----     above     K'un   The Receptive, Earth
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          ---- ----     below     K^en    Keeping Still, Mountain
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     The Judgement

          Modesty creates success.
          The superior man carries things through.

     The Image

          Within the earth, a mountain:
          The image of Modesty.
          Thus the superior man reduces that which is too much,
          And augments that which is too little.
          He weighs things and makes them equal.