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 second place means:
          If one is sincere,
          It furthers one to bring even a small offering.
          No blame.

          Six in the fourth place means:
          The king offers him Mount Ch'i.
          Good fortune. No blame.

     ()   Six in the fifth place means:
          Perseverance brings good fortune.
          One pushes upward by steps.

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


     33.  Tun / Retreat

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

          Retreat. Success.
          In what is small, perseverance furthers.

     The Image

          Mountain under heaven: the image of Retreat.
          Thus the superior man keeps the inferior man at a distance,
          Not angrily but with reserve.