The I Ching Speaks!
20. Kuan / Contemplation (View) ---------- ---------- above Sun The Gentle, Wind ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- below K'un The Receptive, Earth ---- ---- The Judgement Contemplation. The ablution has been made, But not yet the offering. Full of trust they look up to him. The Image The wind blows over the earth: The image of Contemplation. Thus the kings of old visited the regions of the world, Contemplated the people, And gave them instruction. The Lines Six at the beginning means: Boylike contemplation. For an inferior man, no blame. For a superior man, humiliation. () Nine in the fifth place means: Contemplation of my life. The superior man is without blame. 27. I / The Corners of the Mouth (Providing Nourishment) ---------- ---- ---- above K^en Keeping Still, Mountain ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- below Ch^en The Arousing, Thunder ---------- The Judgement The Corners of the Mouth. Perseverance brings good fortune. Pay heed to the providing of nourishment And to what a man seeks To fill his own mouth with. The Image At the foot of the mountain, thunder: The image of Providing Nourishment. Thus the superior man is careful of his words And temperate in eating and drinking.