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.


     62.  Hsiao Kuo / Preponderance of the Small

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          ---- ----     above     Ch^en   The Arousing, Thunder
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          ---- ----     below     K^en    Keeping Still, Mountain
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     The Judgement

          Preponderance of the Small. Success.
          Perseverance furthers.
          Small things may be done; great things should not be done.
          The flying bird brings the message:
          It is not well to strive upward,
          It is well to remain below.
          Great good fortune.

     The Image

          Thunder on the mountain:
          The image of Preponderance of the Small.
          Thus in his conduct the superior man gives preponderance to reverence.
          In bereavement he gives preponderance to grief.
          In his expenditures he gives preponderance to thrift.