The I Ching Speaks!
62. Hsiao Kuo / Preponderance of the Small ---- ---- ---- ---- above Ch^en The Arousing, Thunder ---------- ---------- ---- ---- below K^en Keeping Still, Mountain ---- ---- 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. The Lines Nine in the fourth place means: No blame. He meets him without passing by. Going brings danger. One must be on guard. Do not act. Be constantly persevering. 15. Ch'ien / Modesty ---- ---- ---- ---- above K'un The Receptive, Earth ---- ---- ---------- ---- ---- below K^en Keeping Still, Mountain ---- ---- 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.