The I Ching Speaks!



     13.  T'ung J^en / Fellowship with Men

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          ----------     above     Ch'ien The Creative, Heaven
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          ---- ----     below     Li     The Clinging, Flame
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     The Judgement

          Fellowship with Men in the open.
          Success.
          It furthers one to cross the great water.
          The perseverance of the superior man furthers.

     The Image

          Heaven together with fire:
          The image of Fellowship with Men.
          Thus the superior man organizes the clans
          And makes distinctions between things.

     The Lines

     ()   Six in the second place means:
          Fellowship with men in the clan.
          Humiliation.

          Nine at the top means:
          Fellowship with men in the meadow.
          No remorse.


     43.  Kuai / Break-through (Resoluteness)

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          ----------     above     Tui    The Joyous, Lake
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          ----------     below     Ch'ien The Creative, Heaven
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     The Judgement

          Break-through. One must resolutely make the matter known
          At the court of the king.
          It must be announced truthfully. Danger.
          It is necessary to notify one's own city.
          It does not further to resort to arms.
          It furthers one to undertake something.

     The Image

          The lake has risen up to heaven:
          The image of Break-through.
          Thus the superior man
          Dispenses riches downward
          And refrains from resting on his virtue.