The I Ching Speaks!



     5.   Hsu / Waiting (Nourishment)

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          ----------     above     K'an   The Abysmal, Water
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          ----------     below     Ch'ien The Creative, Heaven
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     The Judgement

          Waiting. If you are sincere,
          You have light and success.
          Perseverance brings good fortune.
          It furthers one to cross the great water.

     The Image

          Clouds rise up to heaven:
          The image of Waiting.
          Thus the superior man eats and drinks,
          Is joyous and of good cheer.

     The Lines

          Nine in the third place means:
          Waiting in the mud
          Brings about the arrival of the enemy.


     60.  Chieh / Limitation

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          ----------     above     K'an   The Abysmal, Water
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          ----------     below     Tui    The Joyous, Lake
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     The Judgement

          Limitation. Success.
          Galling limitation must not be persevered in.

     The Image

          Water over lake: the image of Limitation.
          Thus the superior man
          Creates number and measure,
          And examines the nature of virtue and correct conduct.