The I Ching Speaks!
51. Ch^en / The Arousing (Shock, Thunder) ---- ---- ---- ---- above Ch^en The Arousing, Thunder ---------- ---- ---- ---- ---- below Ch^en The Arousing, Thunder ---------- The Judgement Shock brings success. Shock comes--oh, oh! Laughing words--ha, ha! The shock terrifies for a hundred miles, And he does not let fall the sacrificial spoon and chalice. The Image Thunder repeated: the image of Shock. Thus in fear and trembling The superior man sets his life in order And examines himself. The Lines () Nine at the beginning means: Shock comes--oh, oh! Then follow laughing words--ha, ha! Good fortune. Six in the second place means: Shock comes bringing danger. A hundred thousand times You lose your treasures And must climb the nine hills. Do not go in pursuit of them. After seven days you will get them back. Six in the third place means: Shock comes and makes one distraught. If shock spurs to action One remains free of misfortune. Six in the fifth place means: Shock goes hither and thither. Danger. However, nothing at all is lost. Yet there are things to be done. 28. Ta Kuo / Preponderance of the Great ---- ---- ---------- above Tui The Joyous, Lake ---------- ---------- ---------- below Sun The Gentle, Wind ---- ---- The Judgement Preponderance of the Great. The ridgepole sags to the breaking point. It furthers one to have somewhere to go. Success. The Image The lake rises above the trees: The image of Preponderance of the Great. Thus the superior man, when he stands alone, Is unconcerned, And if he has to renounce the world, He is undaunted.