The I Ching Speaks!



     10.  Lu / Treading [Conduct]

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

          Treading. Treading upon the tail of the tiger.
          It does not bite the man. Success.

     The Image

          Heaven above, the lake below:
          The image of Treading.
          Thus the superior man discriminates between high and low,
          And thereby fortifies the thinking of the people.

     The Lines

          Nine in the second place means:
          Treading a smooth, level course.
          The perseverance of a dark man
          Brings good fortune.


     25.  Wu Wang / Innocence (The Unexpected)

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          ----------     above     Ch'ien The Creative, Heaven
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          ---- ----     below     Ch^en   The Arousing, Thunder
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     The Judgement

          Innocence. Supreme success.
          Perseverance furthers.
          If someone is not as he should be,
          He has misfortune,
          And it does not further him
          To undertake anything.

     The Image

          Under heaven thunder rolls:
          All things attain the natural state of innocence.
          Thus the kings of old,
          Rich in virtue, and in harmony with the time,
          Fostered and nourished all beings.