The I Ching Speaks!



     61.  Chung Fu / Inner Truth

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          ----------     above     Sun    The Gentle, Wind
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          ----------     below     Tui    The Joyous, Lake
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     The Judgement

          Inner Truth. Pigs and fishes.
          Good fortune.
          It furthers one to cross the great water.
          Perseverance furthers.

     The Image

          Wind over lake: the image of Inner Truth.
          Thus the superior man discusses criminal cases
          In order to delay executions.

     The Lines

          Nine in the second place means:
          A crane calling in the shade.
          Its young answers it.
          I have a good goblet.
          I will share it with you.

     []   Six in the fourth place means:
          The moon nearly at the full.
          The team horse goes astray.
          No blame.


     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.