MEDITATIONS: I CHING; THE BOOK OF CHANGES, CANTO FORTY-FOUR
Meeting, the woman is strong. Do not marry the woman.
— I Ching
MEDITATIONS: I CHING; THE BOOK OF CHANGES, CANTO FORTY-THREE
With no flesh on the buttocks, one is lame. Lead the sheep, and regret vanishes. Hearing the words, one does not believe.
— I Ching
MEDITATIONS: I CHING; THE BOOK OF CHANGES, CANTO FORTY-TWO
To help one, ten gather; even auguries cannot gainsay them. It bodes well to be always steadfast. It bodes well for the king to serve the lord.
— I Ching
MEDITATIONS: I CHING; THE BOOK OF CHANGES, CANTO FORTY-ONE
What is the use of two sacrificial grain containers?
They are to be used for offerings.
— I Ching
MEDITATIONS: I CHING; THE BOOK OF CHANGES, CANTO FORTY
Catching three foxes on the hunt, getting yellow arrows, is correct and bodes well.
— I Ching
MEDITATIONS: I CHING; THE BOOK OF CHANGES, CANTO THIRTY-NINE
In great difficulty a friend comes.
— I Ching
MEDITATIONS: I CHING; THE BOOK OF CHANGES, CANTO THIRTY-EIGHT
Isolated by disharmony, you see pigs covered with mud, a wagon full of devils.
— I Ching
MEDITATIONS: I CHING; THE BOOK OF CHANGES, CANTO THIRTY-SEVEN
When people in the family are too strict, it is auspicious to repent of severity. When the womenfolk are frivolous, it will end in shame.
— I Ching
MEDITATIONS: I CHING; THE BOOK OF CHANGES, CANTO THIRTY-SIX
Without illumination, there is darkness. First ascending to the sky, later entering into the earth.
— I Ching
MEDITATIONS: I CHING; THE BOOK OF CHANGES, CANTO THIRTY-FIVE
Now advancing, now thwarted, be correct and you will be lucky. You have no trust, so be relaxed and you will be blameless.
— I Ching
MEDITATIONS: I CHING; THE BOOK OF CHANGES, CANTO THIRTY-FOUR
Small people use power, enlightened people use negation. It is dangerous to be unbending. A ram butting a fence gets its horns stuck.
— I Ching
MEDITATIONS: I CHING; THE BOOK OF CHANGES, CANTO THIRTY-THREE
Do not become self-indulgent or weak in the face of opposition or tragedy.
Instead show courage and resoluteness. Now is not the time to play the victim.
— I Ching
MEDITATIONS: I CHING; THE BOOK OF CHANGES, CANTO THIRTY-TWO
If you are not constant in virtue, you may experience disgrace. Even if you are steadfast you will regret it.
— I Ching
MEDITATIONS: I CHING; THE BOOK OF CHANGES, CANTO THIRTY-ONE
Remember, words mean things. So be careful how you use them. Think before you speak. Avoid situations over which you have no control.
— I Ching
MEDITATIONS: I CHING; THE BOOK OF CHANGES, CANTO THIRTY
Clinging is beneficial if correct. Then it will get you through...
Coming forth abruptly, burning, dying...
— I Ching
MEDITATIONS: I CHING; THE BOOK OF CHANGES, CANTO TWENTY-NINE
Coming and going, pitfall upon pitfall. In danger and dependent, one goes into a hole in a pit. Do not act this way.
— I Ching
MEDITATIONS: I CHING; THE BOOK OF CHANGES, CANTO TWENTY-EIGHT
A withered willow produces sprouts, an old man gets a girl for a wife.
— I Ching
MEDITATIONS: I CHING; THE BOOK OF CHANGES, CANTO TWENTY-SEVEN
Observe nourishment and how you seek your own fulfillment.
— I Ching
MEDITATIONS: I CHING; THE BOOK OF CHANGES, CANTO TWENTY-SIX
There is danger. It is beneficial to desist.
The axle is removed from the car. . . .
A horn guard on a young bull is very auspicious.
The tusks of a gelded boar are auspicious.
— I Ching
MEDITATIONS: I CHING; THE BOOK OF CHANGES, CANTO TWENTY-FIVE
Do not use medicine on illness where there is no error, and there will be joy.
— I Ching