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观 Hexagram 20
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above: Sun / The Gentle, Wind |
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below: K'un / The Receptive, Earth |
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CHANGING LINE:
Six at the beginning [yin at bottom] means:
The Shepherd Boy - John Opie |
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This means contemplation from a distance, without comprehension. A man of influence is at hand, but his influence is not understood by the common people. This matters little in the case of the masses, for they benefit by the actions of the ruling sage whether they understand them or not. But for a superior man it is a disgrace. He must not content himself with a shallow, thoughtless view of prevailing forces; he must contemplate them as a connected whole and try to understand them.
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