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讼 Hexagram 6
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above: Ch'ien / The Creative, Heaven |
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below: K'an / The Abysmal, Water |
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CHANGING LINE:
Nine in the second place means:
'The Intervention of the Sabine Women' - Jacques-Louis David In a struggle with an enemy of superior strength, retreat is no disgrace. Timely withdrawal prevents bad consequences. If, out of a false sense of honor, a man allowed himself to be tempted into an unequal conflict, he would be drawing down disaster upon himself. In such a case a wise and conciliatory attitude benefits the whole community, which will then not be drawn into the conflict. |
