The rise of the inferior element is pictured here in the image of a bold girl who lightly surrenders herself and thus seizes power. Man masters these changes in nature by noting their regularity and marking off the passage of time accordingly. An individual who has the good of mankind at heart is oppressed from above and below (this is the meaning of the cutting off of nose and feet).

But since these groups come together in full public knowledge and are in harmony with the time, all selfish separatist tendencies are excluded, and no mistake is made.Itsorigin goes back to mythical antiquity, and it has occupied theattention of the most eminent scholars of China down to the presentday. Book appears unread, with a few faint marks to leading edge of text block; unclipped DJ chipped at spine ends and top corner. The will of God, as revealed through them, should be accepted in humility; this brings inner enlightenment and true understanding of the world, and this leads to great good fortune and success. In the words and deeds of the past there lies hidden a treasure that men may use to strengthen and elevate their own characters. Since we naturally incline to leniency, we must make every effort to be like yellow gold—that is, as true as gold and as impartial as yellow, the color of the middle [the mean].

The lines of the hexagram present the image of a house, the top line being the roof, and because the roof is being shattered the house collapses. In the " Trigram Symbols" you can read the interpretation of the two Trigrams that the Cast Hexagram is made of. Applied to politics, the metaphor means that if in times of insecurity we give up alliance with those below us and keep up only the relationships we have with people of higher rank, an unstable situation is created. Ask advice about your health, dietary supplements (whether you need any food supplies), medication, your relation, getting rich, or even how to fix your TV set that is broken!The magic tortoise is a creature possessed of such supernatural powers that it lives on air and needs no earthly nourishment.

But while there the elder of the two daughters is above, and what results is essentially only an opposition of tendencies, here the younger daughter is above. Here uprightness is the outcome of sound qualities of character, whereas in the corresponding line of the preceding hexagram it is the result of innate humility. The superior man is on his guard against what is not yet in sight and on the alert for what is not yet within hearing; therefore he dwells in the midst of difficulties as though they did not exist. A time of blessing and enrichment has such powerful effects that even events ordinarily unfortunate must turn out to the advantage of those affected by them. True quiet means keeping still when the time has come to keep still, and going forward when the time has come to go forward.Instead, understanding the vanity of all things, one may put aside both hope and fear, and sigh and lament: if one is intent on retaining his clarity of mind, good fortune will come from this grief. Thereupon he turns back irresolutely and retires into his house, only to find, as a fresh disappointment, that his wife is not there. For tranquillity keeps the words that come out of the mouth from exceeding proper measure, and keeps the food that goes into the mouth from exceeding its proper measure. It is only by remaining conscious of the dangers growing out of the responsibility we have assumed that we can avoid making mistakes. The I Ching', or 'Book of Changes', a common source for both Confucianist and Taoist philosophy, is one of the first efforts of the human mind to place itself within the universe.

First set down in the dawn of history as a book of oracles, it grew into a book of wisdom with the inclusion of commentaries on its oracular pronouncements, eventually becoming one of the Five Classics of Confucianism and providing a common source for both Confucianist and Taoist philosophy. The I Ching, or, Book of Changes is understood to be an ancient Chinese divining tool, the English translation of which is presented here with the attention and polish expected from the Easton Press.It is true that for the time being outward influence is denied him, because his words have no effect. After the large and fundamental problems are settled, certain minor reforms, and elaborations of these, are necessary. It is of moment that the man who makes the decisions (represented by the fifth line) is gentle by nature, while he commands respect by his conduct in his position.