Hexagram 34 | The Power of the Great | |||
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Ta Chuang indicates that (under the conditions which it symbolises) it will be advantageous to be firm and correct.
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Judgement | The Power of the Great. Perseverance furthers. | |||
Image | Thunder in heaven above. Image of the Power of the Great. Thus the superior man does not tread upon paths That do not accord with established order. | |||
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Expression: A goat butts against a hedge. It cannot go backward, it cannot go forward. Nothing serves to further. If one notes the difficulty, this brings good fortune. | |||
Image: 'He is unable either to retreat or to advance:'--this is owing to his want of care. 'If he realise the difficulty (of his position), there will be good fortune:'--his error will not be prolonged. | ||||
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Expression: Loses the goat with ease. No remorse. | |||
Image: 'He loses his ram and hardly perceives it:'--he is not in his appropriate place. | ||||
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Expression: Perseverance brings good fortune. Remorse disappears. The hedge opens; there is no entanglement. Power depends upon the axle of a big cart. | |||
Image: 'The fence is opened and the horns are not entangled:'--(the subject of the line) still advances. | ||||
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Expression: The inferior man works through power. The superior man does not act thus. To continue is dangerous. A goat butts against a hedge and gets its horns entangled. | |||
Image: 'The small man uses all his strength; in the case of the superior man it is his rule not to do so.' | ||||
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Expression: Perseverance brings good fortune. | |||
Image: 'The second NINE, (undivided), shows that with firm correctness there will be good fortune:'--this is due to its being in the centre, (and its subject exemplifying the due mean). | ||||
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Expression: Power in the toes. Continuing brings misfortune. This is certainly true. | |||
Image: 'He manifests his vigour in his toes:'--this will certainly lead to exhaustion. | ||||