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I - Cultivating Proper Nourishment
Keeping Still Over
The Arousing
Mountain Above,
Thunder Below
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Inertia |
Hand |
Stone |
Green |
Early Spring |
North East |
Youngest Son |
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Movement |
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MOVING LINES are read from the bottom up in the hexagram and represent change. Weak becomes strong or strong becomes weak.
The moving lines in the hexagram are -- X -- a weak (broken) line becoming strong (solid) and -- 0 -- a strong (solid) line becoming weak (broken).
Thunder is at the foot of the mountain.
The great man shows respect when he talks.
He is moderate when eating and drinking.
Auspicious if he persists
In cultivating proper nourishment.
Thunder comes to life when the thaw of spring starts to stir
up the forces of life once again in the cycle of the seasons. In
this situation we have the concept of cultivating proper
nourishment. The spring is the proper time to sow the seeds for
the harvest that will nourish us for the coming year. If the
grounds are properly prepared the crops will be healthy. Much in
the same way, a man must sow the seeds for the relationships he
is to harvest. If this is performed with peace of mind and
tranquillity he will reap the benefits of the growth of a proper
character within himself. How a man speaks represent outward
movement from within. How a man eats and drinks represent inward
movement from without. Both types of movement are improved
through the tranquility represented by the mountain. With a
serene and peaceful attitude a man cultivates from within the
proper attitudes which will later give him strength of character.
With the correct actions from without he cultivates the proper
relationships with other men which will later give him the power
to influence the world around him. Through his compassion and
love for all of creation, he sets an example that serves as the
standard for other men. The man must see to the care of others
and himself in the right way. If a man can not properly take care
of himself, how can he take care of others? This is done by
cultivating from within the correct attitudes which nourish and
nurture the spirit. The man with proper character will help in
whichever way he can the growth of what is good and just. He must
not let inferior elements in his character rule over the superior
principles. His personal growth must come from a truly unselfish
desire to help all of mankind. Only through proper nourishment of
himself and others can he truly cultivate a superior character.
THE MOVING LINES - READ FROM THE LOWER LINE TO THE HIGHEST. THE BOTTOM LINE OF THE HEXAGRAM IS #1 AND THE TOP LINE IS #6.
1 --0-- He does not see his own good fortune
And looks at others with envy.
Ominous.
A man who has been fortunate enough to live in a liberated and
autonomous manner does not see his own favorable conditions
but only looks to others who externally seem to be in a better
material situation with jealousy and dissatisfaction. Such an
attitude will only incite scorn and despise from those who are
in better outward circumstances. Such a situation can only
lead to misfortune.
2 --X-- He looks up above for nourishment.
It is not the proper path
To seek nourishment from the mountain.
Ominous,
If he is determined to remain on this course.
A man who is in a position to maintain himself properly is
not doing so. Because of a weakness of character, he looks to
others who are in a higher capacity for help. By doing this he
is neglecting his own responsibilities towards himself and
society as a whole. Such an attitude is unbefitting of the man
and is a departure from his own genuine character. If he
decides to remain on this course, he will certainly meet with
misfortune.
3 --X-- He has turned away from proper nourishment.
Ominous. If he is determined to act in this manner,
For ten years nothing will help his cause.
The man who searches for nourishment among things which do not
truly strengthen the body and soul can only increase his
craving and passions. This in turn nourishes the force which
fuels his own base passions and he enter into an unworthy
cycle of desires and self-gratification which can only lead to
his ruin. A senseless quest of gratification for the
contentment of ones perceptions never lead to the proper
purpose. A man should never (10 years being an infinite cycle
of time) pursue this course, since no good can ever come of it.
4 --X-- He looks up above for nourishment.
And provides for those below.
He seeks out people of character
With the craving of a voracious tiger.
Auspicious and no remorse.
This line speaks to us of a good man who finds himself in a
position to help others. He needs to find assistance from
those who surround him in order to accomplish his good deeds.
He searches vigorously for such assistance and finds it.
Because he has no self-gratifying aims and works for the good
of the whole his forceful attitudes are justified.
5 --X-- He turns away from the course he has chosen.
Auspicious if he is determined.
He should not cross the great water.
A man knows that he should be involved in the promotion of the
nourishment of the masses but, he does not have the clarity of
mind and inner strength to do so. He is aware of this weakness
within himself and seeks the assistance of a man who is of a
greater spiritual aptitude but, who might be externally of
lesser prominence. If he keeps to his course and remains
conscious of his reliance towards this superior man, he will
succeed in his goals. He must not work alone if he is to
undertake any action which would be worthwhile.
6 --0-- He is a fountain of nourishment.
Auspicious.
If he is conscious of the perils involved.
He can cross the great water.
This line depicts a wise man who provides the proper
inspiration and nourishment for others. He is in a position
which bestow upon him very important duties and obligations.
If he maintains the awareness of these conditions, he will
have much success and will be able to instigate important and
demanding undertakings. His actions will be a source of great
joy for himself and all others.
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