Wuwei Foundation
Yi Jing
Ta Ch'u - The Taming Power of the Great
26. Ta Ch'u - The Taming Power of the Great
above
Kên Keeping Still, Mountain
below
Ch'ien The Creative, Heaven
The Judgement
The Taming
Power of the Great.
Perseverance
furthers.
Not eating
at home brings good fortune.
It furthers
one to cross the great water.
The Image
Heaven within
the mountain:
The image
of the Taming Power of the Great.
Thus the
superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity
And many
deeds of the past,
In order
to strengthen his character thereby.
The Lines
Nine at the
beginning means:
Danger is
at hand. It furthers one to desist.
Nine in the
second place means:
The axletrees
are taken from the wagon.
Nine in the
third place means:
A good horse
that follows others.
Awareness
of danger,
With perseverance,
furthers.
Practice
chariot driving and armed defense daily.
It furthers
one to have somewhere to go.
Six in the
fourth place means:
The headboard
of a young bull.
Great good
fortune.
Six in the
fifth place means:
The tusk
of a gelded boar.
Good fortune.
Nine at the
top means:
One attains
the way of heaven. Success.
