American Idyll

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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Only Thus Does One Become Free Of Blind Impulse




Six at
the top
means:

Pushing upwards
in darkness.
It furthers one
to be
unremittingly
persevering.
He who pushes
upward blindly
deludes himself.
He knows
only advance,
not retreat.
But this
means exhaustion.
In such case
it is important
to be constantly mindful that one must be conscientious and consistent and must remain so. Only thus does one become free of blind impulse, which is always harmful.

--I Ching
Hexagam 46, Line 6

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