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occupying the place (of authority) and being in the centre.
6. “The regulations are severe and difficult. Even with firm correctness there will be evil :'— the course (indicated by the hexagram) is come to an end.
LXI. (The trigram representing the waters of) a marsh and that for wind above it form Kung Fu. The superior man, in accordance with this, deliberates about cases of litigation and delays (the infliction of) death.
1. The first line, undivided, shows its subject resting (in himself). There will be good fortune :'no change has yet come over his purpose.
2. 'Her young ones respond to her :'— from the (common) wish of the inmost heart.
3. Now he beats his drum, and now he leaves off::— the position of the line) is the appropriate one for it.
LX. Various explanations of the Great Symbolism have been attempted. E. g., Khăng-jze says : The water which a lake or marsh will contain is limited to a certain quantity. If the water flowing in exceed that, it overflows. This gives us the idea of Kieh.' What is found on the application of it is to my mind equally unsatisfactory.
The subject of line I knows when he might have free course and when he is obstructed, and acts accordingly. He is regulated by a consideration of the time.
The subject of line 1 ought not to act, and he is still. The subject of line 2 ought to act, and he also is still. The error and the effect of it are great.
The subject of line 3 shows by his lamentation how he blames himself.
The other three paragraphs are sufficiently explained in what is said on the Text.
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| SR No. | 007676 |
| Book Title | Text of Confucianism Part 02 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | James Legge |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1882 |
| Total Pages | 2405 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 43 MB |