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On March 1, 2011 at 11:44 PM
how can i retain more of the information i am reading?
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47 Distress
The Statement of the first hexagram
Distress. Continue.
For a pure and great person: fortune.
No fault. What is said is not trusted.
The changing lines
The third line:
Distressed by rock, seized in thistles.
Entering into his palace, not seeing his wife.
Misfortune.
The fourth line:
Progress is gradual.
Distressed in a metal car.
Regret will end.
The sixth line:
Distressed by vines and creepers.
With anxious speech and acts, one repents.
Repent and go forward to fortune.
57 Wind
The Statement of the second hexagram
Wind. Slight progress.
Gain by having a place to go.
Gain by seeing the great person.
The Image of the first hexagram
A lake without water:
distress. The noble one
devotes her life
to fulfill her will.
The Image of the second hexagram
Wind following wind:
wind. The noble one gives
further instructions
and takes action.