FROM THE I CHING

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Thunder and rain set in:

The image of DELIVERANCE.

Thus the superior man pardons mistakes

And forgives misdeeds.

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A thunderstorm has the effect of clearing

the air; the superior man produces a similar

effect when dealing with mistakes and sins of men

that induce a condition of tension.

Through clarity he brings deliverance.

However, when failings come to light,

he does not dwell on them;

he simply passes over mistakes,

the unintentional transgressions,

just as thunder dies away.

He forgives misdeeds,

the intentional transgressions,

just as water washes everything clean.

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The I Ching or Book of Changes

From Hexagram 40 "Hsieh/Deliverance"

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FROM THE I CHING

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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.

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Heaven within the mountain points to

hidden treasures. In the words and deeds

of the past there lies hidden a treasure

that men may use to strengthen and

elevate their own characters.

The way to study the past is not

to confine oneself to mere knowledge

of history, but, through application of

this knowledge, to give actuality

to the past.

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From Hexagram 26 - Ta Ch'u /

The Taming Power of the Great

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