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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