4/8/2023 0 Comments Dark and light taming panthers![]() ![]() If one knows these difficulties and remains persevering, he attains good fortune. Though this is arduous, the effort succeeds.īut it is necessary to be hard as metal and straight as an arrow to surmount the difficulties. There are great obstacles to be overcome, powerful opponents are to be punished. It furthers one to be mindful of difficulties ![]() This old meat is spoiled: by taking up the problem the punisher arouses poisonous hatred against himself, and in this way is put in a somewhat humiliating position.īut since punishment was required by the time, he remains free of blame. The matter at issue is an old one-as symbolized by salted game-and in dealing with it difficulties arise. Punishment is to be carried out by someone who lacks the power and authority to do so. However, there is no great harm in this, because the penalty as such is just. The disappearance of the nose in the course of the bite signifies that indignation blots out finer sensibility. It is easy to discriminate between right and wrong in this case it is like biting through tender meat.īut one encounters a hardened sinner, and, aroused by anger, one goes a little too far. It is a warning to halt in time on the path of evil. This prevents him from sinning further and thus he becomes free of blame. ![]() If a sentence is imposed the first time a man attempts to do wrong, the penalty is a mild one. The only way to strengthen the law is to make it clear and to make penalties certain and swift. The obstructions in the social life of man increase when there is a lack of clarity in the penal codes and slackness in executing them. This clarity and severity have the effect of instilling respect it is not that the penalties are ends in themselves. This is symbolized by the terror of thunder. The law is strengthened by a just application of penalties. This is symbolized by the clarity of lightning. Penalties are the individual applications of the law.Ĭlarity prevails when mild and severe penalties are differentiated, according to the nature of the crimes. Thus the kings of former times made firm the laws It is of moment that the man who makes the decisions (represented by the fifth line) is gentle by nature, while he commands respect by his conduct in his position. The two together create the just measure. Unqualified hardness and excitement would be too violent in meting out punishment unqualified clarity and gentleness would be too weak. The hexagram combines Li, clarity, and Chên, excitement. However, it is important to proceed in the right way. Judgment and punishment are required to deter or obviate it. To prevent permanent injury, vigorous measures must be taken at once.ĭeliberate obstruction of this sort does not vanish of its own accord. Whenever unity cannot be established, the obstruction is due to a talebearer and traitor who is interfering and blocking ![]() When an obstacle to union arises, energetic biting through brings success. It is favorable to let justice be administered. The theme of this hexagram is a criminal lawsuit, in contradistinction to that of Sung,ĬONFLICT (6), which refers to civil suits. Recourse to law and penalties overcomes the disturbances of harmonious social life caused by criminals and slanderers. Since the hexagram is made up of the trigrams for thunder and for lightning, it indicates how obstacles are forcibly removed in nature.Įnergetic biting through overcomes the obstacle that prevents joining of the lips the storm with its thunder and lightning overcomes the disturbing tension in nature. To bring them together one must bite energetically through the obstacle. hexagram 27) with an obstruction (in the fourth place) between the teeth. This hexagram represents an open mouth ( cf. ![]()
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