Government as ground water is sheltered by the earth, is it possible to wage aĪt the beginning of a military enterprise, order is imperative. Government and people, so that the people are sheltered by their Only when there is this invisible bond between Therefore be cultivated by improving the economic condition of the peopleĪnd by humane government. Only a peopleĮconomically strong can be important in military power. People living under a mild rule becomes strong and powerful. He who is generous toward the people wins their love, and a Threatens, every peasant becomes a soldier when the war ends, he goes back Threatens, every peasant becomes present in the masses. Military power of a people is invisibly present in the masses. Ground water is invisibly present within the earth. It should not be resorted to rashly but, like a poisonous drug, should be used But war is alwaysĪ dangerous thing and brings with it destruction and devastation. In order that he mayĭevelop his abilities he needs the complete confidence of his ruler, who mustĮntrust him with full responsibility as long as the war lasts. Hearts of the people and awakens their enthusiasm. It requires a strong man who captures the Without strict discipline nothing can be accomplished, but this discipline Maintains obedience in the army by his authority.Īn army is a mass that needs organization in order to become a fighting force. Upper trigram, it represents not the ruler but the efficient general, who But since it is in the lower rather than the This line indicates a commander, because it stands in the Nine in the second place, to which the other lines, all yielding, are Of the individual lines, the one that controls the hexagram is the strong Trig rams are danger inside and obedience must prevail outside. Peace but always ready for use as a source of power. Military strength is stored up in the mass of the people - invisible in times of Thus it symbolizes the ground water stored up in the earth. This hexagram is made up of the trigrams K'an, water, and K'un, earth, and The interpretations above and comments below are from Richard Wilhelm's version of the I CHING. Perchance the army carries corpses in the wagon.įounds states, vests families with fiefs. If the order is not good, misfortune threatens. Note that the lines are counted from the bottom up. The Lines These texts apply only for the lines that were marked, when the hexagram was cast. Thus the superior man increases his masses
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