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Fifty-Second Hexagram
Above this Mountain's summit
another more majestic rises:
The Superior Person
is mindful to keep his thoughts
in the here and now.
Stilling the sensations
of the Ego,
he roams his courtyard
without moving a muscle,
unencumbered by the fears
and desires of his fellows.
This is no mistake.
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Changing Lines
Line Six
His constant goal
is an end to striving.
Good fortune.
Line Five
Keeping his jaw relaxed,
what words he speaks
carry order and deliberation.
Conflict dissolves.
Line Four
He keeps his trunk still
through flexibility.
Faultless.
Line Three
He seeks stillness
through rigidity
instead of relaxation.
He will paralyze
his legs
and overtax his heart.
Line Two
Relaxing his legs.
He sees he cannot rescue
the one he follows.
He resigns himself to sorrow.
Line One
Not even moving a toe.
No mistakes.
Hold to this course.
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