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rosada said:Hi Lagunader,
I think the debate about how closely one has to be personally involved in a situation to get a valid answer to an I Ching question, can only be answered by the person asking the question.
But even if there were some Almighty Edict about what can and cannot be known, your inference that my asking about the war in Iraq is somehow an impersonal question really pushes my buttons! I am an American, I vote and I pay taxes. What closer connections do I need? None, of course. Unfortunately there are too many people in the world who share your belief that ordinary citizens are powerless and blameless. And thus the war continues...
This is the first part of the Chinese for 36.2:rosada said:Hi ewald,
I'm looking at Wilhelm who translates 36.1 as "Darkening of the light during flight," which I'm understanding to mean that the superior man voluntarily is darkening his light, like a pilot turning off his lights to slip in under the radar. You are translating the line as "Brightness injured" which suggests someone who is forced against their will to dim their light. So that's where our difference in understanding comes in. I don't know how to translate Chinese so I am dependant on the translations of others.
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