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I have some aspects of my health which are not good, from my point of view. They are not of the type that would kill me and they are not even particularly noticeable to people who don't know me very well, but they diminish the quality of my life and my appreciation of and joy in life. I spend some time in meditation and at times pray. At times I have prayed to be healed--or I have asked if it is possible for me to be healed--but with no observable result or answer at this time.
At times in the last 2 years, I have asked by the i ching if praying to be healed does any good, or if that is something that accomplishes nothing and God or the universe ignores it. I have asked the question in somewhat different ways. For the most part, the answers have suggested to me that it is good to so pray.
(Obviously, I could "give up" praying in this way and "accept" that I will have these health problems for the rest of my life.)
Here is the answer of today's reading, Sunday, July 20th, 2008:
When I pray to be healed, does that accomplish anything?
32. Hêng / Duration
above Chên The Arousing, Thunder
below Sun The Gentle, Wind
The Judgement
Duration. Success. No blame.
Perseverance furthers.
It furthers one to have somewhere to go.
The Image
Thunder and wind: the image of Duration.
Thus the superior man stands firm
And does not change his direction.
with changing line 3:
Change in the third place means:
He who does not give duration to his character
Meets with disgrace.
Persistent humiliation.
and relating hexagram:
40. Hsieh / Deliverance
***
In this case, the judgment and image of 32 seem to suggest continuation of my praying for healing. The changing line 3 also seems to suggest that not continuing would be a mistake, at least in the Wilhelm translation. In this case, as in many others, I read both the Wilhelm translation and the Legge translation. The Legge translation seems to give an opposite implication:
"However firm he may be, there will be ground for regret." Although the Wilhelm and Legge translations for line 3 seem to have opposite implications, I am taking this reading as encouraging me to continue to pray for healing.
This reading is one of about 10 in the last 2 years on this same subject.
At times in the last 2 years, I have asked by the i ching if praying to be healed does any good, or if that is something that accomplishes nothing and God or the universe ignores it. I have asked the question in somewhat different ways. For the most part, the answers have suggested to me that it is good to so pray.
(Obviously, I could "give up" praying in this way and "accept" that I will have these health problems for the rest of my life.)
Here is the answer of today's reading, Sunday, July 20th, 2008:
When I pray to be healed, does that accomplish anything?
32. Hêng / Duration
above Chên The Arousing, Thunder
below Sun The Gentle, Wind
The Judgement
Duration. Success. No blame.
Perseverance furthers.
It furthers one to have somewhere to go.
The Image
Thunder and wind: the image of Duration.
Thus the superior man stands firm
And does not change his direction.
with changing line 3:
Change in the third place means:
He who does not give duration to his character
Meets with disgrace.
Persistent humiliation.
and relating hexagram:
40. Hsieh / Deliverance
***
In this case, the judgment and image of 32 seem to suggest continuation of my praying for healing. The changing line 3 also seems to suggest that not continuing would be a mistake, at least in the Wilhelm translation. In this case, as in many others, I read both the Wilhelm translation and the Legge translation. The Legge translation seems to give an opposite implication:
"However firm he may be, there will be ground for regret." Although the Wilhelm and Legge translations for line 3 seem to have opposite implications, I am taking this reading as encouraging me to continue to pray for healing.
This reading is one of about 10 in the last 2 years on this same subject.