What is your favorite line?

[Pearlescent]

Curious if anyone else is particularly fond of receiving a particular line, or even if not necessarily receiving it in a reading but instead just appreciating it?

Odd as it may sound, I really like 23.6 as, to me, it indicates the horrible times are going to be in the past... and that the fruit will drop and plant the seed of a beautiful new life, if of course you can allow yourself to be lead (relating hex 2) as the superior man. I would say I feel similar with 36.6, these lines hold a special meaning to me.

Does anyone else have a favorite line?

 

[anemos]

I love many lines but my line is 61.4 - the horse running with the moon. No blame.

 

[sooo]

I seem to have lost my phone number. Can I have yours?

I like 23.6 too.

 

[canislulu]

I like 61.2 which is why I use to be callingcrane

 

[diamanda]

41.5 for me please, anytime!
Excellent good luck, always had great results with this one.
Second best: 42.2 (very similar to 41.5 as you probably all know).

 

[Pearlescent]

Interesting answers thus far! It's funny because when I read anemos' answer, I was a little suprised as I have found that line to frustrate me, personally! though I could see why you might be fond of it. I thought I'd much rather receive 61.2, and that was jumpingmouse's choice. Nothing like a good old fashioned soul connection behind the every day interactions of the mundane world . Also, Sooo, I'm going to do a play on words and just say ssssssoooooo, and move on. lol Also diamanda I have yet to ever be disappointed receiving either of those lines, They are great indeed!

 

[sooo]

Yeah, that's the response that line typically gets. I still like it though, I'm just too old to use it.

Recalling interpreting anemos' reading of 61.4 early on, I understand her affection for it. A sense of freedom, even wild abandon, following ones own animal instinct and leaping over the fence of institutional rules and man's regulations. A wild mare under the moonlight. Nice image.

 

[taoscopy]

Curious if anyone else is particularly fond of receiving a particular line, or even if not necessarily receiving it in a reading but instead just appreciating it?

43 - Revelation

The concern shall be clearly described, shouting results in danger. Explain the situation to one's entourage. Avoid any brutality and do not divert.
43 - Revelation

1 - There is a risk of rupture by displaying one's preferences. One must keep a low profile.
In the making
28 - Abandonment

One goes on their own if necessary. Stick to the essential.

 

[Trojina]

I often enjoy 33.6 as it can be quite a relief.

At least I cannot recall a time I was unhappy to receive 33.6. It brings peace.

 

[anemos]

Recalling interpreting anemos' reading of 61.4 early on, I understand her affection for it. A sense of freedom, even wild abandon, following ones own animal instinct and leaping over the fence of institutional rules and man's regulations. A wild mare under the moonlight. Nice image.

I do recall that reading too and another one combo with 61.4 ... and a bold red Boom !
:bows:

Funny to read my 8 years ago, thoughts and promises.

I called it my line not only because many times I have found solace , guidance and the strength to pursue important for my self things, but also because to me, this line is what yi - to me- is all about; to find your way in that jungle called life.

 

[rosada]

What a terrific thread!
May I suggest people write out what their line is? I think that would facilitate understanding and memorizing.

 

[moss elk]

42.2
Somebody grants one ten pairs of tortoise shells.
One cannot refuse.
Enduring commitment is promising.
The king presents offerings to the divine.
Promising.

But I'm also really fond of 61.2

 

[hilary]

How about 12.6 -
'Overturning the block.
Before, blocked. Afterwards, rejoicing.'
- for pure, unambiguous
[video]https://youtu.be/YsI0yTC7bic?t=6m44s[/video]
?
(Video set to start at the last of the Block.)

 

[sooo]

Hilary,

Love your creative musical approach, but unfortunate that I do not interpret 12 as a block but rather as a separation, the opposite of the attracting, uniting or transcending principle of 11. But I could interpret the movement sited as a reversal of that pulling apart, coming together again.

 

[sooo]

11.1

[video=youtube;mfI4111pc0s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=mfI4111pc0s#t=11[/video]

 

[rosada]

11.1
When ribbon grass is pulled up, the sod comes with it.
Each according to his kind.
Undertakings bring good fortune.

Wilhelm

 

[rosada]

Here's a nice one:

48.6
In the well there is a clear, cold spring
From which one can drink.

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This is such a pleasant study - to take these lines individually and give them full appreciation.
I suppose we should next start a thread for Worst Line Ever as in 3.6.

 

[svenrus]

1.7 (all nine's)
"Es erscheint eine Schar von Drachen ohne Haupt. Heil !" (Richard Wilhelm)

... When Kien is on the border to Kun - transformation into the mildness.

 

[hilary]

Hilary,

Love your creative musical approach, but unfortunate that I do not interpret 12 as a block but rather as a separation, the opposite of the attracting, uniting or transcending principle of 11. But I could interpret the movement sited as a reversal of that pulling apart, coming together again.

Yes, I think if you listen through the full overture, that moment will sound a lot like separation overturned.

Paired line with 11.1, of course...

 

[rodaki]

I can't say I have 'all-time' favorites but from time to time, I get these lines (both 'positive' and 'negative' ones) over and over again, so they become something like the underlying beat of a song in my discussions with Yi . . and the feeling that comes with them can vary widely while their 'rhythm-patterns' (for lack of a better term) remain constant . . so, time-specific-favorites, maybe


. . 1.5 and 2.5 mostly come up with the best vibes of all, come to think of it

 

[sooo]

Yes, I think if you listen through the full overture, that moment will sound a lot like separation overturned.

Paired line with 11.1, of course...

I will have to return and listen to the full overture. Don't know why I didn't do that originally. Rush, rush, you know!

 

[sooo]

Yes, I think if you listen through the full overture, that moment will sound a lot like separation overturned.

Paired line with 11.1, of course...

So beautiful, it makes tears fall. I hear the standstill, the block and the separation all at once, and I feel what he felt when he composed it, though I don't know what thoughts those feelings were connected to, or perhaps they weren't connected at all, maybe that's the point. It feels a brave and noble turnaround.

 

[sooo]

The subject of the music and dramatic narrative is the life and heroism of a 16th-century Dutch nobleman, the Count of Egmont. It was composed during the period of the Napoleonic Wars, at a time when the French Empire had extended its domination over most of Europe. Beethoven had famously expressed his great outrage over Napoleon Bonaparte's decision to crown himself Emperor in 1804, furiously scratching out his name in the dedication of the Eroica Symphony. In the music for Egmont, Beethoven expressed his own political concerns through the exaltation of the heroic sacrifice of a man condemned to death for having taken a valiant stand against oppression. The Overture later became an unofficial anthem of the 1956 Hungarian revolution. - Wiki

 

[hilary]

Yes - that. I first played it in a youth orchestra at the time of the Tienanmen Square demonstrations, and the conductor was also an inspiring teacher who made the connection for us. I think Shostakovich 5 may have been in the same concert - no line 6 there.

Sorry, I have caused a considerable thread-derailment. Favourite lines...

...how about 42.5?

'True and confident, with a benevolent heart,
No question: good fortune from the source.
Truth, confidence and benevolence are my own de.'

That one's part of forum history: from about 15 years ago, when I was thinking of introducing some sort of points/ payment system to the free forum. This was Yi's comment, and is why the forum's stayed free.

 

[svenrus]

....... (1.7)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2GSkWGdKl0

Oups

 

[sooo]

A little derailment can be seen as a jam, following the stream of consciousness rather then riding a train on tacks nailed to the ground. Interesting facts. Thanks for sharing them.

 

[rosada]

For rodaki's earlier post:

1.5
Flying dragon in the heaven.
It furthers one to see the great man.

2.5
A yellow under garment brings supreme good fortune.

 

[svenrus]

13.5

Comment on 13.5, The master said:

'The ways of good men (different seem).
This in a public office toils;
That in his home the time beguiles.
One man his lips with silence seals;
Another all his mind reveals.
But when two men are one in heart,
Not iron bolts keep them apart;
The words they in their union use,
Fragrance like orchid plants diffuse.'


James Legge

 

[sooo]

That, to me, sounds so mechanical. Even the last line sounds like the exhaust fumes from two Sherman Tanks. That "master" is for certain all yang, a masculist.

 

[hilary]

I think maybe that's more an issue with the Victorian translator (without whom this conversation probably wouldn't be happening) - and his idea of a rhyme scheme - than the Dazhuan.

Try Lynn's version:

'In the Dao of a noble man,
There's a time for going forth
And a time for staying still,
A time to remain silent
And a time to speak out.
But for two people to share mind and heart,
Such sharpness severs metal,
And the words of those sharing mind and heart,
Such fragrance is like orchids.'