Correct Return

Returning to the birth of the Way. How could this be a mistake? Wise Words! The Way opens. You have been lost in a cloud of confusion but now you can see. Do not be timid. Advance and retreat like a warrior. Extend the opening and the possibilities for new connections. If you look at your steps you will see that you are connected with something larger than your personal desires. Step outside the norms. Co-operate with the ongoing process of change.

初九, 復自道, 何其咎? 吉.

Return to the way. How could there be blame in this? Good fortune. ##### Comments It lies in the nature of a strong man to press forward. In so doing he encounters obstructions. Therefore he returns to the way suited to his situation, where he is free to advance or to retreat. In the nature of things this will bring good fortune, for it is wise and reasonable not to try to obtain anything by force.