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Youthful Folly
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Inexperience and the search for guidance
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In EnglishInexperience and the search for guidance. Asking the same thing over and over only clouds the answer
Original text · Judgement (卦辭)亨。匪我求童蒙，童蒙求我。初筮告，再三瀆，瀆則不告。利貞
Original text · Image (象辭)山下出泉，蒙；君子以果行育德
TrigramsUpper Mountain ☶ · Lower Water ☵
Original text · Judgement (卦辭)亨。匪我求童蒙，童蒙求我。初筮告，再三瀆，瀆則不告。利貞
Original text · Image (象辭)山下出泉，蒙；君子以果行育德
TrigramsUpper Mountain ☶ · Lower Water ☵
What to do
Carry out
1. Ask humbly 2. Ask one clear question 3. Form your own view
Be careful
Asking the same thing over and over only clouds the answer