Filling Water https://filling-water.com/ Occasional writing on the Book of Changes — the I Ching in the Wilhelm/Baynes translation, read slowly. en-us The Inner Law of Your Being — The I Ching on Perseverance https://filling-water.com/thoughts/perseverance/ https://filling-water.com/thoughts/perseverance/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Perseverance is the most repeated counsel in the Book and the most misread. Wilhelm's word means correct and firm: not teeth gritted against resistance, but holding fast to your own grain until it emerges. Like Water Before a Wall — The I Ching on Overcoming Obstacles https://filling-water.com/thoughts/water-before-a-wall/ https://filling-water.com/thoughts/water-before-a-wall/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Book's image for an obstruction is water meeting rock. It does not batter the rock; it pools, it rises, and only then flows on. Being stopped is the work of gathering weight.