周易參同契:大易总叙章第一
月節有五六，經緯奉日使，兼并為六十，剛柔有表里。朔旦屯直事，至暮蒙當受，晝夜各一卦用之依次序。即未至晦爽，終則復更始，日月為期度，動靜有早晚。
My rendition:
A month can be divided into six portions of five days each
Each day can be further divided into longitude and latitude
A total of sixty segments with hardness followed by softness
One yin coupled with one yang
The morning hours see the action of Sprouting (Hexagram - 屯)， at dusk the action passes to Youthful Folly (Hexagram - 蒙)
When one pattern finishes, it is the start of another pattern
The Sun and Moon have fixed cycles
And so are the action and inaction of Day and Night
Paul’s comment: Mathematical precision is the fundamental pattern in nature, and so it is also the same as applied to Taoist yoga (or inner alchemy). As said by the guru.
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