practiced under fire

the surface of the sun

 

A spiritual understanding

that is not practiced under fire is without

value; only by applying our knowledge in trying

situations do we come into genuine

possession of it.

 

from The I Ching, or Book of Changes

Hexagram 26: Ta Ch’u 大畜 The Taming Power of the Great

(full text here)

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