Today:Be mindful of your position in all relationships – I Ching

Those who have done profound damage to the social structure must be discredited, rendered irrelevant and replaced.  Then the work of repairing the damage may begin.  One can not do it alone, so it must be a united and focused effort.  Structure that cannot be replaced and built anew must be reformed and rebuilt.  The time is propitious for this effort, which must begin immediately and proceed with unwavering commitment.

Read the text from Richard Wilhelm's translation of the I Ching

What has been spoiled through man’s fault can be made good again through man’s work. It is not immutable fate that has caused the state of corruption, but rather the abuse of human freedom. Work toward improving conditions promises well, because it accords the possibilities of the time. We must not recoil from work and danger but must take hold energetically.
An individual is confronted with corruption originating from neglect in former times. He lacks the power to ward it off alone, but with able helpers he can at least bring about a thorough reform, if he cannot create a new beginning, and this also is praiseworthy.
The weight of the great is excessive. The load is too heavy for the strength of the supports. The ridge-pole on which the whole roof rests, sags to the breaking point, because its supporting ends are too weak for the load they bear. It is an exceptional time and situation; therefore extraordinary measures are demanded. It is necessary to find a way of transition as quickly as possible, and to take action. This promises success. For although the strong element is in excess, it is in the middle, that is, at the centre of gravity, so that a revolution is not to be feared. Nothing is to be achieved by forcible measures. The problem must be solved by gentle penetration to the meaning of the situation; then the change-over to other conditions will be successful. It demands real superiority; therefore the time when the great preponderates is a momentous time.

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“If a woman sits with folded hands in her lap…” Yogi Bhajan

SSSYWa“If a woman sits with folded hands in her lap for a few minutes everyday, and feels she is a container so vast that she contains the whole universe, she will never feel weak or have any problems. There is nothing beyond woman except God.” Yogi Bhajan

(via Ram Anand)

 

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