“Be frugal with limited resources.  Rely on yourself first…” – a reading from the I Ching

Be frugal with limited resources.  Rely on yourself first, as a crowd will not necessarily come to a consensus as what direction to take.

Meditation: LA950 A00214 20000214 Develop Self-Reliance

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Today: I Ching – Previous Readings

Read the text from Richard Wilhelm's and subsequent translations of the I Ching

#41, line 3, #26

Decrease does not under all circumstances mean something bad. Increase and decrease come in their own time. What matters here is to understand the time and not to try to cover up poverty with empty pretence. If a time of scanty resources brings out an inner truth, one must not feel ashamed of simplicity. For simplicity is then the very thing needed to provide inner strength for further undertakings. Indeed, there need be no concern if the outward beauty of the civilisation, even the elaboration of religious forms, should have to suffer because of simplicity. One must draw on the strength of the inner attitude to compensate for what is lacking in externals; then the power of the content makes up for the simplicity of form. There is no need of presenting false appearances to God. Even with slender means, the sentiment of the heart can be expressed.
When there are three people together, jealousy arises. One of them will have to go. A very close bond is possible only between two people. But when one man is lonely, he is certain to find a companion who complements him.
To hold firmly to great creative powers and store them up, as set forth in this hexagram, there is need of a strong, clear-headed man who is honored by the ruler. The trigram Ch’ien points to strong creative power; Kên indicates firmness and truth. Both point to light and clarity and to the daily renewal of character. Only through such daily self-renewal can a man continue at the height of his powers. Force of habit helps to keep order in quiet times; but in periods when there is a great storing up of energy, everything depends on the power of the personality. However, since the worthy are honored, as in the case of the strong personality entrusted with leadership by the ruler, it is an advantage not to eat at home but rather to earn one’s bread by entering upon public office. Such a man is in harmony with heaven; therefore even great and difficult undertakings, such as crossing the great water, succeed.

Thunder and rain set in:
The image of DELIVERANCE.
Thus the superior man pardons mistakes
And forgives misdeeds.

A thunderstorm has the effect of clearing the air; the superior man produces a similar effect when dealing with mistakes and sins of men that induce a condition of tension. Through clarity he brings deliverance. However, when failings come to light, he does not dwell on them; he simply passes over mistakes, the unintentional transgressions, just as thunder dies away. He forgives misdeeds, the intentional transgressions, just as water washes everything clean. 

Today: “For anyone who will live up to his word to infinity, this world will become too small.” Yogi Bhajan

“For anyone who will live up to his word to infinity, this world will become too small. It will seem as small as a Ping Pong ball. The whole universe will dance on the word of that man. This is the vibratory effect an individual has, because your end is infinity. Your beginning is infinity. You are only in trouble when you have not realized you are infinity. To realize the infinity in the finite state is the extension of the mind. That is the reality of the mind.” Yogi Bhajan

Meditation: KWTC-980710 – Life Is Lift To Infinity

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Meditation: KWTC-980710 – Life Is Lift To Infinity

 You have sun finger, where your ring finger, if you put this, chest out and it should be just not like this, just right here, just do that only for me. Close down your eyes, put that yesterday tape. Spine straight and hands must be equal to ears, where your ears are not forward at all and that will do. And kindly chant when he is ready, we never know this guy. Keep the posture, don’t. I think you have to do some prayer. 

YB (Talks over the tape): That this stone head may become human. Steady, make your spine straight, posture perfect, sun finger lock, its called Ravi Mudra. Breathe consciously, long deep breath. (?) spine. You are doing good, keep up. 

Put that tape of har. 

Steady, don’t move anything. 

Tantric Har

YB (Talks over the tape): Har at the navel point. Pull the navel. Inhale deep deep, deep, deep. Hold the breath, breathe it out through whistle, all the way.  Inhale deep again, deep, hold it tight.  Totally whistle it out up to last iota, inhale deep, deep and squeeze your entire being and with a cannon fire, out, relax.

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