Today: “Universal realization comes when you see yourself as nothing but a bindu, a point.” – Yogi Bhajan

“Universal realization comes when you see yourself as nothing but a bindu, a point. What is tantra? Tantra is the science of the point.” Yogi Bhajan

Meditation: NM249 971230 theorem of the Kundalini Yoga; control your micro & macro consciousness

See Related posts

What else Yogi Bhajan said

Today: “Challenge those who will listen to do something useful.  Then back off.” – from the I Ching

Challenge those who will listen to do something useful.  Then back off.

Meditation: The Negative Mind

See Related posts

Today: I Ching – Previous Readings

Personal I Ching readings

Read the text from Richard Wilhelm's, Thomas Cleary's, Brian Arnold's and other translations of the I Ching

#4, line 1, #41

A fresh Spring at the foot of the Mountain:
The Superior Person refines his character by being thorough in every activity.
The Sage does not recruit students; the students seek him.
He asks nothing but a sincere desire to learn.
If the student doubts or challenges his authority, the Sage regretfully cuts his losses.

This is a time of interchange between a mentor and pupil.
Whether you are the teacher or the student, it is a time of companionship along a mutual path.
This hexagram also emphasizes the eternal, cyclical nature of the mentor/student relationship — a mentor is merely a more seasoned pupil, further along on the journey.

A pupil holds within himself the seed of a future Master.

A little discipline will make the fool sit up and take notice.
Afterwards, the matter should be dropped, or some will question which is the master and which the fool.

The stoic Mountain drains its excess waters to the Lake below:
The Superior Person curbs his anger and sheds his desires.

To be frugal and content is to possess immeasurable wealth within.
Nothing of value could be refused such a person.
Make a portion of each meal a share of your offering.

This is an occasion for downsizing to fighting trim.
Simplicity and economy are strong defenses against the slings and arrows of Outrageous Fortune.
Whether this is a time of want or a time of plenty, it is an auspicious time to shed a dependency.