“A teacher is a professional person reminding the man to realize that he belongs in the finite to the infinity.” Yogi Bhajan
Tao Te Ching – Verse 72 – When they lose their sense of awe, people turn to religion. When they no longer trust themselves, they begin to depend upon authority.
Tao Te Ching – Verse 72
When they lose their sense of awe,
people turn to religion.
When they no longer trust themselves,
they begin to depend upon authority.
Therefore the Master steps back
so that people won’t be confused.
He teaches without a teaching,
so that people will have nothing to learn.
Continue reading “Tao Te Ching – Verse 72 – When they lose their sense of awe, people turn to religion. When they no longer trust themselves, they begin to depend upon authority.”
Today: “Adversity and strife will only be lifted once bad choices are freely admitted and a resolve is made toward a righteous path. This applies to individuals and their countrymen.” from the I Ching
Adversity and strife will only be lifted once bad choices are freely admitted and a resolve is made toward a righteous path. This applies to individuals and their countrymen.
and then this: Tao Te Ching – Verse 71 – Not-knowing is true knowledge. Presuming to know is a disease.
See the previous reading: Today: “This adversity is afflicting the masses everywhere. Meet it with cheerfulness and resolve. Allow yourself to bend, but not break. You must experience a personal renaissance before the fever will break.” from the I Ching
See the previous previous reading: Today: “The corrupt, cruel power structure must be replaced. The timing is indicated by the emergence of massive dissent. The methods for change which will be adopted must be just and compassionate in order to assure success.” from the I Ching
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24 – Twenty-Four. Fu / Return
Thunder regenerates deep within Earth’s womb:
Sage rulers recognized that the end of Earth’s seasonal cycle was also the starting point of a new year and a time for dormancy.
They closed the passes at the Solstice to enforce a rest from commerce and activity.
The ruler himself did not travel.
You have passed this way before but you are not regressing.
This is progress, for the cycle now repeats itself, and this time you are aware that it truly is a cycle.
The return of old familiars is welcome.
You can be as sure of this cycle as you are that seven days bring the start of a new week.
Use this dormancy phase to plan which direction you will grow.
SITUATION ANALYSIS:
You are about to experience a rebirth — about to be given another chance, a new lease on life.
You have persevered, gone the distance through an entire cycle — through the Spring of hope or new passion, through a Summer of growth and building, only to be sacrificed like the archetypal Harvest King at the Autumn reaping.
You lie dormant like seed beneath Winter snows now, healing and absorbing new energies in preparation for the new young Spring coming shortly to your life.
Six in the fifth place means:
Openly admitting your mistake, you humbly and nobly return.
No blame.
Noble-hearted return. No remorse.
‘The Return of the Prodigal Son’ – Rembrandt, 1669
When the time for return has come, a man should not take shelter in trivial excuses, but should look within and examine himself. And if he has done something wrong he should make a noblehearted resolve to confess his fault. No one will regret having taken this road.
17 – Seventeen. Sui / Following
Thunder beneath the Lake’s surface.
The Superior Person allows himself plenty of sheltered rest and recuperation while awaiting a clear sign to follow.
Supreme success.
No mistakes if you keep to your course.
SITUATION ANALYSIS:
Thunder from the Lake — the lulling, rhythmic roar of the faithful tide, eternally wearing away the stone of the shoreline, forever obedient to the phases of the moon.
The pull of the moon on the tide is the Following called for now.
As mighty as the tide is in its own right, it is ever the puppet of the invisible, irresistible gravity of the moon.
What cyclical forces pull you along?
Are you futilely attempting to resist a natural attraction?
Today: “You run after wealth and glory and glamour” – Yogi Bhajan
You run after wealth and glory and glamour. But it will run after you, providing you are an open channel.” Yogi Bhajan
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Tao Te Ching – Verse 71 – Not-knowing is true knowledge. Presuming to know is a disease.
Tao Te Ching – Verse 71
Not-knowing is true knowledge.
Presuming to know is a disease.
First realize that you are sick;
then you can move toward health.
The Master is her own physician.
She has healed herself of all knowing.
Thus she is truly whole.
Continue reading “Tao Te Ching – Verse 71 – Not-knowing is true knowledge. Presuming to know is a disease.”
Today: “This adversity is afflicting the masses everywhere. Meet it with cheerfulness and resolve. Allow yourself to bend, but not break. You must experience a personal renaissance before the fever will break.” from the I Ching
This adversity is afflicting the masses everywhere. Meet it with cheerfulness and resolve. Allow yourself to bend, but not break. You must experience a personal renaissance before the fever will break.
See the previous pevious reading: Today: “You have retreated far enough. What was confronting you has abated, but still close at hand. Give space to the situation before continuing as before.” from the I Ching
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47 – Forty-Seven. K’un / Exhaustion
A Dead Sea, its Waters spent eons ago, more deadly than the desert surrounding it:
The Superior Person will stake his life and fortune on what he deeply believes.
Triumph belongs to those who endure.
Trial and tribulation can hone exceptional character to a razor edge that slices deftly through every challenge.
Action prevails where words will fail.
SITUATION ANALYSIS:
This is the realm of the Shaman.
You have exhausted every alternative, spent yourself completely, taxed body and mind beyond your former limits.
Survival and salvation lie beyond your reach now.
Only transcendence to a new existence — a higher plane of being — will see you through.
The Old You is just a dry husk.
You can’t return to it.
Metamorphosis is the only grace offered.
You can only return to your homeland as a New You.
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| The lake is above, water below; the lake is empty, dried up.1 Exhaustion is expressed in yet another way: at the top, a dark line is holding down two light lines; below, a light line is hemmed in between two dark ones. The upper trigram belongs to the principle of darkness, the lower to the principle of light. Thus everywhere superior men are oppressed and held in restraint by inferior men. THE JUDGEMENT OPPRESSION. Success. Perseverance. Times of adversity are the reverse of times of success, but they can lead to success if they befall the right man. When a strong man meets with adversity, he remains cheerful despite all danger, and this cheerfulness is the source of later successes; it is that stability which is stronger than fate. He who lets his spirit be broken by exhaustion certainly has no success. But if adversity only bends a man, it creates in him a power to react that is bound in time to manifest itself. No inferior man is capable of this. Only the great man brings about good fortune and remains blameless. It is true that for the time being outward influence is denied him, because his words have no effect. Therefore in times of adversity it is important to be strong within and sparing of words. |
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THE IMAGE There is no water in the lake: When the water has flowed out below, the lake must dry up and become exhausted. That is fate. This symbolises an adverse fate in human life. In such times there is nothing a man can do but acquiesce in his fate and remain true to himself. This concerns the deepest stratum of his being, for this alone is superior to all external fate. 1. [Literally, “exhausted”.] |
Today: “Make your temple clean” – Yogi Bhajan
“Make your temple clean. Make your heart open with love so that He can come and sit in it. Whosoever live in fear has not seen the light. We have forgotten who we are. We are one and there is One to whom we belong. The aim of life is to inspire each other to God-consciousness.” Yogi Bhajan
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Tao Te Ching – Verse 70 – My teachings are easy to understand and easy to put into practice.
Tao Te Ching – Verse 70
My teachings are easy to understand
and easy to put into practice.
Yet your intellect will never grasp them,
and if you try to practice them, you’ll fail.
My teachings are older than the world.
How can you grasp their meaning?
If you want to know me,
look inside your heart. Continue reading “Tao Te Ching – Verse 70 – My teachings are easy to understand and easy to put into practice.”
Today: “The corrupt, cruel power structure must be replaced. The timing is indicated by the emergence of massive dissent. The methods for change which will be adopted must be just and compassionate in order to assure success.” from the I Ching
The corrupt, cruel power structure must be replaced. The timing is indicated by the emergence of massive dissent. The methods for change which will be adopted must be just and compassionate in order to assure success.
and then this: Tao Te Ching – Verse 69 – Rather than make the first move it is better to wait and see.
See the previous reading: Today: “You have retreated far enough. What was confronting you has abated, but still close at hand. Give space to the situation before continuing as before.” from the I Ching
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49 – Forty-Nine. Ko / Revolution
Fire ignites within the Lake, defying conditions that would deny it birth or survival:
The Superior Person reads the Signs of the Times and makes the Season apparent to all.
The support you need will come only after the deed is done.
Renewed forces, however, will provide fresh energy for exceptional progress.
Persevere.
All differences vanish.
SITUATION ANALYSIS:
A revolutionary Change must be made forcibly.
There is no negotiating with the Established Order.
Perfect timing is essential.
Let the abuse of power become apparent and oppressive to those around you before making your move.
Lay the groundwork, sow the seeds for Revolution without tipping your hand prematurely.
You will need a strong foundation, because you will have to bring about this necessary change alone.
You cannot count on popular support, so you must wait until there is massive dissent.
Then the avenue for your assault will be cleared.
Nine in the fourth place means:
Nine in the fourth place means:
Remorse disappears. Men believe him.
Changing the form of government brings good fortune.
Storming the Bastille 14 July 1789
Radical changes require adequate authority. A man must have inner strength as well as influential position. What he does must correspond with a higher truth and must not spring from arbitrary or petty motives; then it brings great good fortune. If a revolution is not founded on such inner truth, the results are bad, and it has no success. For in the end men will support only those undertakings which they feel instinctively to be just.
63 – Sixty-Three. Chi Chi / Aftermath
Boiling Water over open Flame, one might extinguish The other:
The Superior Person takes a 360 degree view of the situation and prepares for any contingency.
Success in small matters if you stay on course.
Early good fortune can end in disorder.
SITUATION ANALYSIS:
Victory at the expense of another is a merciless taskmaster.
The precarious balance here is reflected in the lines of the hexagram: each of the yin lines rests upon a strong yang line — a seemingly perfect arrangement.
But the scales will be tipped with the change of any one line.
And there WILL be change.
Tireless vigilance and an answer to every challenge — that is the uneasy Seat of Power occupied by the conqueror.
Today: “If someone accepts me as a God, he will see God in me. If someone should accept me as a devil, he will see the devil in me.” Yogi Bhajan
If someone accepts me as a God, he will see God in me. If someone should accept me as a devil, he will see the devil in me. But he is the one who is going to see, I am not. Why should I worry? But, if someone tells me I am a devil and I tell him that I am not and he is, then I am a real devil; then the devil comes out in me. There is a devil in me and there is a God in me; the question is what comes out of me.” Yogi Bhajan
Tao Te Ching – Verse 69 – Rather than make the first move it is better to wait and see.
Tao Te Ching – Verse 69
The generals have a saying:
“Rather than make the first move
it is better to wait and see.
Rather than advance an inch
it is better to retreat a yard.”
This is called
going forward without advancing,
pushing back without using weapons. Continue reading “Tao Te Ching – Verse 69 – Rather than make the first move it is better to wait and see.”
Today: “You have retreated far enough. What was confronting you has abated, but still close at hand. Give space to the situation before continuing as before.” from the I Ching
You have retreated far enough. What was confronting you has abated, but still close at hand. Give space to the situation before continuing as before.
See the previous pevious reading: Today: “Recognize and strive to understand your connections with everyone. Be open in your relations, casual and otherwise, while remaining true to the reality you have come to know.” from the I Ching
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33 – Thirty-Three. Tun / Retreat
The tranquil Mountain towers overhead, yet remains this side of Heaven:
The Superior Person avoids the petty and superficial by keeping shallow men at a distance, not in anger but with dignity.
Such a retreat sweeps the path clear to Success.
Occupy yourself with minute detail.
SITUATION ANALYSIS:
Retreat in this instance is not a desperate flight in disarray, but a conscious choice to distance yourself from forces that would rob you of your peace.
It is not a surrender, but a regrouping.
Retreat from this conflict is actually an advance toward your own center.
You move toward balance, and thus a much stronger position.
Six at the beginning [yin at bottom] means:
You have reached the outlands of your retreat.
To hold your advantage, fall back no further.
At the tail in retreat. This is dangerous.
One must not wish to undertake anything.
The Japanese cavalry taken possession of Khobarovsk pursueing[sic] and attacking the enemies 1919
Since the hexagram is the picture of something that is retreating, the lowest line represents the tail and the top line the head. In a retreat it is advantageous to be at the front. Here one is at the back, in immediate contact with the pursuing enemy. This is dangerous, and under such circumstances it is not advisable to undertake anything. Keeping still is the easiest way of escaping from the threatening danger.
13 – Thirteen. T’ung Jên / Social Mechanism
Heaven reflects the Flame of clarity:
The Superior Person analyzes the various levels and working parts of the social structure, and uses them to advantage.
Success if you keep to your course.
You may cross to the far shore.
SITUATION ANALYSIS:
This is a matter of Positioning — not only yourself, but others as well.
There are niches to be filled, potentials to be realized, right livelihoods to be found.
You are not building a new organization, but shoring up an existing infrastructure.
It’s worth the effort, because it will provide union, community, and an ironclad alliance.
Today: “What is the difference between a man of God-consciousness and an individual man?” Yogi Bhajan
“What is the difference between a man of God-consciousness and an individual man? Men of God-consciousness are three people at the same time. Men of self-consciousness are also three people at the same time. The man of God-consciousness has God, his guru, and himself. The man of self-consciousness has himself, his ego, and his desire. It is a question of being limited and unlimited.” Yogi Bhajan
Tao Te Ching – Verse 68 – The best athlete wants his opponent at his best. The best general enters the mind of his enemy. The best businessman serves the communal good. The best leader follows the will of the people.
Tao Te Ching – Verse 68
The best athlete
wants his opponent at his best.
The best general
enters the mind of his enemy.
The best businessman
serves the communal good.
The best leader
follows the will of the people. Continue reading “Tao Te Ching – Verse 68 – The best athlete wants his opponent at his best. The best general enters the mind of his enemy. The best businessman serves the communal good. The best leader follows the will of the people.”
Today: “You have a choice as to how you will live out your remaining days on earth. You can remain in denial and live as if life is a party. You can live your remaining days in regret for living in delusion. Or, you can atone for life’s transgressions, take responsibility for what remains and work on writing your destiny.” from the I Ching
You have a choice as to how you will live out your remaining days on earth. You can remain in denial and live as if life is a party. You can live your remaining days in regret for living in delusion. Or, you can atone for life’s transgressions, take responsibility for what remains and work on writing your destiny.
See the previous reading: Today: “Recognize and strive to understand your connections with everyone. Be open in your relations, casual and otherwise, while remaining true to the reality you have come to know.” from the I Ching
See the previous previous reading: Today: “Be exactly who you are, allow others to be themselves, regardless of how foolish they appear. You can be an example. They have to find their own way.” from the I Ching
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30 – Thirty. Li / Igniting
Fire sparks more Flames:
The Superior Person holds an inner Fire that ignites passion in every heart it touches, until all the world is enlightened and aflame.
With so searing a flame, success will not be denied you.
Take care to be as peaceful and nurturing as the cow in the meadow; you are strong enough to be gentle.
SITUATION ANALYSIS:
A Promethean flame is delivering light and heat to the situation at hand.
This radiance will cause such an alchemical transformation of circumstances that the changes will seem magical, miraculous.
Yet they are only shifts of perspective and attitude that bring clarity.
The passions kindled by this fire must be harnessed and used judiciously, or they threaten to consume your hopes and dreams.
Nine in the third place means:Old men read the lesson in the setting sun. Their choice is their fortune. In the light of the setting sun,
Pacific sunset |
| Here the end of the day has come. The light of the setting sun calls to mind the fact that life is transitory and conditional. Caught in this external bondage, men are usually robbed of their inner freedom as well. The sense of the transitoriness of life impels them to uninhibited revelry in order to enjoy life while it lasts, or else they yield to melancholy and spoil the precious time by lamenting the approach of old age. Both attitudes are wrong. To the superior man it makes no difference whether death comes early or late. He cultivates himself, awaits his allotted time, and in this way secures his fate. |
21 – Twenty-One. Shih Ho / Biting Through
The merciless, searing judgement of Lightning fulfills the warning prophecies of distant Thunder.
Sage rulers preserved Justice by clearly defining the laws, and by delivering the penalties decreed.
Though unpleasant, it is best to let justice have its due.
SITUATION ANALYSIS:
A terrible reckoning is due.
A wrong will be righted — and even if it has been you who has been wronged, you will tremble at the terrible power of Justice untempered by Mercy.
Pray for your oppressor, that his punishment will fit his crime.
Today: “Because you carry scriptures on your back like a donkey, you think you are a wise man.” Yogi Bhajan
“Because you carry scriptures on your back like a donkey, you think you are a wise man. So long as scriptures come only on your tongue, so long as they do not come from your soul, you are kidding yourself.” Yogi Bhajan