You say that’s enough /
Doing it to ourselves /
simply be useful
We cause our own suffering. Resolve inner conflict. Be useful. Be yourself.
Tao Te Ching – Verse 47 – Without opening your door, you can open your heart to the world
Meditation: LA135-19791029 Resolve Inner Conflict
Today: “If you have harmony with nature, you will be exalted; if you fight it, you will be consumed.” Yogi Bhajan
Previous reading: “Speak softly. Adopt a quiet yet penetrating presence. Shine from within.”
Previous previous reading: “Once you discover the treasures that lie within you, you will instantly and completely abandon pleasure seeking and mindless hoarding and consumption.”
Meditation: NM091 – 19921110 – Self Emboldenment, Engagement, Vision
Today: “You have joined the realm of heavenly beings. When applied, your power and influence will produce transformation in everyone and everything you encounter.” – From the I Ching
Meditation: Breath to Conquer Time Space and Destiny
Meditation: Magic Mantra-19760426
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43 – Forty-Three. Kuai / Breakthrough
A Deluge from Heaven:
The Superior Person rains fortune upon those in need, then moves on with no thought of the good he does.
The issue must be raised before an impartial authority.
Be sincere and earnest, despite the danger.
Do not try to force the outcome, but seek support where needed.
Set a clear goal.
SITUATION ANALYSIS:
Your iron will must come to the forefront now.
It will take great personal determination to resolve the situation in question.
Your adversary would love to force you into an angry display.
That would legitimize his opposition to you.
Such a berserker rage would drag you down to his level.
You must resolutely take a public stand against what he represents, but refuse to engage him.
Without compromise, you show others the way to higher ground.
Nine in the fourth place means:Your legs are torn and bleeding as you push heedlessly through the thorns toward your target. There is no skin on his thighs,
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| Here a man is suffering from inner restlessness and cannot abide in his place. He would like to push forward under any circumstances, but encounters insuperable obstacles. Thus his situation entails an inner conflict. This is due to the obstinacy with which he seeks to enforce his will. If he would desist from this obstinacy, everything would go well. But this advice, like so much other good counsel, will be ignored. For obstinacy makes a man unable to hear, for all that he has ears. |
57 – Fifty-Seven. Sun / The Penetrating Wind
Wind follows upon wind, wandering the earth, penetrating gently but persistently:
The Superior Person expands his influence by reaffirming his decisions and carrying out his promises.
Small, persistent, focused effort brings success.
Seek advice from someone you respect.
SITUATION ANALYSIS:
Gentle persuasion is the key in this instance.
Though the words are soft, their speaker must be firm, calm and confident.
Gentle words are worthless if spoken with trepidation.
Wordless influence by example is also effective in this situation.
All persuasion should be almost unfelt, yet consistent and persistent.
Ask for feedback from someone you know to be an effective persuader.
