Affirm constantly that you are following your destiny. While keeping up, contemplate your intentions relative to your course before taking any action. Then you will not fall into the hands of fate.
See Tao Te Ching – Verse 54 – Whoever is planted in the Tao will not be rooted up
See Today: “Flexibility is a law of life. In our common language we call it compassion.” Yogi Bhajan
See the previous reading: Today: “Though you cannot handle everything on your own, you have the support of your assistants who have your back and can take up the slack. It’s a path to prosperity.” from the I Ching
See the previous previous reading: Today: “It is a tendency for people to follow leaders and movements that are coincident with their nature. It is a productive relationship when it is resonant with nature beyond personal ego and selfish ends.” from the I Ching
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17 – Seventeen. Sui / Following
Thunder beneath the Lake’s surface.
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?
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above: Tui / The Joyous, Lake | |
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below: Chên / The Arousing, Thunder | |
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| The trigram Tui, the Joyous, whose attribute is gladness, is above; Chên, the Arousing, which has the attribute of movement, is below. Joy in movement induces following. The Joyous is the youngest daughter, while the Arousing is the eldest son. An older man defers to a young girl and shows her consideration. By this he moves her to follow him.THE JUDGEMENT
FOLLOWING has supreme success. In order to obtain a following one must first know how to adapt oneself. If a man would rule he must first learn to serve, for only in this way does he secure from those below him the joyous assent that is necessary if they are to follow him. If he has to obtain a following by force or cunning, by conspiracy or by creating factions, he invariably arouses resistance, which obstructs willing adherence. But even joyous movement can lead to evil consequences, hence the added stipulation, “Perseverance furthers” – that is, consistency in doing right – together with “No blame.” Just as we should not ask others to follow us unless this condition is fulfilled, so it is only under this condition that we can in turn follow others without coming to harm.
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THE IMAGE Thunder in the middle of the lake: In the autumn electricity withdraws into the earth again and rests. Here it is the thunder in the middle of the lake that serves as the image – thunder in its winter rest, not thunder in motion. The idea of following in the sense of adaptation to the demands of the time grows out of this image. Thunder in the middle of the lake indicates times of darkness and rest. Similarly, a superior man, after being tirelessly active all day, allows himself rest and recuperation at night. No situation can become favorable till one is able to adapt to it and does not wear himself out with mistaken resistance. |
