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Include all wisdom and experience that presents itself.  Do not overthink the situation.  Free yourself of useless imaginings.

See Tao Te Ching – Verse 23 – Express yourself completely, then keep quiet

See Today: “Wisdom becomes knowledge when it becomes your personal experience.” – Yogi Bhajan

See the previous reading: Today: “Soon, you can relax.   The current struggles against the forces of decadence and corruption are necessary and useful in order to set right the path for future peace and prosperity.  Put aside misgivings about how difficult it is and focus on the fruits of prevailing against adversity.”

See the previous previous reading:  Today: “When leadership exhibits foolish behavior out of blind obstinacy, the only remedy is for its constituency to act with grace.”

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Meditation and Healing Workshop July 20, 2013 with Hari Nam Singh at the Healing Heart Center (Review)

Meditation: Initiate an Intuitive Existence

 

Meditation: Magic Mantra-19760426

Meditation: M074 – 920423 – Balance the Pineal and Pituitary

4 – Four.  Mêng / Inexperience

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.

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

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.

Six in the fourth place means: Entangled folly brings humiliation. You are so terrified of being wrong, you leave no room for learning what is right. Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (1466-1536) – author of Encomium Moriae (In Praise of Folly)

For youthful folly it is the most hopeless thing to entangle itself in empty imaginings. The more obstinately it clings to such unreal fantasies, the more certainly will humiliation overtake it. Often the teacher, when confronted with such entangled folly, has no other course but to leave the fool to himself for a time, not sparing him the humiliation that results. This is frequently the only means of rescue.

40 – Forty.  Hsieh / Liberation

A Thunderous Cloudburst shatters the oppressive humidity:
The Superior Person knows the release in forgiveness, pardoning the faults of others and dealing gently with those who sin against him.

It pays to accept things as they are for now.
If there is nothing else to be gained, a return brings good fortune.
If there is something yet to be gained, act on it at once.

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

The relief you experience here is not your own personal pardon, but the release of others from your rigid expectations.
Like a hot air balloon, you will rise to new heights as you cast the heavy sandbags of resentments and restrictions away from you.
Feel the lightness of being that results from forgiving others and accepting them as they are.
Free yourself of the endless vigil of policing the behavior of others.
See them for who they are, not what they can or can’t do for you.

 

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Soon, you can relax.  The current struggles against the forces of decadence and corruption are necessary and useful in order to set right the path for future peace and prosperity.  Put aside misgivings about how difficult it is and focus on the fruits of prevailing against adversity.

See Tao Te Ching – Verse 22 – If you want to become whole, let yourself be partial. If you want to become straight, let yourself be crooked.

See Today: “If you want the delicacy of life, if you want the delicacy of living, then you have to live as a guest.” – Yogi Bhajan

See the previous reading:  Today: “When leadership exhibits foolish behavior out of blind obstinacy, the only remedy is for its constituency to act with grace.”

See the previous previous reading: Today: “Admit your mistakes.  Atone for your misdeeds.  Resolve to develop discipline so as not to repeat them.”

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Meditation: NM0336 – For Inner Strength

Meditation: LA747 921231 Fear 6, to command yourself

Meditation: Magic Mantra-19760426

Meditation: M074 – 920423 – Balance the Pineal and Pituitary

64 – Sixty-Four.   Wei Chi / The End In Sight

Fire ascends above the Water:
The Superior Person examines the nature of things and keeps each in its proper place.

Too anxious the young fox gets his tail wet, just as he completes his crossing.
To attain success, be like the man and not like the fox.

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

Resist the rush to completion.
Anticipation of fulfillment may cause you to be careless before you have fully absorbed the lessons of the journey.
The endpoint of this Quest will only prove to be the threshold for another.
You are short steps from Mastery on this plane, yet you stride toward Ignorance of the challenges lying beyond.
Savor this accomplishment.
Fully Become.
Take full possession of your world before embarking to discover the next one.
That voyage begins soon enough, and you will reminisce about this one.
These are the Good Old Days.

Nine in the fourth place means:

Deep in the Devil’s Domain, there is no room for despair.
Persevere for three years, and victory will be yours.

Perseverance brings good fortune.
Remorse disappears.
Shock, thus to discipline the Devil’s Country.
For three years, great realms are awarded.

‘The Oath of the Horatii’, 1786 – Jacques Louis David (1748-1825)

Now it is the time of struggle. The transition must be completed. We must make ourselves strong in resolution; this brings good fortune. All misgivings that might arise in such grave times of struggle must be silenced. It is a question of a fierce battle to break and to discipline the Devil’s Country, the forces of decadence. But the struggle also has its reward. Now is the time to lay the foundations of power and mastery for the future.

4 – Four.  Mêng / Inexperience

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.

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

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.

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When leadership exhibits foolish behavior out of blind obstinacy, the only remedy is for its constituency to act with grace.

See Tao Te Ching – Verse 21 – The Master keeps her mind always at one with the Tao; that is what gives her her radiance.

See Today: “Life is an attitude. You have to basically decide, once and for all, whether you are going to be original or not.” – Yogi Bhajan

See the previous previous reading: Today: “Admit your mistakes.  Atone for your misdeeds.  Resolve to develop discipline so as not to repeat them.”

See the previous reading:  Today: “Separated from your heart’s desire, be true to your aspiration.  Once united, enjoy the passion.”

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Meditation:  LA958 A00413 Grace My Grace Is Me! 20000413

Meditation: LA747 921231 Fear 6, to command yourself

Meditation: Magic Mantra-19760426

Meditation: M074 – 920423 – Balance the Pineal and Pituitary

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 at the top means:

You have missed the opportunity for a triumphant return.
You must now wait years before such an opportunity cycles your way again.
Grave misfortune.

Missing the return. Misfortune.
Misfortune from within and without.
If armies are set marching in this way,
One will in the end suffer a great defeat,
Disastrous for the ruler of the country.
For ten years
It will not be possible to attack again.

Terracotta Army, Xian

If a man misses the right time for return, he meets with misfortune. The misfortune has its inner cause in a wrong attitude toward the world. The misfortune coming upon him from without results from this wrong attitude. What is pictured here is blind obstinacy and the judgement that is visited upon it.

22 – Twenty-Two.  Pi / Grace

Fire illuminates the base of the Mountain:
The Superior Person realizes he has not the wisdom to move the course of the world, except by attending to each day’s affairs as they come.

Success in small matters.
This is a good time to begin something.

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

The emphasis now is on form, not function — on the sizzle and not the steak.
The environment around you is not one of depth, and you are appreciated now for your image, not your essence.
You perfectly fill a role, and no one is seeing the genuine you.
Still, you are being listened to and watched.
Use this influence to further your goals as much as possible.
Even if you don’t feel understood, you can perhaps connect with a few isolated hearts.
Relax and enjoy the attention.

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Separated from your heart’s desire, be true to your aspiration.  Once united, enjoy the passion.

See Tao Te Ching – Verse 20 – Stop thinking, and end your problems.

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

See the previous reading: Today: “Admit your mistakes.  Atone for your misdeeds.  Resolve to develop discipline so as not to repeat them.”

See the previous previous reading:  Today: “Do not try to right a wrong.  Merely take notes for use once justice is due.”

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Meditation:  NM0426 – 20011117 – Self Transformation

Meditation: LA827-19950307 – Third Eye

Meditation: Magic Mantra-19760426

Meditation: M074 – 920423 – Balance the Pineal and Pituitary

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.

Nine in the fifth place means:

Men bound in fellowship first weep and lament,
But afterward they laugh.
After great struggles they succeed in meeting.

‘Romeo and Juliet’ – Frank Dicksee

Two people are outwardly separated, but in their hearts they are united. They are kept apart by their positions in life. Many difficulties and obstructions arise between them and cause them grief. But, remaining true to each other, they allow nothing to separate them, and although it costs them a severe struggle to overcome the obstacles, they will succeed. When they come together their sadness will change to joy. Kongfu (Confucius) says of this:

Life leads the thoughtful man on a path of many windings.
Now the course is checked, now it runs straight again.
Here winged thoughts may pour freely forth in words,
There the heavy burden of knowledge must be shut away in silence.
But when two people are at one in their inmost hearts,
They shatter even the strength of iron or of bronze.
And when two people understand each other in their inmost hearts,
Their words are sweet and strong, like the fragrance of orchids.

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.

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Admit your mistakes.  Atone for your misdeeds.  Resolve to develop discipline so as not to repeat them.

See Tao Te Ching – Verse 19 – Throw away holiness and wisdom, and people will be a hundred times happier.

See Today: “What, is meditation? What is God-consciousness? What is truth? What are you seeking?” – Yogi Bhajan

See the previous reading:  Today: “Do not try to right a wrong.  Merely take notes for use once justice is due.”

See the previous previous reading: Today: “A just authority will resolve the current situation.  Keep up the pressure for what is right and true.”

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Lecture and Meditation: Patience Pays – LA-19831020

Meditation: LA101 790419-Faith In Our Self And Our Own Discipline

Meditation: Magic Mantra-19760426

Meditation: M074 – 920423 – Balance the Pineal and Pituitary

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.

60 – Sixty.  Chieh / Limitations

Waters difficult to keep within the Lake’s banks:
The Superior Person examines the nature of virtue and makes himself a standard that can be followed.

Self-discipline brings success; but restraints too binding bring self-defeat.

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

Cultivating the proper disciplines and the proper degree of discipline are the concerns of this hexagram.
By limiting options, you may give more attention to priorities.
One who is all over the map is no less lost than one without a map.
Avoid asceticism, however.
Deprivation is not wise discipline.
The key here is regulation, not restriction.

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Do not try to right a wrong.  Merely take notes for use once justice is due.

See Tao Te Ching – Verse 18 – When the great Tao is forgotten, goodness and piety appear.

See Today: “Feel that you exist, then turn yourself into a star.” – Yogi Bhajan

See the previous reading: Today: “A just authority will resolve the current situation.  Keep up the pressure for what is right and true.”

See the previous previous reading:  Today: “Use your authority wisely.  Those who look to you for guidance are profoundly affected by your actions.  Act gracefully.”

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Meditation: NM091 – 19921110 – Self Emboldenment, Engagement, Vision

Meditation: LA088 790222 Egyptian Meditation

Meditation: Magic Mantra-19760426

Meditation: M074 – 920423 – Balance the Pineal and Pituitary

7 – Seven.  Shih / Recruiting Allies

Deep Water beneath the Earth’s surface:
Untapped resources are available.
The Superior Person nourishes and instructs the people, building a loyal, disciplined following.
Good fortune.
No mistakes if you follow a course led by experience.

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

You must gain support from others.
Find a way to make others want to see your objectives met as badly as you want it.
How can they profit from the attainment of this goal?
Can you command confidence that you are just the person that can bring this plan to fruition?

Six in the fourth place means: It is never a mistake to retreat to a stronger position. The army retreats. No blame. US army retreat

In the face of a superior enemy, with whom it would be hopeless to engage in battle, an orderly retreat is the only correct procedure, because it will save the army from defeat and disintegration. It is by no means a sign of courage or strength to insist upon engaging in a hopeless struggle regardless of circumstances.

40 – Forty.  Hsieh / Liberation

A Thunderous Cloudburst shatters the oppressive humidity:
The Superior Person knows the release in forgiveness, pardoning the faults of others and dealing gently with those who sin against him.

It pays to accept things as they are for now.
If there is nothing else to be gained, a return brings good fortune.
If there is something yet to be gained, act on it at once.

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

The relief you experience here is not your own personal pardon, but the release of others from your rigid expectations.
Like a hot air balloon, you will rise to new heights as you cast the heavy sandbags of resentments and restrictions away from you.
Feel the lightness of being that results from forgiving others and accepting them as they are.
Free yourself of the endless vigil of policing the behavior of others.
See them for who they are, not what they can or can’t do for you.

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