Be as the wanderer who begins at zero knowing no one and owning nothing. Practicality demands that you remain upright and steadfast, modest and reserved. In all your social interactions be in touch with your inner being. Be real. This will attract good people who together will participate in helping you increase your influence and amass great power.
Category: Today: I Ching
Today: Know your impact, relate with all as family – from the I Ching
Count on nothing for the long term. We are all just sojourners on this planet. What is there for us now may not be later, and vice versa.
Everything and everyone changes and evolves. You are an agent of those changes. Be aware of your impact and relate with everyone as family. Take care of yourself. As you change, so will others. In the end it is only the scope of the sphere of your acquaintances and influence that determines the size of the family.
Today: The message carried on the wind is clear – from the I Ching
The message carried on the wind is clear.
It cries for reform in human behavior. Without reform, we are doomed to experiencing the same message over and over.
The beginning has not been good, but the moment has been reached when a new direction can be taken. Change and improvement are called for.
What has been spoiled through man’s fault can be made good again through man’s work. It is not immutable fate that has caused the state of corruption, but rather the abuse of human freedom. Work toward improving conditions promises well…
We must identify the causes of corruption, eradicate them, and never return to that state of neglect and apathy.
Today: wait for the time when you will have a real influence – from the I Ching
Store up your powers and wait for the right time when you will have a real influence in applying all that you know and all that you are in effective service.
Today: Align with the cosmic movement and wait – from the I Ching
The agents of darkness must thoroughly and ultimately be discredited and defeated. The bad actors are already on the run. The currents of the time are sweeping them from the scene. Destiny is at work. Align with the cosmic movement, be strong and wait.
Today: repair the structures that have been in decay – from the I Ching
It is time to repair the structures that have been in decay for so long do to neglect and corruption stemming from blatant egotism. One cannot do this alone, but rather must call upon one’s countrymen to come together in spirit and deed to reform the processes that have led to this sorry state. The elements of consciousness are present for this to happen. We must look within ourselves and choose our leaders wisely.
But only a man who is himself free of all selfish ulterior considerations, and who perseveres in justice and steadfastness, is capable of so dissolving the hardness of egotism.
Today: Appreciate the place you have come to – from the I Ching
Appreciate the place you have come to. Do not look back at past victories or congratulate yourself on your success. Any given plateau where you have arrived is fragile. Continue to recognize any lingering deficiencies in yourself and strive to refine your character. Imitate the good that you see around you.
Today: Be like the midday sun and shine – from the I Ching
Be like the midday sun and shine. Rather than expending your energy to empty, constantly replenish it by being with those who share your aspirations and leading those who will follow.
Today: Purify yourself so that you can move on – from the I Ching
Go to the source of your sustenance and development. Purify yourself so that you can move on from transgressions and mistakes of the past. Doing so you will be liberated.
Today: Be frugal and store your energy – from the I Ching
Be frugal and store your energy for a more propitious time to advance. Do not engage tyrants nor buy into the traps set for us by their minions. The greatest danger is apathy. Keep up the resistance.
Today: we must beware of falling back into complacency – from the I Ching
At a time when social awareness is becoming commonplace, we must beware of falling back into complacency. That is what caused the extreme challenges that we have been witnessing. Vigilance of the state of newly won victories is imperative in order to sustain prosperity. Be advised that we will again be visited by shock and thunder. Bad actors will persist in trying to destabilize the new status quo. Our awareness will save us from their agenda and from fear.
Today: It’s time for a revolution – from the I Ching
It’s time for a revolution. When conditions cannot hold, and enough people see a clear way based on inner truth, then change is inevitable and will be successful. The message is clear: it’s time to cast off the oppressors. They cannot be appeased. Swift and positive action will lead to certain success in short order. The people are already their in their minds and hearts. The tipping point only must be crossed. Under these conditions a new order will stabilize. The difference is that people will want to nurture it and ensure its success.
Today: Deliverance – from the I Ching
Deliverance. Tensions are eased. Clarity prevails. Forgive misdeeds and move on.
Today: It is potentially a time for great abundance – from the I Ching
It is potentially a time for great abundance, if only the leaders could share the vision of their constituents. Initiating great measures in the current environment would only lead to opposition and derision from those who are holding oppression in place. If leaders could begin to represent all people equally, the situation would change instantly. Then peace and prosperity would prevail.
Today: Right the wrongs of prior transgressions – from the I Ching
It’s not too late to right the wrongs of prior transgressions. Merely correct their causes and free yourself of those tendencies. It may be difficult at first, but it’s a move in the right direction.
Today: Hold to your convictions to bring justice & peace – from the I Ching
Where you are not personally in a position to challenge overtly the status quo, you can hold to your convictions in smaller ways that will affect your environment in a positive way. You can shine from the inside while you demur outwardly. When everyone does this, then justice prevails and evil departs. It is already happening.