You may watch the turmoil surrounding you without taking it personally. There are times when it just has to right itself. And so it will seek its own balance, to the benefit of those who have been oppressed and persecuted, and at the expense of the oppressors.
Category: Today: I Ching
Today: Recognize your abundance and be grateful – from the I Ching
Today: Hold together in devotion – from the I Ching
Hold together in devotion with your family and community. Lead or follow but do not be subservient. With patience, rewards follow for all.
Today: Stay cool, engage your intuition – from the I Ching
There is a strong tendency to be goaded into unwise actions by one’s compulsions. Fortunately, circumstances can prevent such action. Urges remain unsatisfied, but one can learn from contemplating the near catastrophe in order to prevent a repetition of the crisis.
Opposition remains, but graceful interaction and compromise can produce small gradual effects that mitigate the conflict and lead to resolution.
Today: In a time of great opposition, someone will come through – from the I Ching
In a time of great opposition, someone will come through to breach the divide, perhaps in a small way, revealing true character. It is there for all to see the thinly veiled pretense that has held the separation. What was the big deal? What is required to promote and sustain that awakening is a return to innocence. Simply see what the situation requires, and do the right thing. Originally, everyone knows what that is, though judgement becomes clouded by fear, greed, lust for power, rivalry and tribalism. Those are the things that we have to lose, as opposed to everything.
Today: Give attention to with whom you associate – from the I Ching
Give attention to with whom you associate. Welcome those with whom a consensus can be formed. Avoid intractable people who refuse to compromise. Indulging both doesn’t work. Avoid being the intractable one who refuses to compromise. Where disagreements exist, invite discussion on small matters to start. Ultimately, unity is the goal.
Today: Be aware of proper conduct in relation with the social structure – from the I Ching
Be aware of proper conduct in relation with the social structure. Use discipline, but not too much severity. Allow yourself and others to act freely within accepted norms. Improve yourself by observing the good in others. Free yourself of negative tendencies and become the example.
Today: On the full moon and lunar eclipse – from the I Ching
This is a moment of radical change. The pressures are enormous. We are best served by our reliance on our inner character, steady, constant in the face of external upheaval. This supports today’s reading. If we are not compromised by the chaos we will be instrumental in producing future change and a return to order.
Today: Rely on your inner nature to produce great external changes – from the I Ching
Rely on your inner nature to produce great external changes. Do not indulge in distraction and diversion from the outside to satisfy inner needs. Multiplied by everyone, strict adherence to this principle will produce great social transformation.
Today: live up to the honors and position entrusted to you – from the I Ching
You must live up to the honors and position to which you have been entrusted. Serve as your vision and skills permit, regardless of the physical resources you have at your disposal. As hindrances to advancement in your service are cleared, hold to your discipline and devotion to see it through.
Today: Look to greatness and forsake all distraction – from the I Ching
It is just as important to examine where you place your attention as it is for people who look up to you and place their trust in you. Be sure your example comes from the highest sources. Your focus on the greatness that you see and experience will produce great abundance.
Today: contemplate the universe; remain free – from the I Ching
If you can contemplate the underlying workings of the universe, you can make great contributions to the health and well-being of the community and nation. This would require an independence of thought and action, not a party to others’ agendas. Serve the governing structures, but do not become a part of any fixed structure. You should remain free to choose your associations and maintain friendly relations with them.
A wanderer has no fixed abode; his home is the road. Therefore he must take care to remain upright and steadfast, so that he sojourns only in the proper places, associating only with good people. Then he has good fortune and can go his way unmolested.
Today: Collectively overcome our limitations – from the I Ching
We have limits as to what we can accomplish individually. No amount of discipline or effort will change that. We must therefore use the inner truth that we share with others in order to multiply our individual strengths and apply them. Then we can accomplish anything.
Today: Do not settle – from the I Ching
Do not settle. If your heart is not in it, divorce yourself from it. Then you will find the freedom you cannot imagine while still shackled to a loveless situation. You will shine. Abundance is not far behind.
Today: Share your good fortune – from the I Ching
Development. Coming to a place where basic needs are satisfied, share your good fortune through your words and deeds. As small as your progress may seem, it can loom large for others less fortunate. The greatest impact comes from impeccable character that forms the projection that comes from inner silence.
Today: Contemplate what is needed – from the I Ching
Contemplate your relationships and what is needed in your sphere of influence. Then, be that unique, independent agent that offers solutions for the chaos and disunity at hand. Know who you are, then apply yourself.