Today: “You make habits and then habits make you.” Yogi Bhajan

“You make habits and then habits make you. If you have any habit, you will be a slave of that habit. This is the slavery of man. Liberation is the state beyond habits.” Yogi Bhajan

Meditation: LA589-890412-GoldenGrain

What else Yogi Bhajan said

Today: – ”When it seems that nothing changes for your efforts, realize that you still have a profound impact on your environment. ” – a reading from the I Ching

When it seems that nothing changes for your efforts, realize that you still have a profound impact on your environment.  Be mindful lest you make grave mistakes that lead to loss; for yourself and others.  Purify yourself so that your presence is in harmony with the flow.

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#56, line 6, #62
WHEN A man is a wanderer and stranger, he should not be gruff nor overbearing. He has no large circle of acquaintances, therefore he should not give himself airs. He must be cautious and reserved; in this way he protects himself from evil. If he is obliging toward others, he wins success.
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.
The picture of a bird whose nest burns up indicates loss of one’s resting place. This misfortune may overtake the bird if it is heedless and imprudent when building its nest. It is the same with a wanderer. If he lets himself go, laughing and jesting, and forgets that he is a wanderer, he will later have cause to weep and lament. For if through carelessness a man loses his cow — i.e., his modesty and adaptability — evil will result.
Exceptional modesty and conscientiousness are sure to be rewarded with success; however, if a man is not to throw himself away, it is important that they should not become empty form and subservience but be combined always with a correct dignity in personal behavior. We must understand the demands of the time in order to find the necessary offset for its deficiencies and damages. In any event we must not count on great success, since the requisite strength is lacking. In this lies the importance of the message that one should not strive after lofty things but hold to lowly things.

Meditation:LA589-890412-GoldenGrain

Today: I Ching – Previous Readings

Today: “A bus driver is the best example of a guru.” Yogi Bhajan

“A bus driver is the best example of a guru. He is totally involved in taking you to a destination, but he is uninvolved with you as well. His job is to pick you up and to deliver you.” Yogi Bhajan

Meditation: LA589-890412-GoldenGrain

What else Yogi Bhajan said

Today: – ”Self denial is estrangement from God. Praying to a distant God does little to satisfy one’s need to exist in one’s own self. ” – a reading from the I Ching

Self denial is estrangement from God.  Praying to a distant God does little to satisfy one’s need to exist in one’s own self.  The forms are at best harmless until you internalize them.  Empty yourself so the universe can come flooding in.  Then you can be rather than  strive to be.

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#54, line 6, #41
Thunder stirs the water of the lake, which follows it in shimmering waves. This symbolises the girl who follows the man of her choice. But every relationship between individuals bears within it the danger that wrong turns may be taken, leading to endless misunderstandings and disagreements. Therefore it is necessary constantly to remain mindful of the end. If we permit ourselves to drift along, we come together and are parted again as the day may determine. If on the other hand a man fixes his mind on an end that endures, he will succeed in avoiding the reefs that confront the closer relationships of people.
At the sacrifice to the ancestors, the woman had to present harvest offerings in a basket, while the man slaughtered the sacrificial animal with his own hand. Here the ritual is only superficially fulfilled; the woman takes an empty basket and the man stabs a sheep slaughtered beforehand – solely to preserve the forms. This impious, irreverent attitude bodes no good for a marriage.
Decrease does not under all circumstances mean something bad. Increase and decrease come in their own time. What matters here is to understand the time and not to try to cover up poverty with empty pretence. If a time of scanty resources brings out an inner truth, one must not feel ashamed of simplicity. For simplicity is then the very thing needed to provide inner strength for further undertakings. Indeed, there need be no concern if the outward beauty of the civilisation, even the elaboration of religious forms, should have to suffer because of simplicity. One must draw on the strength of the inner attitude to compensate for what is lacking in externals; then the power of the content makes up for the simplicity of form. There is no need of presenting false appearances to God. Even with slender means, the sentiment of the heart can be expressed.

Meditation: NM0394 – Live Above Denial

Today: I Ching – Previous Readings

Today: “When you know that all is light, then you are enlightened.” Yogi Bhajan

“When you know that all is light, then you are enlightened. What is enlightened? When you recognize the light. Where? Within you.” Yogi Bhajan

Meditation: LA877-19960604 – Self Realization

What else Yogi Bhajan said

Today: – ”Confronted with obstacles, know the reality of the situation and your relation with it. ” – a reading from the I Ching

Confronted with obstacles, know the reality of the situation and your relation with it.  Do not avoid it.
If you rise to the occasion and truly apply yourself, others will follow your example and come to your assistance.
Be patient.

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#39, line 5, #2
The southwest is the region of retreat, the northeast that of advance. Here an individual is confronted by obstacles that cannot be overcome directly. In such a situation it is wise to pause in view of the danger and to retreat. However, this is merely a preparation for overcoming the obstructions. One must join forces with friends of like mind and put himself under the leadership of a man equal to the situation: then one will succeed in removing the obstacles. This requires the will to persevere just when one apparently must do something that leads away from his goal. This unswerving inner purpose brings good fortune in the end. An obstruction that lasts only for a time is useful for self-development. This is the value of adversity.
Difficulties and obstructions throw a man back upon himself. While the inferior man seeks to put the blame on other persons, bewailing his fate, the superior man seeks the error within himself, and through this introspection the external obstacle becomes for him an occasion for inner enrichment and education.
Here we see a man who is called to help in an emergency. He should not seek to evade the obstructions, no matter how dangerously they pile up before him. But because he is really called to the task, the power of his spirit is strong enough to attract helpers whom he can effectively organise, so that through the well-directed co-operation of all participants the obstruction is overcome.
THE FOUR fundamental aspects of the Creative (1) – “sublime success, furthering through perseverance” – are also attributed to the Receptive (2). Here, however, the perseverance is more closely defined: it is that of a mare. The Receptive (2) connotes spatial reality in contrast to the spiritual potentiality of the Creative (1). The potential becomes real and the spiritual becomes spatial through a specifically qualifying definition. Thus the qualification, “of a mare,” is here added to the idea of perseverance. The horse belongs to earth just as the dragon belongs to heaven. Its tireless roaming over the plains is taken as a symbol of the vast expanse of the earth. This is the symbol chosen because the mare combines the strength and swiftness of the horse with the gentleness and devotion of the cow.

Meditation: LA860-960131-Increase the Flow of Earth Within You

Today: I Ching – Previous Readings

Today: “Understand that you have to understand yourself” Yogi Bhajan

“Understand that you have to understand yourself; and through the self-understanding you have to experience the truth, and that will make the mind steady.” Yogi Bhajan

Meditation: LA877-19960604 – Self Realization

What else Yogi Bhajan said

Today: – ”Do not act out of instinct.  Use your intuition.  Then, success comes more easily.” – a reading from the I Ching

Do not act out of instinct.  Use your intuition.  Then, with no mistakes, success comes more easily.

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#31, line 2, #43
The joyous Lake is cradled by the tranquil Mountain:  The Superior Person takes great satisfaction in encouraging others along their journey.
He draws them to him with his welcoming nature and genuine interest.
Attraction is the underlying force of the situation in question.
Nervously shaking his leg shows his irresistible urge to advance.
Misfortune if he does.  Good fortune if he doesn’t.
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.

Meditation: NM374 – 20001128 – Patience and Intuition

Today: I Ching – Previous Readings

Today: “Anything that is limited cannot compare itself to the Unlimited. That is the difference in this existence. ” Yogi Bhajan

“Anything that is limited cannot compare itself to the Unlimited. That is the difference in this existence. If you train your mind to understand that you are unlimited, then every bounty for you is unlimited; and when you train yourself you are limited, everything is limited for you.” Yogi Bhajan

Meditation: LA571 890214 Let Go of Your Limitations

What else Yogi Bhajan said

Today: – ”When people just don’t get it, be tolerant and continue to teach.” – a reading from the I Ching

When people just don’t get it, be tolerant and continue to teach.  Be the lesson.

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#61
Pigs and fishes are the least intelligent of all animals and therefore the most difficult to influence. The force of inner truth must grow great indeed before its influence can extend to such creatures. In dealing with persons as intractable and as difficult to influence as a pig or a fish, the whole secret of success depends on finding the right way of approach. One must first rid oneself of all prejudice and, so to speak, let the psyche of the other person act on one without restraint. Then one will establish contact with him, understand and gain power over him. When a door has thus been opened, the force of one’s personality will influence him. If in this way one finds no obstacles insurmountable, one can undertake even the most dangerous things, such as crossing the great water, and succeed.
But it is important to understand on what the force inner truth depends. This force is not identical with simple intimacy or a secret bond. Close ties may exist also among thieves; it is true that such a bond acts as a force but, since it is not invincible, it does not bring good fortune. All association on the basis of common interests holds only up to a certain point. Where the community of interest ceases, the holding together ceases also, and the closest friendship often changes into hate. Only when the bond is based on what is right, on steadfastness, will it remain so firm that it triumphs over everything. Wind over lake: the image of INNER TRUTH.
Thus the superior man discusses criminal cases in order to delay executions.

Wind stirs water by penetrating it. Thus the superior man, when obliged to judge the mistakes of men, tries to penetrate their minds with understanding, in order to gain a sympathetic appreciation of the circumstances. In ancient China, the entire administration of justice was guided by this principle. A deep understanding that knows how to pardon was considered the highest form of justice. This system was not without success, for its aim was to make so strong a moral impression that there was no reason to fear abuse of such mildness. For it sprang not from weakness but from a superior clarity.

Meditation: LA822-950201-Healing the Physical

Today: I Ching – Previous Readings

Today: “To deny a man and to sit in judgment on a human being is to sit in judgment on God…” Yogi Bhajan

“To deny a man and to sit in judgment on a human being is to sit in judgment on God, because the Creator is responsible for the creature.” Yogi Bhajan

Meditation: NM0163 – Feel God Within You, The Kindness in You

What else Yogi Bhajan said

Today: – ”Starting something at this time can be difficult.  It’s good to contemplate your intentions and approach…” – a reading from the I Ching

Starting something at this time can be difficult.  It’s good to contemplate your intentions and approach to be sure everything internal is in sync regardless of the external resistance and chaos.

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#3
Thunder from the Deep:The Superior Person carefully weaves order out of confusion.
Supreme Success if you keep to your course.  Carefully consider the first move.  Seek help.
New ventures always pack along their inherent chaos.  Though this is an annoyance at best, and can even imperil or downright doom an endeavor, it is also the friction needed to polish your project to jewel brilliance.
Learn from these early obstacles.

Meditation: 760422 – Balancing Projection with Intention

Today: I Ching – Previous Readings

Today: “If a man has grace in his personality, it is evidence that God has found him.” Yogi Bhajan

“If a man has grace in his personality, it is evidence that God has found him. Contentment only means that man has an attitude of gratitude while alive.” Yogi Bhajan

Meditation: KWTC-930407 Childhood Patterns – Aura

What else Yogi Bhajan said

Today: – ”If you have it, share it.  That’s how you initiate and sustain an endless cycle of compassion.” – a reading from the I Ching

If you have it, share it.  That’s how you initiate and sustain an endless cycle of compassion.

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#11, line 4, #59
Heaven and Earth embrace, giving birth to Peace.  The Superior Person serves as midwife, presenting the newborn gift to the people.
The small depart; the great approach. Success.  Good fortune.
It doesn’t get any better than this.  Everything is in harmony, all obstacles are cleared from your Path, anything you could ask for is right at hand.
This is the Elysian Fields, the Garden of Eden.  The only thing wrong with Peace is that it, too, must change.  Whether you are in this state of harmony now or it is predicted for your future, recognize it as your greatest opportunity to build your resources against less harmonious times.
Instead of stretching to grasp the wealth that may rise out of reach, he stoops to help his companions climb to his level.
They expect his resentment but receive only his faith and love; they no longer fear his power.
Wind carries the Mists aloft:  Sage rulers dedicated their lives to serving a Higher Power and built temples that still endure.
The King approaches his temple.  Success if you stay on course.  You may cross to the far shore.
Walls meant to protect have instead separated and isolated.  Your defenses have kept you apart from those whom you most need to touch.  Whatever the reason for discord between you, it is time to lay down your arms.  Dispel the inflexible demands and fears of the Mind so that you may reunite in the Heart.  
If you have begrudged, forgive.
If you have torn down, repair.
If you have injured, heal.
If you have judged, pardon.
If you have grasped, let go.

Meditation: KWTC 19970630 – For Faculty of Self Engagement

Today: I Ching – Previous Readings

Today: “Let us meditate on God.” Yogi Bhajan

“Let us meditate on God. By God, I mean the Infinite Creator, the giver of energy, and the power through which our breath fluctuates in us as we inhale and exhale; that great Existence, that great Phenomenon of Truth in us which brings us the satya and gives us the life. Unknown we are, to Known we have to go. From the God who made the blueprint of the being—the eyes, the nose, the hair, the shoulders, the hands and arms—fill all of that with humility. Draw from the universe that great energy and feel it in every cell of your body. Let every cell of your body vibrate and extend that vibration to every extent. Feel it as a big whirlwind of energy circling with each cell of your body. Just concentrate and feel it in you.” Yogi Bhajan

Meditation: NM0420-20011015 – The Power of Memories – Remember the Saint Within

What else Yogi Bhajan said

Today: – ”You are at the center of a convergence of consciousness.  Interact with with your brothers and sisters.” – a reading from the I Ching

You are at the center of a convergence of consciousness.  Interact with with your brothers and sisters.  Show to them your common aspirations through your devotion and gain support for them.

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#8, line 2, #7
Deep Waters on the face of the Earth: Surface waters flow together.
The Superior Person recognizes the situation calls for joining together.
Thus he cultivates friendly relations with all.
Good fortune is possible.  Then there will be no error.
Those uncertain will gradually join.  Those who join too late will meet with misfortune.
This is a time of connection with another or others — not just an alliance, but a melding of parts into a new whole.  Such a connection may be too close, too intense for some.  Consult the oracle again to see if you have the qualities needed to strengthen and withstand such an intense synthesis.
Devotion comes from deep inside you.  Good fortune if you keep to your course.  
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.
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?

Meditation: KWTC 19970630 – For Faculty of Self Engagement

Today: I Ching – Previous Readings