“The greatest mantra of this age is keep up.” Yogi Bhajan
Meditation: Reality and Discipline
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Tao Te Ching – Verse 73 – The Tao is always at ease.
Tao Te Ching – Verse 73
The Tao is always at ease.
It overcomes without competing,
answers without speaking a word,
arrives without being summoned,
accomplishes without a plan.
Its net covers the whole universe.
And though its meshes are wide,
it doesn’t let a thing slip through.
Continue reading “Tao Te Ching – Verse 73 – The Tao is always at ease.”
Today: “Standing apart is futile. Coming together reveals and satisfies what we seek.” from the I Ching
Standing apart is futile. Coming together reveals and satisfies what we seek.
See Today: “If you want to relate to the unseen” – Yogi Bhajan
See the previous reading: Today: “The simple connections between family, friends and neighbors will prevail in this time of danger. Ceremonial forms are overshadowed by simple prudence arising from necessity.” from the I Ching
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53 – Fifty-Three. Chien / Gradual Progress
The gnarled Pine grows tenaciously off the Cliff face:
The Superior Person clings faithfully to dignity and integrity, thus elevating the Collective Spirit of Man in his own small way.
Development.
The maiden is given in marriage.
Good fortune if you stay on course.
SITUATION ANALYSIS:
Adaptability mixed with integrity will bring a calm, steady progress.
Move from your center, always faithful to your principles, yet with the flexibility to weather any tempest.
Yours is not a meteoric rise to the top, but the solid, confident footing of one who has a clear vision of what can be, and who is willing to climb the distance to reach it.
The oracle foresees companionship along the way — a Divine comfort on any journey.
Nine at the top means:
The wild geese fly to a home above the clouds.
They no longer need their feathers, and leave them behind for the sacred dance.
Peace everlasting.
The wild goose gradually draws near the cloud heights.
Its feathers can be used for the sacred dance.
Good fortune.
Snow-geese with crescent moon
Here life comes to its end. A man’s work stands completed. The path rises high toward heaven, like the flight of wild geese when they have left the earth far behind. There they fly, keeping to the order of their flight in strict formation. And if their feathers fall, they can serve as ornaments in the sacred dance pantomimes performed in the temples. Thus the life of a man who has perfected himself is a bright light for the people of the earth, who look up to him as an example.
8 – Eight. Pi / Bonding
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.
Cast the coins again to discover if you have the qualities needed to lead such a group.
Then there will be no error.
Those uncertain will gradually join.
Those who join too late will meet with misfortune.
SITUATION ANALYSIS:
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.
Today: A stage will come when you can hear the unheard, see the unseen, know the unknown. ” Yogi Bhajan
“A stage will come when you can hear the unheard, see the unseen, know the unknown. What change there will be in your personality and in your life, in your behavior and in your existence on this planet, and in the contentment and joy and happiness you can experience; words cannot explain because that will be your experience. Candy is sweet. How sweet? I can’t say. The one who has eaten candy knows how sweet candy is. Just as you can’t express the sweetness of candy—you can only say that it is sweet—you cannot express the joy of your living existence when you are generating energy by your own power.” Yogi Bhajan
Meditation: LA544 – 870610 – Know and Experience the Unknown
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Tao Te Ching – Verse 72 – When they lose their sense of awe, people turn to religion. When they no longer trust themselves, they begin to depend upon authority.
Tao Te Ching – Verse 72
When they lose their sense of awe,
people turn to religion.
When they no longer trust themselves,
they begin to depend upon authority.
Therefore the Master steps back
so that people won’t be confused.
He teaches without a teaching,
so that people will have nothing to learn.
Continue reading “Tao Te Ching – Verse 72 – When they lose their sense of awe, people turn to religion. When they no longer trust themselves, they begin to depend upon authority.”
Today: “The simple connections between family, friends and neighbors will prevail in this time of danger. Ceremonial forms are overshadowed by simple prudence arising from necessity.” from the I Ching
The simple connections between family, friends and neighbors will prevail in this time of danger. Ceremonial forms are overshadowed by simple prudence arising from necessity.
See Tao Te Ching – Verse 70 – My teachings are easy to understand and easy to put into practice.
See Today: “If you want to relate to the unseen” – Yogi Bhajan
See the previous reading: Today: “Everything is easy. There is no more need for aggressive belligerent action. What you need, you are given.” from the I Ching
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29 – Twenty-Nine. K’an / Dangerously Deep
Water follows Water, spilling over any cliff, flowing past all obstacles, no matter the depth or distance, to the Sea.
The Superior Person learns flexibility from the mistakes he has made, and grows strong from the obstacles he has overcome, pressing on to show others the Way.
SITUATION ANALYSIS:
You are facing a crucial trial along your Journey.
The danger of this challenge is very real.
It is a test of your mettle.
If you can maintain your integrity and stay true to your convictions, you will overcome.
That’s not as easy as it seems when you are faced with the sacrifice of other things you’ve come to depend upon or hold dear.
Six in the fourth place means:A simple meal of rice and wine, eaten from earthen bowls. A jug of wine, a bowl of rice1 with it;
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| In times of danger ceremonious forms are dropped. What matters most is sincerity. Although as a rule it is customary for an official to present certain introductory gifts and recommendations before he is appointed, here everything is simplified to the utmost. The gifts are insignificant, there is no one to sponsor him, he introduces himself; yet all this need not be humiliating if only there is the honest intention of mutual help in danger. Still another idea is suggested. The window is the place through which light enters the room. If in difficult times we want to enlighten someone, we must begin with that which is in itself lucid and proceed quite simply from that point on.
1. The usual translation, “two bowls of rice,” has been corrected on the basis of Chinese commentaries. |
32 – Thirty-Two. Hêng / Durability
Arousing Thunder and penetrating Wind.
Close companions in any storm:
The Superior Person possesses a resiliency and durability that lets him remain firmly and faithfully on course.
Such constancy deserves success.
SITUATION ANALYSIS:
Endurance is the key to success in this situation.
However, durability is not synonymous with stone-like rigidity.
True resilience requires a flexibility that allows adaptation to any adverse condition, while still remaining true to the core.
Can you maintain your integrity under any circumstance?
Can you influence the situation without giving opposing forces anything to resist?
Then you will endure to reach your goal.
Today: “The highest, most effective energy on this planet is the word” – Yogi Bhajan
“The highest, most effective energy on this planet is the word. There is nothing beyond it, there shall be nothing beyond it, and there was nothing beyond it; therefore, we must consciously understand the power of the word. When we understand the power of the word and we apply the whole mind behind the word, then we create the word which can create the whole world for us.” Yogi Bhajan
Meditation: NM0365-20001024-On Communication II
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Today: “If you want to relate to the unseen” – Yogi Bhajan
“If you want to relate to the unseen, all you have to do is sit down in a very easy and common position and imagine, image in, that you are reaching Him. Don’t think you are performing a miracle; this is an easy thing.” Yogi Bhajan
Meditation: Listening to Angelic Whispers – from the Mind
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Tao Te Ching – Verse 70 – My teachings are easy to understand and easy to put into practice.
Tao Te Ching – Verse 70
My teachings are easy to understand
and easy to put into practice.
Yet your intellect will never grasp them,
and if you try to practice them, you’ll fail.
My teachings are older than the world.
How can you grasp their meaning?
If you want to know me,
look inside your heart. Continue reading “Tao Te Ching – Verse 70 – My teachings are easy to understand and easy to put into practice.”
Today: “Everything is easy. There is no more need for aggressive belligerent action. What you need, you are given.” from the I Ching
Everything is easy. There is no more need for aggressive belligerent action. What you need, you are given.
See Tao Te Ching – Verse 69 – Rather than make the first move it is better to wait and see.
See Today: “The mystery is – do you know that the great unknown One is you?” – Yogi Bhajan
See the previous reading: Today: “Be steadfast in the deliberation of your choices. Renounce any preconceptions and contemplate what you are currently witnessing. Include all your past experience. Use your intuitive intellect.” from the I Ching
See the previous previous reading: Today: “If you only look to others for guidance, you will miss the opportunity you have waited and prepared for. When the time is right, act on your own intuition.” from the I Ching
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34 – Thirty-Four. Ta Chuang / Awesome Power
Thunder fills the Heavens with its awful roar, not out of pride, but with integrity; if it did less, it would not be Thunder:
Because of his Great Power, the Superior Person takes pains not to overstep his position, so that he will not seem intimidating or threatening to the Established Order.
Opportunity will arise along this course.
SITUATION ANALYSIS:
The Awesome Power available in this hexagram stems from what the Taoists call your Te, a term not perfectly translated into English.
Roughly, it is your Integrity — not in the Western sense of honor — but more in the psychological definition of a full integration of Who You Are.
This Awesome Power is achieved only by fully embracing both the good and the bad, the strong and the weak, the masculine and the feminine — all polarities within you.
Such self-knowledge spawns a Mastery tempered with the humility necessary to rein in and harness this Awesome Power.
Six in the fifth place means:There are no threats left before you. Loses the goat with ease.
Feral goat |
| The goat is noted for hardness outwardly and weakness within. Now the situation is such that everything is easy; there is no more resistance. One can give up a belligerent, stubborn way of acting and will not have to regret it. |
43 – Forty-Three. Kuai / Breakthrough
A Deluge from Heaven:
The Superior Person rains fortune upon those in need, then moves on with no thought of the good he does.
The issue must be raised before an impartial authority.
Be sincere and earnest, despite the danger.
Do not try to force the outcome, but seek support where needed.
Set a clear goal.
SITUATION ANALYSIS:
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.
Today: “The mystery is – do you know that the great unknown One is you?” – Yogi Bhajan
“The mystery is – do you know that the great unknown One is you?” Yogi Bhajan
Meditation: NM0415 – 20010910 – Karma & Dharma
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Tao Te Ching – Verse 69 – Rather than make the first move it is better to wait and see.
Tao Te Ching – Verse 69
The generals have a saying:
“Rather than make the first move
it is better to wait and see.
Rather than advance an inch
it is better to retreat a yard.”
This is called
going forward without advancing,
pushing back without using weapons. Continue reading “Tao Te Ching – Verse 69 – Rather than make the first move it is better to wait and see.”
Today: “Be steadfast in the deliberation of your choices. Renounce any preconceptions and contemplate what you are currently witnessing. Include all your past experience. Use your intuitive intellect.” from the I Ching
Be steadfast in the deliberation of your choices. Renounce any preconceptions and contemplate what you are currently witnessing. Include all your past experience. Use your intuitive intellect.
See “Everything happening is a lesson…” Yogi Bhajan
See the previous reading: Today: “If you only look to others for guidance, you will miss the opportunity you have waited and prepared for. When the time is right, act on your own intuition.” from the I Ching
See the previous previous reading: Today: “Darkness consumes everything it can co-opt. Where there is no prey darkness only consumes itself.” from the I Ching
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Meditation: LA935-980608- Connect the subconscious and intuition
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57 – Fifty-Seven. Sun / The Penetrating Wind
Wind follows upon wind, wandering the earth, penetrating gently but persistently:
The Superior Person expands his influence by reaffirming his decisions and carrying out his promises.
Small, persistent, focused effort brings success.
Seek advice from someone you respect.
SITUATION ANALYSIS:
Gentle persuasion is the key in this instance.
Though the words are soft, their speaker must be firm, calm and confident.
Gentle words are worthless if spoken with trepidation.
Wordless influence by example is also effective in this situation.
All persuasion should be almost unfelt, yet consistent and persistent.
Ask for feedback from someone you know to be an effective persuader.
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Nine in the fifth place means:
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| In the situation described in Ku, WORK ON WHAT HAS BEEN SPOILED (18), an entirely new point of departure must be set up, whereas here it is only a question of reforms. 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. Such steps must be undertaken with steadfastness, that is, with a firm and correct attitude of mind; then they will succeed, and remorse will disappear. But it must be remembered that such improvements require careful consideration. Before a change is made, it must be pondered over again and again. After the change is made, it is necessary to note carefully for some time after how the improvements bear the test of actuality. Such careful work is accompanied by good fortune. |
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.
“Everything happening is a lesson…” Yogi Bhajan
“Everything happening is a lesson, a message.” Yogi Bhajan
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Tao Te Ching – Verse 68 – The best athlete wants his opponent at his best. The best general enters the mind of his enemy. The best businessman serves the communal good. The best leader follows the will of the people.
Tao Te Ching – Verse 68
The best athlete
wants his opponent at his best.
The best general
enters the mind of his enemy.
The best businessman
serves the communal good.
The best leader
follows the will of the people. Continue reading “Tao Te Ching – Verse 68 – The best athlete wants his opponent at his best. The best general enters the mind of his enemy. The best businessman serves the communal good. The best leader follows the will of the people.”
Today: “If you only look to others for guidance, you will miss the opportunity you have waited and prepared for. When the time is right, act on your own intuition.” from the I Ching
If you only look to others for guidance, you will miss the opportunity you have waited and prepared for. When the time is right, act on your own intuition.
See Tao Te Ching – Verse 67 – Some say that my teaching is nonsense.
See the previous reading: Today: “Darkness consumes everything it can co-opt. Where there is no prey darkness only consumes itself.” from the I Ching
See the previous previous reading: Today: “Darkness consumes everything it can co-opt. Where there is no prey darkness only consumes itself.” from the I Ching
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