Today: “Become acutely aware of the impact that you have on your relations with your actions and communications.  Scrutinize past adverse effects and fix your tendencies that produce them.” – from the I Ching

Thoughts, actions and speech /
create your environment /
as you wish to live

Become acutely aware of the impact that you have on your relations with your actions and communications.  Scrutinize past adverse effects and fix your tendencies that produce them. 

Tao Te Ching – Verse 44 – Fame or integrity: which is more important?

Today: “Meditation on breath is a meditation on life.” Yogi Bhajan

Previous  reading: “You can only rely on your intuition to inform your intellect, then take action after sufficient contemplation. Do not keep doing things the same way over and over as if none of this has happened before and expecting a different result.”

Previous pervious reading: “Be ready to redirect your attention and change your view, regardless of how entrenched you are in the status quo. When something presents itself with the promise of compassion, it is best to take heed and act on it.”

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Read the text from Richard Wilhelm's, Thomas Cleary's, Brian Arnold's and other translations of the I Ching
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.

Six in the fourth place means:

Self-doubt vanishes and determination grows.
Three forms of game will be taken in this hunt.

Remorse vanishes.
During the hunt
Three kinds of game are caught.

Pheasant Shooting

‘Pheasant Shooting’ – Julius Ceasar Ibbetson, 1790


When a responsible position and accumulated experience lead one to combine innate modesty with energetic action, great success is assured. The three kinds of animals referred to served for offerings to the gods, for feasting guests, and for everyday consumption. When the catch answered all three purposes, the hunt was considered especially successful.

33 – Thirty-Three.  Tun / Retreat

The tranquil Mountain towers overhead, yet remains this side of Heaven:
The Superior Person avoids the petty and superficial by keeping shallow men at a distance, not in anger but with dignity.

Such a retreat sweeps the path clear to Success.
Occupy yourself with minute detail.

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

Retreat in this instance is not a desperate flight in disarray, but a conscious choice to distance yourself from forces that would rob you of your peace.
It is not a surrender, but a regrouping.
Retreat from this conflict is actually an advance toward your own center.
You move toward balance, and thus a much stronger position.

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