Today: “Realize and escape the trap set by those who would lure you into their nefarious schemes.  Rely on your own fortitude and dignity to resist the fate of so many other unwitting victims.  Help others see the light.” – From the I Ching

Formed of apathy /
seduced by false promises /
we choose a new path

Realize and escape the trap set by those who would lure you into their nefarious schemes.  Rely on your own fortitude and dignity to resist the fate of so many other unwitting victims.  Help others see the light.

Tao Te Ching – Verse 77 – As it acts in the world, the Tao is like the bending of a bow.


Today: “The moment you meet a man of God-consciousness, he will tell you, “Know thyself.”” Yogi Bhajan

Today: “The moment you meet a man of God-consciousness, he will tell you, “Know thyself.”” Yogi Bhajan

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See Richard Wilhelm's translation for this reading from the original text
36 – Thirty-Six.  Ming I / Eclipsing the Light

Warmth and Light are swallowed by Deep Darkness:
The Superior Person shows his brilliance by keeping it veiled among the masses.

Stay true to your course, despite the visible obstacles ahead.

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

This time calls for a saintly effort to turn the other cheek.
You have been deliberately injured.
Going blow-for-blow will only escalate this war.
Abstain from vengeance.
Show all watching that you are above it.
Sidestep your aggressor’s headlong charge, giving him the opportunity to fall on his face.

Six in the fourth place means:

The pheasant senses danger and flees the jaws of the trap.
Descending into the belly of the beast, the man beholds the true face of evil.
In revulsion and despair, he flees what he knows he can never defeat.

He penetrates the left side of the belly.
One gets at the very heart of the darkening of the light,
And leaves gate and courtyard.

Hara kiri

Hara kiri

We find ourselves close to the commander of darkness and so discover his most secret thoughts. In this way we realize that there is no longer any hope of improvement, and thus we are enabled to leave the scene of disaster before the storm breaks.
55 – Fifty-Five.  Fêng / Abundance

Thunder and Lightning from the dark heart of the storm:
The Superior Person judges fairly, so that consequences are just.

The leader reaches his peak and doesn’t lament the descent before him.
Be like the noonday sun at its zenith.
This is success.

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

You are in a position of authority in this situation.
Archetypally, you are the New King, returned from your quest to claim your throne.
However, you are enlightened enough to realize that you are merely a part of a cycle, and that you must someday yield your throne to the new kid in town, the younger, faster gunslinger, the young turk, the next returning hero, the next New King.
Fretting about the inevitable descent is senseless.
For now you must play your role to the hilt and use this gift of power to govern your world as best you can.
You are the best person for the job.
That’s why you were chosen.
Give it your personal best.

 

Author: harinam

Yogi, teacher, healer

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