Today: “The situation requires great discipline and restraint.  A radical change is required, involving a man who is at the center of great corruption, yet a precipitous or even premature move toward justice on the part of others may be ill advised.” From the I Ching

The situation requires great discipline and restraint.  A radical change is required, involving a man who is at the center of great corruption, yet a precipitous or even premature move toward justice on the part of others may be ill advised.  

Premature action brings swift and certain retribution regardless of its justification.  Delay of justice brings discontent among peers who think you should do more.  As the  dilemma persists it causes increased doubt in yours and everyone else’s mind.

The wise choice is to rely intuitively on your integrity and level of clarity in any difficult and potentially compromising situation.  Don’t rush it, and, don’t lose it all.

Tao Te Ching – Verse 47 – Without opening your door, you can open your heart to the world

 Today: “You were alive (in the womb) by the navel point. So now you combine the navel with the breath. If you can combine that, you can conquer death.” Yogi Bhajan

Previous reading: “As long as you are serving the highest aspirations with your actions, there is no need to codify them with rank and position.”

Previous previous reading: “Events are supporting your integrity, actions and good will in positive ways. Hold to Truth.”

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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.

Nine in the third place means:

Keep a tight lock on your mouth.
It takes resolve to face the insults silently, but they will prove harmless, and others will gradually warm to your sense of dignity.

To be powerful in the cheekbones
Brings misfortune.
The superior man is firmly resolved.
He walks alone and is caught in the rain.
He is bespattered,
And people murmur against him.
No blame.


Walk in rain

Walk in rain

Here we have a man in an ambiguous situation. While all others are engaged in a resolute fight against all that is inferior, he alone has a certain relationship with an inferior man. If he were to show strength outwardly and turn against this man before the time is ripe, he would only endanger the entire situation, because the inferior man would too quickly have recourse to countermeasures. The task of the superior man becomes extremely difficult here. He must be firmly resolved within himself and, while maintaining association with the inferior man, avoid any participation in his vileness. He will of course be misjudged. It will be thought that he belongs to the party of the inferior man. He will be lonely because no one will understand him. His relations with the inferior man will sully him in the eyes of the multitude, and they will turn against him, grumbling. But he can endure this lack of appreciation and makes no mistake, because he remains true to himself.
58 – Fifty-Eight.  Tui / Empowering

The joyous Lake spans on and on to the horizon:
The Superior Person renews and expands his Spirit through heart-to-heart exchanges with others.

Success if you stay on course.

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

This is the sign of true companionship.
The principals in this situation exchange energy, ideas and feelings, constantly invigorating and encouraging each other to new heights of Spiritual achievement and Self-discovery.
This exchange is not for the glory of the Team, but for furthering the process of each individual’s ‘Te’, or pure potentiality.

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