The way to forestall wild and chaotic forces from gaining strength is to take away the means by which they grow. You can’t change their tendencies, only the means by which they flourish.
and then this: Tao Te Ching – Verse 8 – The supreme good is like water, which nourishes all things without trying to.
See the previous reading: Today: “Focus your attention and apply yourself. Take advantage of all your opportunity. Be more like a goose and less like a bee.” from the I Ching
See the previous previous reading: https://www.harinam.com/today-obstacles-can-be-overcome-by-adjusting-your-direction-to-flow-with-the-prevailing-currents-expand-your-view-modify-your-character-adjust-your-relations-reality-will-have-its-way/
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Meditation: LA101 790419-Faith In Our Self And Our Own Discipline
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Still relevant:
26 – Twenty-Six. Ta Ch’u / Recharging Power
Heaven’s motherlode waits within the Mountain:
The Superior Person mines deep into history’s wealth of wisdom and deeds, charging his character with timeless strength.
Persevere.
Drawing sustenance from these sources creates good fortune.
Then you may cross to the far shore.
SITUATION ANALYSIS:
There are important precedents in this situation.
Others have trodden this Path before you, overcoming the same obstacles facing you now, and making crucial decisions at the same crossroads.
Study their journals, watch for their trail markings.
Gain inspiration and wisdom from the heroes and learn from the mistakes of those who chose a sidepath.
All were Seekers, explorers whose daring mapped a course you can follow.
The words and deeds of the finest can imbue you with the courage necessary to face what lies before you.
Six in the fourth place means:Attaching a plank of wood to the brow of this young bull will stunt the growth of his horns.
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| This line and the one following it are the two that tame the forward-pushing lower lines. Before a bull’s horns grow out, a headboard is fastened to its forehead, so that later when the horns appear they cannot do harm. A good way to restrain wild force is to forestall it. By so doing one achieves an easy and a great success. |
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.