Today: “When sides are taken, turn to someone who is neutral who can see both sides clearly.” – from the I Ching

When sides are taken, turn to someone who is neutral who can see both sides clearly.  Then it is only a matter of waiting for the conflict to dissolve.

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Today: I Ching – Previous Readings

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#6, line 5, #64

The high Heavens over a yawning Deep chasm:
An expansive void where nothing can dwell.
Even though he sincerely knows he is right, the Superior Person anticipates opposition and carefully prepares for any incident.

Good fortune if your conflict results in compromise.
Misfortune if your conflict escalates to confrontation.
Seek advice.
Postpone your crossing to the far shore.

Conflict is a necessary part of life.
Tension upon the strings of a violin can make majestic music.
The critical mass of two hydrogen atoms trying to occupy the same space fuel the sun that nourishes our solar system.
Most conflicts you face in life are the result of your Path converging with another’s.
Your Path is not his, and one Path is not necessarily more right than the other.

Fire ascends above the Water:
The Superior Person examines the nature of things and keeps each in its proper place.

Too anxious the young fox gets his tail wet, just as he completes his crossing.
To attain success, be like the man and not like the fox.

Resist the rush to completion.
Anticipation of fulfillment may cause you to be careless before you have fully absorbed the lessons of the journey.
The endpoint of this Quest will only prove to be the threshold for another.
You are short steps from Mastery on this plane, yet you stride toward Ignorance of the challenges lying beyond.
Savor this accomplishment.
Fully Become.
Take full possession of your world before embarking to discover the next one.

This refers to an arbiter in a conflict who is powerful and just, and strong enough to lend weight to the right side. A dispute can be turned over to him with confidence. If one is in the right, one attains great good fortune.

 


 


Today: “I know it is very difficult for you to believe a man of God.” – Yogi Bhajan

“I know it is very difficult for you to believe a man of God. Especially here in America, because so many people who claim to be men of God have cheated you, betrayed you, or misled you. You don’t know who or what to believe or not believe. I understand the problem and your anger. In America you are only two hundred years old and you do not have a long, established tradition that can act as a testing stone for teachings and teachers. Without developing your inner sensitivity and without a profound established tradition to learn about your mind and spirit, many things have gone wrong, and things will keep on going wrong. So what can you do? If you feel you can’t believe anybody or anything, fine. Don’t. Instead believe in yourself. Wake up and go deeply in your self. Master the mind. Get to the essence and process of your own life. Stop playing games. If you find I am wrong in my statements, then try to be right and exalt, elevate, and take care of yourself.”
Yogi Bhajan

The Teacher

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