Today: “In a time of darkness it is essential to be cautious and reserved.  Hide your outward influence rather than flaunting it. ” – from the I Ching

In a time of darkness it is essential to be cautious and reserved.  Hide your outward influence rather than flaunting it.

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Tao Te Ching – Verse 73 – The Tao is always at ease.

Meditation: LA769-19930415 – Development of Self Control

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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.

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yin above: K’un / The Receptive, Earth
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yin below: Li / The Clinging, Fire
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Here the sun has sunk under the earth and is therefore darkened. The name of the hexagram means literally “wounding of the bright”; hence the individual lines contain frequent references to wounding. The situation is the exact opposite of that in the foregoing hexagram (35). In the latter a wise man at the head of affairs has able helpers, and in company with them makes progress; here a man of dark nature is in a position of authority and brings harm to the wise and able man.

THE JUDGEMENT

DARKENING OF THE LIGHT. In adversity
It furthers one to be persevering.

One must not unresistingly let himself be swept along by unfavorable circumstances, nor permit his steadfastness to be shaken. He can avoid this by maintaining his inner light, while remaining outwardly yielding and tractable. With this attitude he can overcome even the greatest adversities.
In some situations indeed a man must hide his light, in order to make his will prevail in spite of difficulties in his immediate environment. Perseverance must dwell in inmost consciousness and should not be discernible from without. Only thus is a man able to maintain his will in the face of difficulties.

Solar eclips 1999

Solar eclips 1999

THE IMAGE

The light has sunk into the earth:
The image of DARKENING OF THE LIGHT.
Thus does the superior man live with the great mass:
He veils his light, yet still shines.

In a time of darkness it is essential to be cautious and reserved. One should not needlessly awaken overwhelming enmity by inconsiderate behavior. In such times one ought not to fall in with the practices of others; neither should one drag them censoriously into the light. In social intercourse one should not try to be all-knowing. One should let many things pass, without being duped.

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Today: “It’s very important for you to understand the game of the head and the heart.” – Yogi Bhajan

“It’s very important for you to understand the game of the head and the heart. When the heart is involved, the head must decide; when the head is involved, the heart must decide. If you miss either way you will miss the bus of life.” Yogi Bhajan

Meditation: NM327-990930 Know Your Heart

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Tao Te Ching – Verse 35 – She who is centered in the Tao can go where she wishes, without danger.