Today: “Life has a message for everyone. Life provides an opportunity for everyone.” Yogi Bhajan

“Life has a message for everyone. Life provides an opportunity for everyone. Fortunate are those who avail themselves of it, unfortunate are those who miss it.” Yogi Bhajan

Sat Nam!
Ram Anand

Meditation: LA721-920325: for the Intuitive Intellect

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Today: When matters reach an equilibrium, recognize the delicate balance that it is.”- a reading from the I Ching

When matters reach an equilibrium, recognize the delicate balance that it is.  Nurture what is right so there is no regression toward chaos.

Meditation: LA741 – 921125 – Dance of Shiva

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#63

The transition from the old to the new time is already accomplished. In principle, everything stands systematised, and it is only in regard to details that success is still to be achieved. In respect to this, however, we must be careful to maintain the right attitude. Everything proceeds as if of its own accord, and this can all too easily tempt us to relax and let things take their course without troubling over details. Such indifference is the root of all evil. Symptoms of decay are bound to be the result. Here we have the rule indicating the usual course of history. But this rule is not an inescapable law. He who understands it is in position to avoid its effects by dint of unremitting perseverance and caution.

Water over fire: the image of the condition
In AFTER COMPLETION.
Thus the superior man
Takes thought of misfortune
And arms himself against it in advance.


When water in a kettle hangs over fire, the two elements stand in relation and thus generate energy (cf. the production of steam). But the resulting tension demands caution. If the water boils over, the fire is extinguished and its energy is lost. If the heat is too great, the water evaporates into the air. These elements here brought into relation and thus generating energy are by nature hostile to each other. Only the most extreme caution can prevent damage. In life too there are junctures when all forces are in balance and work in harmony, so that everything seems to be in the best of order. In such times only the sage recognizes the moments that bode danger and knows how to banish it by means of timely precautions.
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Today: “Compassion is nothing but realization of adjustable values. Nobody is bad.” Yogi Bhajan

“Compassion is nothing but realization of adjustable values. Nobody is bad. If one does not act or understand well, or he is limited, you should have compassion, not negativity. Why does somebody harm you? Why does somebody slander you? Because he doesn’t know any better.” Yogi Bhajan

Sat Nam!
Ram Anand

Meditation: NM0163 – Feel God Within You, The Kindness in You

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Today: Carefully choose among who and what you are attracted to.  Seek relationships that complete your inner needs and aspirations.”- a reading from the I Ching

Carefully choose among who and what you are attracted to.  Seek relationships that complete your inner needs and aspirations.  In so doing, you will be complete and others can be themselves.  That is liberation.

Meditation: The Neutral Mind

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#17, line 2, #40

Thunder from the Lake — the lulling, rhythmic roar of the faithful tide, eternally wearing away the stone of the shoreline, forever obedient to the phases of the moon.
The pull of the moon on the tide is the Following called for now.
As mighty as the tide is in its own right, it is ever the puppet of the invisible, irresistible gravity of the moon.
In friendships and close relationships an individual must make a careful choice. He surrounds himself either with good or with bad company; he cannot have both at once. If he throws himself away on unworthy friends he loses connection with people of intellectual power who could further him in the good.
The relief you experience here is not your own personal pardon, but the release of others from your rigid expectations.
Like a hot air balloon, you will rise to new heights as you cast the heavy sandbags of resentments and restrictions away from you.
Feel the lightness of being that results from forgiving others and accepting them as they are.
Free yourself of the endless vigil of policing the behavior of others.
See them for who they are, not what they can or can’t do for you.
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Today: “O mind, again you will be with Infinity, so why are you worried?” Yogi Bhajan

“O mind, when you were not born you were with Infinity. You were given this finite body to realize the Infinity in the finite and you will leave this body to go to that Infinity again. O mind, again you will be with Infinity, so why are you worried? If God has given you grace, He has given you grace. When you were a child you were taken care of through certain adverse circumstances and certain favorable circumstances. But through all the circumstances, He took care of you and brought you to the shore of maturity. Now, when you are mature, why do you worry?” Yogi Bhajan

Sat Nam!
Ram Anand

Meditation: 881026 Removing Fear of the Future

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Today: Look to those with wisdom to help you to untangle the worldly confusion that came to you in early youth. – a reading from the I Ching

Look to those with wisdom to help you to untangle the worldly confusion that came to you in early youth.  Trusting that wisdom will encourage self trust and the power to contemplate.  Leave aside the many distractions that prompt you to act prematurely.  Grow the big mind in you.

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Meditation: LA544 – 870610 – Know and Experience the Unknown

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#4, line 5, #20

A fresh Spring at the foot of the Mountain:
The Superior Person refines his character by being thorough in every activity.
The Sage does not recruit students; the students seek him.
He asks nothing but a sincere desire to learn.
If the student doubts or challenges his authority, the Sage regretfully cuts his losses.
This is a time of interchange between a mentor and pupil.
Whether you are the teacher or the student, it is a time of companionship along a mutual path.
This hexagram also emphasizes the eternal, cyclical nature of the mentor/student relationship — a mentor is merely a more seasoned pupil, further along on the journey.
A pupil holds within himself the seed of a future Master.
Like a wide-eyed child, you wholly and naively trust the goodness of others.
Such honor brings out their best.
The situation marks a rising to new heights.
As you climb for a better view of the panorama, you make yourself more conspicuous to those below.
This hexagram is also known as the Watchtower, because the shape formed by its lines resembles the ancient guardposts manned by Chinese soldiers.
These towers were placed on mountainsides to give a better vantage point.
To those below, the watchtowers served as landmarks to help them find their way.
The quality of your search for clarity in this situation serves as such a guidepost for others along the Way.
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Today: “A knot tied by the man of God cannot be untied by God, but a knot given by God can be opened by a man of God.” Yogi Bhajan

“A knot tied by the man of God cannot be untied by God, but a knot given by God can be opened by a man of God. Why? Because God reveals himself through his avatars, through his devotees, through his love in the human body, because the human body is the channel of creativity as a creature of the Creator.” Yogi Bhajan

Meditation: LA589-890412-GoldenGrain

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Today: The bad guys are violently seizing power.  The only remedies are wisdom and grace.” – a reading from the I Ching

The bad guys are violently seizing power.  The only remedies are wisdom and grace.  Not force.  Do not join them in their evil ways.

Meditation: NM0394 – Live Above Denial

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#23, line 3, #22

This pictures a time when inferior people are pushing forward and are about to crowd out the few remaining strong and superior men. Under these circumstances, which are due to the time, it is not favorable for the superior man to undertake anything.
The right behavior in such adverse times is to be deduced from the images and their attributes. The lower trigram stands for the earth, whose attributes are docility and devotion. The upper trigram stands for the mountain, whose attribute is stillness. This suggests that one should submit to the bad time and remain quiet. For it is a question not of man’s doing but of time conditions, which, according to the laws of heaven, show an alternation of increase and decrease, fullness and emptiness. It is impossible to counteract these conditions of the time. Hence it is not cowardice but wisdom to submit and avoid action.

An individual finds himself in an evil environment to which he is committed by external ties. But he has an inner relationship with a superior man, and through this he attains the stability to free himself from the way of the inferior people around him. This brings him into opposition to them of course, but that is not wrong.

Grace brings success. However, it is not the essential or fundamental thing; it is only the ornament and must therefore be used sparingly and only in little things. In the lower trigram of fire a yielding line comes between two strong lines and makes them beautiful, but the strong lines are the essential content and the weak line is the beautifying form. In the upper trigram of the mountain, the strong line takes the lead, so that here again the strong element must be regarded as the decisive factor. In nature we see in the sky the strong light of the sun; the life of the world depends on it. But this strong, essential thing is changed and given pleasing variety by the moon and the stars. In human affairs, aesthetic form comes into being when traditions exist that, strong and abiding like mountains, are made pleasing by a lucid beauty. By contemplating the forms existing in the heavens we come to understand time and its changing demands. Through contemplation of the forms existing in human society it becomes possible to shape the world..

Today: “There is only righteousness; God is within.” Yogi Bhajan

“There is only righteousness; God is within. Don’t think of him on the third story. You are God; without Him you do not exist.” Yogi Bhajan

Meditation: NM0415 – 20010910 – Karma & Dharma

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Today: Build the community in the image of your best nature.” – a reading from the I Ching

Build the community in the image of your best nature.

Meditation: LA747 921231 Fear 6, to command yourself

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#18

True fellowship among men must be based on a concern that is universal. It is not the private interests of the individual that create lasting fellowship among men, but rather the goals of humanity. That is why it is said that fellowship with men in the open succeeds. If unity of this kind prevails, even difficult and dangerous tasks, such as crossing the great water, can be accomplished. But in order to bring about this sort of fellowship, a persevering and enlightened leader is needed – a man with clear, convincing, and inspiring aims and the strength to carry them out.

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Today: “Everybody has been kind enough to leave this planet and we must leave it, so why bother about it?” Yogi Bhajan

“Everybody has been kind enough to leave this planet and we must leave it, so why bother about it? Where is the problem? If you have no problem coming, why create a problem going? As you come in innocence, go in innocence, and don’t worry.” Yogi Bhajan

Meditation: LA007-780117-SADHANA YOJINA-To Infinity Upon Death

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Today: The worthiness of what you strive for must be tested in your heart” – a reading from the I Ching

The worthiness of what you strive for must be tested.  You must question in your heart whether your endeavors elevate you and your image, or debase you.  Sacrifice and perseverance are required to see them through.

Meditation: LA822-950201-Healing the Physical

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#31, line 4, #46

There is no greater natural law in the Cosmos than Attraction.
From the magnetic pull of an atom’s nucleus to the centrifugal force that spirals a galaxy, the face of the universe is shaped by Attraction.
On a human scale, it is Attraction that fuels procreation and furthers our species.
Yet it is also Attraction that spawns greed and covetousness, threatening our extinction.
Attraction is the underlying force of the situation in question.
You are refined or debased by the objects of your desire.
Here the place of the heart is reached. The impulse that springs from this source is the most important of all. It is of particular concern that this influence be constant and good; then, in spite of the danger arising from the great susceptibility of the human heart, there will be no cause for remorse. When the quiet power of a man’s own character is at work, the effects produced are right. All those who are receptive to the vibrations of such a spirit will then be influenced. Influence over others should not express itself as a conscious and willed effort to manipulate them. Through practising such conscious incitement, one becomes wrought up and is exhausted by the eternal stress and strain. Moreover, the effects produced are then limited to those on whom one’s thoughts are consciously fixed.
You are progressing, rising inch-by-inch toward certain success.
What makes this assured is your refusal to tilt headlong toward your goal, slamming into obstacles and going mad with frustration.
You have a clear map before you of the steps necessary to reach your objective.
With faithful patience and a careful conservation of personal energy and resources, you will run this long, slow distance.

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Today: “Meditation is a duty toward the self.” Yogi Bhajan

“Meditation is a duty toward the self. The moment you become aware of the self, you become beautiful to self because the moment you concentrate on self, your frequency changes and the universe around you changes also. This is a cosmic law.” Yogi Bhajan

Meditation: LA057 780928 Change your frequency

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Today: When leaders are corrupt, one can only be tolerant and survive until the time has passed.” – a reading from the I Ching

When leaders are corrupt, one can only be tolerant and survive until the time has passed.  Then, people will begin to be led by good example.  Be patient. Be aware of your impact.

Meditation: LA822-950201-Healing the Physical

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#52, line 2, #18

True quiet means keeping still when the time has come to keep still, and going forward when the time has come to go forward. In this way rest and movement are in agreement with the demands of the time, and thus there is light in life.
The hexagram signifies the end and the beginning of all movement. The back is named because in the back are located all the nerve fibres that mediate movement. If the movement of these spinal nerves is brought to a standstill, the ego, with its restlessness, disappears as it were. When a man has thus become calm, he may turn to the outside world. He no longer sees in it the struggle and tumult of individual beings, and therefore he has that true peace of mind which is needed for understanding the great laws of the universe and for acting in harmony with them. Whoever acts from these deep levels makes no mistakes.

Mountains standing close together:
The image of KEEPING STILL.
Thus the superior man
Does not permit his thoughts
To go beyond his situation.

The heart thinks constantly. This cannot be changed, but the movements of the heart – that is, a man’s thoughts – should restrict themselves to the immediate situation. All thinking that goes beyond this only makes the heart sore.

The leg cannot move independently; it depends on the movement of the body. If a leg is suddenly stopped while the whole body is in vigorous motion, the continuing body movement will make one fall.
The same is true of a man who serves a master stronger than himself. He is swept along, and even though he may himself halt on the path of wrongdoing, he can no longer check the other in his powerful movement. Where the master presses forward, the servant, no matter how good his intentions, cannot save him.

What has been spoiled through man’s fault can be made good again through man’s work. It is not immutable fate, as in the time of STANDSTILL, that has caused the state of corruption, but rather the abuse of human freedom. Work toward improving conditions promises well, because it accords the possibilities of the time. We must not recoil from work and danger- symbolised by crossing of the great water-but must take hold energetically. Success depends, however, on proper deliberation. This is expressed by the lines, “Before the starting point, three days. After the starting point, three days.”
We must first know the causes of corruption before we can do away with them; hence it is necessary to be cautious during the time before the start. Then we must see to it that the new way is safely entered on, so that a relapse may be avoided; therefore we must pay attention to the time after the start. Decisiveness and energy must take the place of inertia and indifference that have led to decay, in order that the ending may be followed by a new beginning.

The wind blows low on the mountain:
The image of DECAY.
Thus the superior man stirs up the people
And strengthens their spirit.

When the wind blows low on the mountain, it is thrown back and spoils the vegetation. This contains a challenge to improvement. It is the same with debasing attitudes and fashions; they corrupt human society. To do away with this corruption, the superior man must regenerate society. His methods likewise must be derived from the two trigrams, but in such a way that their effects unfold in orderly sequence. The superior man must first remove stagnation by stirring up public opinion, as the wind stirs up everything, and must strengthen and tranquillise the character of the people, as the mountain gives tranquillity and nourishment to all that grows in its vicinity.

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

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

Meditation: NM190-19951031-Connect Yourself to the Reality

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Today: Be aware of the impact of your words and deeds on others, whether you are leader or a supportive citizen” – a reading from the I Ching

Be aware of the impact of your words and deeds on others, whether you are leader or a supportive citizen.  Use your influence to keep things from going off the rails.

Meditation: NM0365-20001024-On Communication II

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#37, line 1, #53

One in this situation must be keenly aware of his influence on others.
Maintain a healthy respect for the ripple effect of your words and deeds.
To some you serve as a role model.
You can either help shape their world or tilt them into chaos.
Show temperance and consideration to all.

The father firmly enforces the rules that protect his family.
No fault.

On the mountain, a tree:
The image of DEVELOPMENT.
Thus the superior man abides in dignity and virtue,
In order to improve the mores.

The tree on the mountain is visible from afar, and its development influences the landscape of the entire region. It does not shoot up like a swamp plant; its growth proceeds gradually. Thus also the work of influencing people can be only gradual. No sudden influence or awakening is of lasting effect. Progress must be quite gradual, and in order to obtain such progress in public opinion and in the mores of the people, it is necessary for the personality to acquire influence and weight. This comes about through careful and constant work on one’s own moral development.

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