Today: “If you have all the life, all the wealth, all the ecstasy, everything, if you have not found your Master, you have lost it.” – Yogi Bhajan

“If you have all the life, all the wealth, all the ecstasy, everything, if you have not found your Master, you have lost it. We are not asking you to find the Master. BE the Master. That’s your chance. You are a Hu-Man-Being—you are Light Now.” Yogi Bhajan

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Today: “Rid yourself of excesses that do not serve you.  You will see who your friends are, who will assist you willingly.” – From the I Ching

Rid yourself of excesses that do not serve you.  You will see who your friends are, who will assist you willingly.  It will bring balance to your life and things will fall into place.

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#41, line 4, #63

Decrease does not under all circumstances mean something bad. Increase and decrease come in their own time. What matters here is to understand the time and not to try to cover up poverty with empty pretence. If a time of scanty resources brings out an inner truth, one must not feel ashamed of simplicity. For simplicity is then the very thing needed to provide inner strength for further undertakings. Indeed, there need be no concern if the outward beauty of the civilisation, even the elaboration of religious forms, should have to suffer because of simplicity. One must draw on the strength of the inner attitude to compensate for what is lacking in externals; then the power of the content makes up for the simplicity of form. There is no need of presenting false appearances to God. Even with slender means, the sentiment of the heart can be expressed.
A man’s faults often prevent even well-disposed people from coming closer to him. His faults are sometimes reinforced by the environment in which he lives. But if in humility he can bring himself to the point of giving them up, he frees his well-disposed friends from an inner pressure and causes them to approach the more quickly, and there is mutual joy.
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.

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Tao Te Ching – Verse 53
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Today: “Earth is a hotel—for some it is a five star hotel, for some just a shack.” – Yogi Bhajan

“Earth is a hotel—for some it is a five star hotel, for some just a shack. But when you are tired, sleep is good. When you are hungry, food is good, and when you know you are a Master, you are good. What type of Teachers do you want to be? Commercial? Write a billboard, and say, “I am your Teacher?” First learn the meaning of a Spiritual Teacher. A Spiritual Teacher is the spirit of the Infinite Lord.” Yogi Bhajan

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Today: “Keep your grace and good manners.  Attend to the matters at hand.” – From the I Ching

Keep your grace and good manners.  Attend to the matters at hand.  People will see you and be nourished by what they see.

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#2, line 3, #27

The Superior Person realizes he has not the wisdom to move the course of the world, except by attending to each day’s affairs as they come.  Success in small matters.  This is a good time to begin something.
The environment around you is not one of depth, and you are appreciated now for your image, not your essence.  You perfectly fill a role, and no one is seeing the genuine you.   Still, you are being listened to and watched.  Use this influence to further your goals as much as possible.  Even if you don’t feel understood, you can perhaps connect with a few isolated hearts.  Relax and enjoy the attention.
This represents a very charming life situation. One is under the spell of grace and the mellow mood induced by wine. This grace can adorn, but it can also swamp us. Hence the warning not to sink into convivial indolence but to remain constant in perseverance. Good fortune depends on this.
You are a conduit in this instance, able to provide the sustenance needed by others.  Position yourself to nourish the truly needy and worthy.
Avoid situations where you might be coerced into supporting the parasites and vermin who deprive your true charges.  Your own nourishment is an issue here, too.

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Tao Te Ching – Verse 53
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Today: “Why do I go to India? Do you know why we go ? To clean the same perkarma, the same floors. ” – Yogi Bhajan

“Why do I go to India? Do you know why we go ? To clean the same perkarma, the same floors. We don’t do anything else there. Nothing. We just take the rags and wipe the floors. One, two days, we go in the morning when the doors open, we sit there, listen to the music. That’s all we do. People say, “What is this?” It costs about three thousand dollars. “What are we doing here?” I said, “We are doing great. We are thieves. We are very qualified thieves. We have come to steal the dust of the feet of the one who is one with the One. And if one has walked, and our rag can touch that place, it’s all done. We’ve had it. One touch, nothing much, just one touch.” Yogi Bhajan

 

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Today: “Use gentle persuasion in troubled times.  Send your message subtly on the wings of consciousness. ” – From the I Ching

Use gentle persuasion in troubled times.  Send your message subtly on the wings of consciousness.  If you fight the darkness on its own terms, it wins.   Find an opening, then slowly penetrate.

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#57, line 6, #36

Small, persistent, focused effort brings success.  Gentle persuasion is the key in this instance.  Though the words are soft, their speaker must be firm, calm and confident.  Gentle words are worthless if spoken with trepidation.
Wordless influence by example is also effective in this situation.  All persuasion should be almost unfelt, yet consistent and persistent.  Ask for feedback from someone you know to be an effective persuader.
A man’s understanding is sufficiently penetrating. He follows up injurious influences into the most secret corners. But he no longer has the strength to combat them decisively. In this case any attempt to penetrate into the personal domain of darkness would only bring harm.
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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Tao Te Ching – Verse 52
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Today: “So, if you come for study, remember, don’t try to become a great master or a great teacher—become a royal being.” – Yogi Bhajan

“So, if you come for study, remember, don’t try to become a great master or a great teacher—become a royal being. Just become a royal being, and then you’ll become a real being. If your personality, your identity, and your mental self do not represent royalty, you will never know the reality.” Yogi Bhajan

 

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Today: “Take responsibility for your words and deeds.  Know their impact on your brothers and sisters.” – From the I Ching

Take responsibility for your words and deeds.  Know their impact on your brothers and sisters.

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#37

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.

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Tao Te Ching – Verse 50
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Today: “If you have the power to listen, you’ll become the whole universe and the entire Heavens.” – Yogi Bhajan

“If you have the power to listen, you’ll become the whole universe and the entire Heavens. Do you not feel the joy of that completion? Just listening, just developing a power to listen? Those who have listened to their teacher, their Master, they became the Masters.” Yogi Bhajan

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Meditation: LA721-920325: for the Intuitive Intellect

Yogi Bhajan – Los Angeles March 25, 1992

  • –  Sit in easy pose, elbows down, forearms up at angle to front.
  • –  Palms a little toward face, fingers spread.
  • –  Look at the tip of your nose.
  • –  Sing with the music and touch thumbs to fingertips in rhythm with words –
    On Humee touch Mercury/little finger.
    On Hum touch Saturn/middle finger.
    On Brahm touch Jupiter/index finger.
    On Hum touch Mercury/little finger again.
  • –  Gently bounce knees up and down with each word.

11 minutes

End Inhale, hold, and exhale. (You can shake hands after.)

Humee Hum Brum Hum

See lecture in the Library of Teachings

Today: “Be an inspiration to others. Nurture them with your encouragement.” – From the I Ching

Be an inspiration to others. Nurture them with your encouragement.  Your connection with the divine will provide inexhaustible support.
Do not stray off course.  Do not allow corruption to creep in through apathy.
At this point there is a delicate equilibrium.  Do not let it decay into chaos.

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#48, line 1, #63

The Superior Person refreshes the people with constant encouragement to help one another.
There is a Source common to us all.  Jung named it the Collective Unconscious.  Others hail it as God within.
If a man wanders around in swampy lowlands, his life is submerged in mud. Such a man loses all significance for mankind. He who throws himself away is no longer sought out by others. In the end no one troubles about him any more.
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.

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Tao Te Ching – Verse 49
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Today: “You are Teachers. You have to learn something which you will teach. What you have to teach is, “To be, to be.” – Yogi Bhajan

“You are Teachers. You have to learn something which you will teach. What you have to teach is, “To be, to be.” You cannot live and practice, “To be, not to be.” Your mood and mind are your servants; they are not your masters. If you want to be a teacher, you have to be a master. Then mood and mind are your servants, and you and your being serve the spirit. If your spirit is here in a common sense for all, then you only see soul.” Yogi Bhajan

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Today: “Keep your manners and your grace.  Rather that show your worth, be your self.” – From the I Ching

Keep your manners and your grace.  Rather that show your worth, be your self.  Hold to your true nature.

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#22, line 6, #36

The Superior Person realizes he has not the wisdom to move the course of the world, except by attending to each day’s affairs as they come.  Success in small matters.  This is a good time to begin something.
The environment around you is not one of depth, and you are appreciated now for your image, not your essence.  You perfectly fill a role, and no one is seeing the genuine you.  Still, you are being listened to and watched.
Use this influence to further your goals as much as possible.  Even if you don’t feel understood, you can perhaps connect with a few isolated hearts.  Relax and enjoy the attention.
Here at the highest stage of development all ornament is discarded. Form no longer conceals content but brings out its value to the full. Perfect grace consists not in exterior ornamentation of the substance, but in the simple fitness of its form.
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.
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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Tao Te Ching – Verse 49
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Today: I Ching

 

Today: “How prosperous and how great you can become depends on what opportunities come to you, and the ability of your intuition to bring the intelligence.” – Yogi Bhajan

“How prosperous and how great you can become depends on what opportunities come to you, and the ability of your intuition to bring the intelligence. Intelligence will give you substance, so that you have character, and you have Dharma. Then there’s no action and reaction—you are a victor, you are winning; there’s no way you can lose. Not at all. You don’t have to sell your consciousness, you don’t have to come down onto your knees, you don’t have to beg for peace and tranquility. No, everything from A to Z, whatever your needs are, shall be yours.” Yogi Bhajan

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Today: “Be content with yourself.  Do not strive to be anything else.” – From the I Ching

Be content with yourself.  Do not strive to be anything else.  Let your life flow in service.

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#62

When a bird flies too high, its song is lost.
Rather than push upward now, it is best to remain below.
This will bring surprising good fortune, if you keep to your course.
There is no profit to striving here.
To be content with oneself is the greatest success imaginable.
The enlightened person has nothing to prove to himself or others, and thus may always operate from a position of sincerity, with no pretense or posturing.  His humility is guileless simplicity.  His mourning is selfless compassion.  His frugality is an unshakeable faith that he is but a conduit, letting what is needed flow through him to others, with no loss to himself.

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Tao Te Ching – Verse 48
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Today: I Ching

 

Today: “The mind is above time and space. If you decide not to complain, it will immediately compensate you with intuition.” – Yogi Bhajan

“The mind is above time and space. If you decide not to complain, it will immediately compensate you with intuition.”

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