“You have soul mates: your intellect, consciousness, subconscious, unconscious, you have your ten bodies. They are the mates of your soul; they come with the soul. So in your soul-mate system, you have bodies and you have aspects of your mind all together. Then you have a soul-mate which is called time and space and longitude and latitude. It’s a mating season of you and your self. Then you take the altitude and attitude to keep all these sixteen horses going, so you can carry your carriage.” Yogi Bhajan
Tao Te Ching – Verse 13 – Success is as dangerous as failure. Hope is as hollow as fear.
Tao Te Ching – Verse 13
Success is as dangerous as failure.
Hope is as hollow as fear.
What does it mean that success is as dangerous as failure?
Whether you go up the ladder or down it,
your position is shaky.
When you stand with your two feet on the ground,
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“Be respectful in all of your relations. You may have to rely on any one of them.” – Today’s Reading
Be respectful in all of your relations. You may have to rely on any one of them.
Tao Te Ching – Verse 12 – He allows things to come and go. His heart is open as the sky.
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A playful Zephyr dances and delights beneath indulgent Heaven: A strong, addictive temptation, much more dangerous than it seems. SITUATION ANALYSIS: You are ignoring a clear and present danger to your well-being. No fish for guests; none even for yourself. No fish in the tank. The gnarled Pine grows tenaciously off the Cliff face: SITUATION ANALYSIS: Adaptability mixed with integrity will bring a calm, steady progress.Read the texts translated from the I Ching for today's reading
44 – Forty-Four. Kou / Compulsion
A Prince who shouts orders but will not walk among his people may as well try to command the four winds.
If this threat emanated from a heavy-handed oppressor, you would see it coming.
But this danger comes to you in the form of a seduction, an amusement, a diversion, an indulgence that is eating away at the fiber of your secure little world.
You are too cocksure.
You underestimate the tribute this dalliance will demand.
Nine in the fourth place means:
Misfortune.
This leads to misfortune.
Insignificant people must be tolerated in order to keep them well disposed. Then we can make use of them if we should need them. If we become alienated from them and do not meet them halfway, they turn their backs on us and are not at our disposal when we need them. But this is our own fault.
53 – Fifty-Three. Chien / Gradual Progress
The Superior Person clings faithfully to dignity and integrity, thus elevating the Collective Spirit of Man in his own small way.
Development.
The maiden is given in marriage.
Good fortune if you stay on course.
Move from your center, always faithful to your principles, yet with the flexibility to weather any tempest.
Yours is not a meteoric rise to the top, but the solid, confident footing of one who has a clear vision of what can be, and who is willing to climb the distance to reach it.
The oracle foresees companionship along the way — a Divine comfort on any journey.
Today: “I don’t care whether people say I am a good Teacher or a bad Teacher” – Yogi Bhajan
“I don’t care whether people say I am a good Teacher or a bad Teacher, I’m a right Teacher or a wrong Teacher, as long as I know there are teachings, and I am carrying and sharing them as they are. In the purity of the teachings lies the purity of the Teacher. There’s no other rule. You have the right to joke. You can add astrology, astronomy, whatever you want to talk about. But you know, at the time that you say, “Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo,“ you are not an astrologer.” Yogi Bhajan
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Tao Te Ching – Verse 12 – He allows things to come and go. His heart is open as the sky.
Tao Te Ching – Verse 12
Colors blind the eye.
Sounds deafen the ear.
Flavors numb the taste.
Thoughts weaken the mind.
Desires wither the heart.
The Master observes the world
but trusts his inner vision.
He allows things to come and go.
His heart is open as the sky.
(translation by Stephen Mitchell, 1995)
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The five colors make one blind in the eyes
The five sounds make one deaf in the ears
The five flavors make one tasteless in the mouth
Racing and hunting make one wild in the heart
Goods that are difficult to acquire make one cause damage
Therefore the sages care for the stomach and not the eyes
That is why they discard the other and take this
(translation by Derek Lin, 2006)
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Colors blur sight.
Sounds blur hearing.
Tastes blur the Nectar.
Chasing drives Bliss away.
Lust blurs calm.
In the Nothingness of Zero is Unimaginable Peace.
(translation by Jeremy M. Miller, 2013)
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“Drop your obstinacy trying to enforce your will. Impatience produces inner conflict. What you need will come in time.” – Today’s Reading
Drop your obstinacy trying to enforce your will. Impatience produces inner conflict. What you need will come in time.
Here a man is suffering from inner restlessness and cannot abide in his place. He would like to push forward under any circumstances, but encounters insuperable obstacles. Thus his situation entails an inner conflict. This is due to the obstinacy with which he seeks to enforce his will. If he would desist from this obstinacy, everything would go well. But this advice, like so much other good counsel, will be ignored. For obstinacy makes a man unable to hear, for all that he has ears.
Tao Te Ching – Verse 9 – Better to stop in time than to fill to the brim
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A Deluge from Heaven: The issue must be raised before an impartial authority. SITUATION ANALYSIS: Your iron will must come to the forefront now. Your legs are torn and bleeding as you push heedlessly through the thorns toward your target. There is no skin on his thighs, Deep Waters in the Heavens: Great Success if you sincerely keep to your course. SITUATION ANALYSIS: You must now endure this Dangling — either a carrot before your nose, or a sword above your head.Read the texts translated from the I Ching for today's reading
43 – Forty-Three. Kuai / Breakthrough
The Superior Person rains fortune upon those in need, then moves on with no thought of the good he does.
Be sincere and earnest, despite the danger.
Do not try to force the outcome, but seek support where needed.
Set a clear goal.
It will take great personal determination to resolve the situation in question.
Your adversary would love to force you into an angry display.
That would legitimize his opposition to you.
Such a berserker rage would drag you down to his level.
You must resolutely take a public stand against what he represents, but refuse to engage him.
Without compromise, you show others the way to higher ground.
Nine in the fourth place means:
If you would allow yourself to be led down the path of least resistance, you would reach your goal.
And walking comes hard.
If a man were to let himself be led like a sheep,
Remorse would disappear.
But if these words are heard
They will not be believed.
Here a man is suffering from inner restlessness and cannot abide in his place. He would like to push forward under any circumstances, but encounters insuperable obstacles. Thus his situation entails an inner conflict. This is due to the obstinacy with which he seeks to enforce his will. If he would desist from this obstinacy, everything would go well. But this advice, like so much other good counsel, will be ignored. For obstinacy makes a man unable to hear, for all that he has ears.
5 – Five. Hsü / Calculated Waiting
Thunderclouds approaching from the West, but no rain yet.
The Superior Person nourishes himself and remains of good cheer to condition himself for the moment of truth.
You may cross to the far shore.
This strange mix of apprehension and anticipation is a Purgatory.
There is nothing more you can do to affect the outcome.
You must now submit to the Fates.
Today: “There’s no good and bad. There’s no right and wrong.” – Yogi Bhajan
“There’s no good and bad. There’s no right and wrong. There’s no high and low. A yogi is a person whom the opposite polarities do not affect—he recognizes there are polarities.” Yogi Bhajan
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Tao Te Ching – Verse 11 – We work with being, but non-being is what we use.
Tao Te Ching – Verse 11
We join spokes together in a wheel,
but it is the center hole
that makes the wagon move.
We shape clay into a pot,
but it is the emptiness inside
that holds whatever we want.
We hammer wood for a house,
but it is the inner space
that makes it livable.
We work with being,
but non-being is what we use.
(translation by Stephen Mitchell, 1995)
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Thirty spokes join in one hub
In its emptiness, there is the function of a vehicle
Mix clay to create a container
In its emptiness, there is the function of a container
Cut open doors and windows to create a room
In its emptiness, there is the function of a room
Therefore, that which exists is used to create benefit
That which is empty is used to create functionality
(translation by Derek Lin, 2006)
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It is the gaps that define.
That definition is perfect.
Ornate vessels hold water —
So it is Nothingness which has been defined, not the vessel.
The unwise have been tricked.
(translation by Jeremy M. Miller, 2013)
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Tao Te Ching – Verse 10 – Can you coax your mind from its wandering and keep to the original oneness?
Tao Te Ching – Verse 10
Can you coax your mind from its wandering
and keep to the original oneness?
Can you let your body become
supple as a newborn child’s?
Can you cleanse your inner vision
until you see nothing but the light?
Can you love people and lead them
without imposing your will?
Can you deal with the most vital matters
by letting events take their course?
Can you step back from you own mind
and thus understand all things?
Giving birth and nourishing,
having without possessing,
acting with no expectations,
leading and not trying to control:
this is the supreme virtue.
(translation by Stephen Mitchell, 1995)
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In holding the soul and embracing oneness
Can one be steadfast, without straying?
In concentrating the energy and reaching relaxation
Can one be like an infant?
In cleaning away the worldly view
Can one be without imperfections?
In loving the people and ruling the nation
Can one be without manipulation?
In the heavenly gate’s opening and closing
Can one hold to the feminine principle?
In understanding clearly all directions
Can one be without intellectuality?
Bearing it, rearing it
Bearing without possession
Achieving without arrogance
Raising without domination
This is called the Mystic Virtue
(translation by Derek Lin, 2006)
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Be empty and know effulgent Zero.
Breathe softly and know Blissful Nothingness.
Stop looking, then see what was hidden.
Love in secret.
Watch without touching.
Rule All while resting in Zero.
(translation by Jeremy M. Miller, 2013)
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“Wait to take on a bold venture until you are ready. Be prepared.” – Today’s Reading
Wait to take on a bold venture until you are ready. Be prepared.
Tao Te Ching – Verse 9 – Better to stop in time than to fill to the brim
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Thunder high on the Mountain, active passivity: When a bird flies too high, its song is lost. SITUATION ANALYSIS: There is no profit to striving here. Six at the beginning [yin at bottom] means: Bird Leaving Nest – Larry Moore Thunder and Lightning from the dark heart of the storm: The leader reaches his peak and doesn’t lament the descent before him. SITUATION ANALYSIS: You are in a position of authority in this situation.Read the texts translated from the I Ching for today's reading
62 – Sixty-Two. Hsiao Kuo / Lying Low
The Superior Person is unsurpassed in his ability to remain small.
In a time for humility, he is supremely modest.
In a time of mourning, he uplifts with somber reverence.
In a time of want, he is resourcefully frugal.
Rather than push upward now, it is best to remain below.
This will bring surprising good fortune, if you keep to your course.
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.
The bird meets with misfortune through flying.
A bird ought to remain in the nest till it is fledged. If it tries to fly before this, it invites misfortune. Extraordinary measures should be resorted to only when all else fails. At first we ought to put up with traditional ways as long as possible; otherwise we exhaust ourselves and our energy and still achieve nothing.
55 – Fifty-Five. Fêng / Abundance
The Superior Person judges fairly, so that consequences are just.
Be like the noonday sun at its zenith.
This is success.
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.
“A Teacher is not judged by his popularity, his richness, his money, his knowledge, his essence. A Teacher is judged by his character.” – Yogi Bhajan
“A Teacher is not judged by his popularity, his richness, his money, his knowledge, his essence. A Teacher is judged by his character. If under all temptations he can fly through, then he knows how to fly.” Yogi Bhajan
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Tao Te Ching – Verse 9 – Better to stop in time than to fill to the brim
Tao Te Ching – Verse 9
Better to stop in time than to fill to the brim.
Hone a blade to the sharpest point, and it will soon be blunt.
Fill your house with gold and jade, and no one can protect it.
Be prideful about wealth and position, and you bring disasters upon yourself. Retire when the work is done.
This is the way of heaven.
from the Tao Te Ching
Translation by Tolbert McCarroll Comments and layout by Thomas Knierim
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“Look closely at the consequences of your actions. That will show you what is to come. ” – Today’s Reading
Look closely at the consequences of your actions. That will show you what is to come.
“When you teach, you must teach with confrontation, not by stimulation.” – Yogi Bhajan
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Heaven shines down on the Marsh which reflects it back imperfectly: You tread upon the tail of the tiger. SITUATION ANALYSIS: You have reached a perilous point in your journey. At your journey’s end, look back and examine the path you chose. Look to your conduct and weigh the favorable signs. ‘Enjoying the Fruit of Labor’ – Keith Martin Johns The work is ended. If we want to know whether good fortune will follow, we must look back on our conduct and its consequences. If the effects are good, then good fortune is certain. No one knows himself. It is only by the consequences of his actions, by the fruit of his labors, that a man can judge what he is to expect. A Dead Sea, its Waters spent eons ago, more deadly than the desert surrounding it: Triumph belongs to those who endure. SITUATION ANALYSIS: This is the realm of the Shaman.Read the texts translated from the I Ching for today's reading
10 – Ten. Lü / Worrying the Tiger
Though the Superior Man carefully discriminates between high and low, and acts in accord with the flow of the Tao, there are still situations where a risk must be taken.
Not perceiving you as a threat, the startled tiger does not bite.
Success.
This is a real gamble — not a maneuver, not a calculated risk.
The outcome is uncertain.
If it goes as you hope, you will gain — but if it turns against you it will cause serious injury, at least to your plans.
The best tack is extreme caution and a healthy respect for the danger involved.Nine at the top means:
If you find no causes for shame, only good works that make you shine, you may take this as an omen of the certainty of great reward.
When everything is fulfilled, supreme good fortune comes.
47 – Forty-Seven. K’un / Exhaustion
The Superior Person will stake his life and fortune on what he deeply believes.
Trial and tribulation can hone exceptional character to a razor edge that slices deftly through every challenge.
Action prevails where words will fail.
You have exhausted every alternative, spent yourself completely, taxed body and mind beyond your former limits.
Survival and salvation lie beyond your reach now.
Only transcendence to a new existence — a higher plane of being — will see you through.
The Old You is just a dry husk.
You can’t return to it.
Metamorphosis is the only grace offered.
You can only return to your homeland as a New You.
“When you teach, you must teach with confrontation, not by stimulation.” – Yogi Bhajan
“When you teach, you must teach with confrontation, not by stimulation. When you teach by stimulation, doubts keep floating. But when you teach by confrontation, it is an either/or situation. In that situation at least doubt is dispelled. That’s the advantage of confrontation.” Yogi Bhajan
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Tao Te Ching – Verse 8 – The supreme good is like water, which nourishes all things without trying to.
Tao Te Ching – Verse 8
The supreme good is like water,
which nourishes all things without trying to.
It is content with the low places that people disdain.
Thus it is like the Tao.
“Right now it’s better to retreat a little than to move boldly forward. Aggressive behavior will prove more folly than courageous. Gather strength and wait for the right time to act.” – Today’s Reading
Right now it’s better to retreat a little than to move boldly forward. Aggressive behavior will prove more folly than courageous. Gather strength and wait for the right time to act.
Tao Te Ching – Verse 7 – The Tao is infinite, eternal.
“You know, the only thing that goes wrong with us is that we forget. ” – Yogi Bhajan
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Deep Water beneath the Earth’s surface: SITUATION ANALYSIS: You must gain support from others. It is never a mistake to retreat to a stronger position. The army retreats. No blame. US army retreat Thunder rolls beneath Heaven, as is its nature and place: Exceptional Progress if you are mindful to keep out of the way of the natural Flow. SITUATION ANALYSIS: This is thoroughly a matter of the heart.Read the texts translated from the I Ching for today's reading
7 – Seven. Shih / Recruiting Allies
Untapped resources are available.
The Superior Person nourishes and instructs the people, building a loyal, disciplined following.
Good fortune.
No mistakes if you follow a course led by experience.
Find a way to make others want to see your objectives met as badly as you want it.
How can they profit from the attainment of this goal?
Can you command confidence that you are just the person that can bring this plan to fruition?
Six in the fourth place means:
In the face of a superior enemy, with whom it would be hopeless to engage in battle, an orderly retreat is the only correct procedure, because it will save the army from defeat and disintegration. It is by no means a sign of courage or strength to insist upon engaging in a hopeless struggle regardless of circumstances.
25 – Twenty-Five. Wu Wang / Remaining Blameless
Sage rulers aligned themselves with the changing seasons, nurturing and guiding their subjects to do the same.
It would be a fatal error to try to alter its course.
This is a time of Being, not Doing.
If everything you attempt, no matter how carefully planned, ends in disarray, then examine your motives.
They are the cause of your predicament.
It isn’t that your motives aren’t pure — even the best intentions will fail under these circumstances.
What stymies you in this situation is that you have a motive at all.
Free yourself of all expectations, release any tenuous grip you may have, and roll with it.
This is totally out of your control.
There are higher powers and more elements affecting the outcome of this situation than you can imagine.
Get out of their way.