Tag: Kundalini Yoga

Today: “Strong and steady. Wait for the fruits of your efforts to develop.” – from the I Ching

Strong and steady. Wait for the fruits of your efforts to develop.

Tao Te Ching – Verse 11 – We work with being, but non-being is what we use.

Meditation: NM0336 – For Inner Strength

Meditation: NM360-20000913 – Making a Mold – White Hole Mudra

32 – Thirty-Two. Hêng / Durability

Arousing Thunder and penetrating Wind.
Close companions in any storm:
The Superior Person possesses a resiliency and durability that lets him remain firmly and faithfully on course.

Such constancy deserves success.

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

Endurance is the key to success in this situation.
However, durability is not synonymous with stone-like rigidity.
True resilience requires a flexibility that allows adaptation to any adverse condition, while still remaining true to the core.
Can you maintain your integrity under any circumstance?
Can you influence the situation without giving opposing forces anything to resist?
Then you will endure to reach your goal.

Six at the beginning [yin at bottom] means:

He pledges his love too hastily, and awaits her promise in return.
This stunts the natural growth of affection.

Seeking duration too hastily brings misfortune persistently.
Nothing that would further.

Lao Tzu

Whatever endures can be created only gradually by long-continued work and careful reflection. In the same sense Lao Tzu says:
“If we wish to compress something, we must first let it fully expand.”
He who demands too much at once is acting precipitately, and because he attempts too much, he ends by succeeding in nothing.

55 – Fifty-Five Fêng / Abundance

Thunder and Lightning from the dark heart of the storm:
The Superior Person judges fairly, so that consequences are just.

The leader reaches his peak and doesn’t lament the descent before him.
Be like the noonday sun at its zenith.
This is success.

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

You are in a position of authority in this situation.
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.

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Today: “The wrath of God will come upon one who slanders other people…” – Yogi Bhajan

“The wrath of God will come upon one who slanders other people, because God gets annoyed when his creation is being slandered by his very creation.”
Yogi Bhajan

Tao Te Ching – Verse 56 – Those who know don’t talk. Those who talk don’t know.

Today: “You must withstand all of the obstacles before you. With determination can prevail.” – from the I Ching

You must withstand all of the obstacles before you. With determination can prevail.

Tao Te Ching – Verse 10 – Can you coax your mind from its wandering and keep to the original oneness?

Meditation: Release obstacles in your path

Meditation: LA877-19960604 – Self Realization

38 – Thirty-Eight. K’uei / Estrangement

Fire distances itself from its nemesis, the Lake:
No matter how large or diverse the group, the Superior Person remains uniquely himself.

Small accomplishments are possible.

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

You are working at cross-purposes with another.
The distance between you is very wide.
The gap can be closed, however, with no compromise of your integrity.
You are not adversaries in this case — just two persons addressing individual needs.
Ask yourself: are these needs mutually exclusive?
Is there common ground here?
Must there be one winner and one loser?
Could you become partners in seeking a solution that would allow for two winners?

Six in the third place means:

Bandits stop his oxen team and board his wagon.
He is scalped, his face is disfigured, and he is left to die.
Not only will he survive — he will endure and triumph.

One sees the wagon dragged back,
The oxen halted,
A man’s hair and nose cut off.
Not a good beginning, but a good end.

Sphinx Giza

Often it seems to a man as though everything were conspiring against him. He sees himself checked and hindered in his progress, insulted and dishonored.¹ However, he must not let himself be misled; despite this opposition, he must cleave to the man with whom he knows he belongs. Thus, notwithstanding the bad beginning, the matter will end well.

1. Cutting off of the hair and nose was a severe and degrading punishment.

26 – Twenty-Six Ta Ch’u / Recharging Power

Heaven’s motherlode waits within the Mountain:
The Superior Person mines deep into history’s wealth of wisdom and deeds, charging his character with timeless strength.

Persevere.
Drawing sustenance from these sources creates good fortune.
Then you may cross to the far shore.

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

There are important precedents in this situation.
Others have trodden this Path before you, overcoming the same obstacles facing you now, and making crucial decisions at the same crossroads.
Study their journals, watch for their trail markings.
Gain inspiration and wisdom from the heroes and learn from the mistakes of those who chose a sidepath.
All were Seekers, explorers whose daring mapped a course you can follow.
The words and deeds of the finest can imbue you with the courage necessary to face what lies before you.

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Today: “What is faith?” – Yogi Bhajan

“What is faith? Faith is what you believe. Who believes? You. Who are you? Self. What is self? From where does it come? Where is it going? These are very fundamental questions.”
Yogi Bhajan

Today: “Once you realize and completely accept the impermanence of everything, you can also accept your own folly and its past pursuits. Even regret is unnecessary.” – from the I Ching

Once you realize and completely accept the impermanence of everything, you can also accept your own folly and its past pursuits. Even regret is unnecessary.

…understanding the vanity of all things, one may put aside both hope and fear, and sigh and lament: if one is intent on retaining his clarity of mind, good fortune will come from this grief.

Tao Te Ching – Verse 9 – Better to stop in time than to fill to the brim

Meditation: NM0337-Bujung Kriya – For Wisdom and Understanding

Meditation: M043-19890623 See Your Soul Within Your Third Eye

Share The Magical Story of Mushkil Gusha over a meal with friends today.

30 – Thirty. Li / Igniting

Fire sparks more Flames:
The Superior Person holds an inner Fire that ignites passion in every heart it touches, until all the world is enlightened and aflame.

With so searing a flame, success will not be denied you.
Take care to be as peaceful and nurturing as the cow in the meadow; you are strong enough to be gentle.

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

A Promethean flame is delivering light and heat to the situation at hand.
This radiance will cause such an alchemical transformation of circumstances that the changes will seem magical, miraculous.
Yet they are only shifts of perspective and attitude that bring clarity.
The passions kindled by this fire must be harnessed and used judiciously, or they threaten to consume your hopes and dreams.

Six in the fifth place means:

Tears of repentance flood.
Enlightenment turns the tide for the better.

Tears in floods, sighing and lamenting.
Good fortune.

‘The Weeping Woman’ (based on Dora Maar) – Pablo Picasso, 1937

Here the zenith of life has been reached. Were there no warning, one would at this point consume oneself like a flame. Instead, understanding the vanity of all things, one may put aside both hope and fear, and sigh and lament: if one is intent on retaining his clarity of mind, good fortune will come from this grief. For here we are dealing not with a passing mood, as in the nine in the third place, but with a real change of heart.

13 – Thirteen. T’ung Jên / Social Mechanism

Heaven reflects the Flame of clarity:
The Superior Person analyzes the various levels and working parts of the social structure, and uses them to advantage.

Success if you keep to your course.
You may cross to the far shore.

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

This is a matter of Positioning — not only yourself, but others as well.
There are niches to be filled, potentials to be realized, right livelihoods to be found.
You are not building a new organization, but shoring up an existing infrastructure.
It’s worth the effort, because it will provide union, community, and an ironclad alliance.

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Today: “To be is not to be and not to be is Thee.” – Yogi Bhajan

“To be is not to be and not to be is Thee. When this secret is known, the secret of self and universal self is known.”
Yogi Bhajan

Tao Te Ching – Verse 53 – The great Way is easy, yet people prefer the side paths

Today: “Make good use of your good fortune while it lasts. Do not question it. Involve others.” – from the I Ching

Make good use of your good fortune while it lasts. Do not question it. Involve others.

Tao Te Ching – Verse 7 – The Tao is infinite, eternal.

Meditation: Listening to Angelic Whispers – from the Mind

Meditation: NM335 – A00111 Connect Up to Infinity

46 – Forty-Six. Shêng / Upward Mobility

Beneath the Soil, the Seedling pushes upward toward the light:
To preserve his integrity, the Superior Person contents himself with small gains that eventually lead to great accomplishment.

Supreme Success.
Have no doubts.
Seek guidance from someone you respect.
A constant move toward greater clarity will bring reward.

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

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.

Nine in the third place means:

You have risen to become ruler of an empty city.

One pushes upward into an empty city.

The Forbidden City – China

All obstructions that generally block progress fall away here. Things proceed with remarkable ease. Unhesitatingly one follows this road, in order to profit by one’s success. Seen from without, everything seems to be in the best of order. However, no promise of good fortune is added. It is a question how long such unobstructed success can last. But it is wise not to yield to such misgivings, because they only inhibit one’s power. Instead, the point is to profit by the propitiousness of time.

7 – Seven. Shih / Recruiting Allies

Deep Water beneath the Earth’s surface:
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.

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

You must gain support from others.
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?

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Today: “It is your unity that will exalt the God and the strength in you, and it is your subjection to infinity that will make you free.” – Yogi Bhajan

“It is your unity that will exalt the God and the strength in you, and it is your subjection to infinity that will make you free.”
Yogi Bhajan

Today: “You make take your time contemplating commitment. Engage when you re ready.” – from the I Ching

You make take your time contemplating commitment. Engage when you re ready.

Tao Te Ching – Verse 7 – The Tao is infinite, eternal.

Meditation: NM327-990930 Know Your Heart

Meditation: LA792 931214 – Experience and Ecstasy

54 – Fifty-Four. Kuei Mei / A Loveless Marriage

The Thunderstorm inseminates the swelling Lake, then moves on where the Lake cannot follow:
The Superior Person views passing trials in the light of Eternal Truths.
Any action will prove unfortunate.
Nothing furthers.

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

This is at best a Marriage of Convenience.
You have found yourself in desperate straits, a position of weakness, and you are tempted to pay dearly for a remedy.
A drowning man isn’t picky about who throws him a rope.
The rescue offered to you now is undesirable.
It may pull you out of this sticky situation, but it will cause even greater predicaments down the road.
Don’t obligate yourself in this way.
You are selling your future for a quick fix today.

Nine in the fourth place means:

The maiden waits far longer than seems wise, to make sure her marriage is right.

The marrying maiden draws out the allotted time.
A late marriage comes in due course.

‘Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife Giovanna Cenami’
(The Arnolfini Marriage) – Jan van Eyck, 1434

The girl is virtuous. She does not wish to throw herself away, and allows the customary time for marriage to slip by. However, there is no harm in this; she is rewarded for her purity and, even though belatedly, finds the husband intended for her.

24 – Twenty-Four. Fu / Return

Thunder regenerates deep within Earth’s womb:
Sage rulers recognized that the end of Earth’s seasonal cycle was also the starting point of a new year and a time for dormancy.
They closed the passes at the Solstice to enforce a rest from commerce and activity.
The ruler himself did not travel.

You have passed this way before but you are not regressing.
This is progress, for the cycle now repeats itself, and this time you are aware that it truly is a cycle.
The return of old familiars is welcome.
You can be as sure of this cycle as you are that seven days bring the start of a new week.
Use this dormancy phase to plan which direction you will grow.

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

You are about to experience a rebirth — about to be given another chance, a new lease on life.
You have persevered, gone the distance through an entire cycle — through the Spring of hope or new passion, through a Summer of growth and building, only to be sacrificed like the archetypal Harvest King at the Autumn reaping.
You lie dormant like seed beneath Winter snows now, healing and absorbing new energies in preparation for the new young Spring coming shortly to your life.

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Today: “Those who learn to live on the primal vibration of God, they are the bright-faced, they are the light of light, and their job is done.” – Yogi Bhajan

“Those who learn to live on the primal vibration of God, they are the bright-faced, they are the light of light, and their job is done.”
Yogi Bhajan

Tao Te Ching – Verse 50 – The Master gives himself up to whatever the moment brings

Today: “When you commit to something, put your heart in it. Avoid empty ritual. Do what is best for all.” – from the I Ching

When you commit to something, put your heart in it. Avoid empty ritual. Do what is best for all.

Tao Te Ching – Verse 6 – The Tao is called the Great Mother: empty yet inexhaustible, it gives birth to infinite worlds.

Meditation: NM327-990930 Know Your Heart

Meditation: LA792 931214 – Experience and Ecstasy

54 – Fifty-Four. Kuei Mei / A Loveless Marriage

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

Six at the top means:

The groom draws no blood from the sacrifice.
The bride’s basket remains empty.
A barren marriage.

The woman holds the basket, but there are no fruits in it.
The man stabs the sheep, but no blood flows.
Nothing that acts to further.

At the sacrifice to the ancestors, the woman had to present harvest offerings in a basket, while the man slaughtered the sacrificial animal with his own hand. Here the ritual is only superficially fulfilled; the woman takes an empty basket and the man stabs a sheep slaughtered beforehand – solely to preserve the forms. This impious, irreverent attitude bodes no good for a marriage.

38 – Thirty-Eight. K’uei / Estrangement

Fire distances itself from its nemesis, the Lake:
No matter how large or diverse the group, the Superior Person remains uniquely himself.

Small accomplishments are possible.

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

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Today: “Wisdom becomes knowledge when it becomes your personal experience.” – Yogi Bhajan

Wisdom becomes knowledge when it becomes your personal experience.
Yogi Bhajan

Today: “Though you have the blessings of influential people, you should arise above their expectations and fulfill your own. Then, nurture the next generation of leaders.” – from the I Ching

Though you have the blessings of influential people, you should arise above their expectations and fulfill your own. Then, nurture the next generation of leaders.

Tao Te Ching – Verse 5 – The Tao doesn’t take sides; it gives birth to both good and evil.

Meditation: NM0365-20001024-On Communication II

Meditation: LA958 A00413 Grace My Grace Is Me! 20000413

19 – Nineteen. Lin / Noble Calling

The rich, loamy Earth on the banks of the Marsh provides fertile soil for exceptional progress.
The Superior Person is inexhaustible in his willingness to teach, and without limit in his tolerance and support of others.

Supreme Success if you keep to your course.
But be aware that your time is limited; your power will wane, as Summer changes to Fall.

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

You are in a position to help another.
This is a temporary situation, because your power is cyclical, seasonal.
Knowing this, you must perform your good deed without hope of reward.
You are not furthering your own process, but another’s.
Though you may cherish this other, you will never possess.
Touch without grasping.
Take comfort in becoming a fond memory.
Nurture, then let go.

Six in the fourth place means:

Successful or not, a sincere approach is the only course.

Complete approach.
No blame.

‘Dear Guest from Far Away’, 1888 – Freiwirth-Lutzow Oscar
Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg

While the three lower lines indicate rise to power and influence, the three upper lines show the attitude of persons in higher position toward those of lower rank for whom they procure influence. Here is shown the open-minded approach of a person of high rank to a man of ability whom he draws into his own circle, regardless of class prejudice. This is very favorable.

54 – Fifty-Four. Kuei Mei / A Loveless Marriage

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

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Today: “If you want the delicacy of life, if you want the delicacy of living, then you have to live as a guest.” – Yogi Bhajan

“If you want the delicacy of life, if you want the delicacy of living, then you have to live as a guest. Come, enjoy, and leave with grace.” Yogi Bhajan

Tao Te Ching – Verse 49 – The Master has no mind of her own. She works with the mind of the people.

Today: “Once things become clear, take action. Don’t sit on it.” – from the I Ching

Once things become clear, take action. Don’t sit on it.

This reading is similar to January 18. Here, there’s no expectation of a an intimate partnership in your endeavors.

Tao Te Ching – Verse 4 – The Tao is like a well: used but never used up.

Meditation: NM091 – 19921110 – Self Emboldenment, Engagement, Vision