Today: “Honor the wife and mother who takes care of all the mundane details that keep things running smoothly.” – from the I Ching

Honor the wife and mother who takes care of all the mundane details that keep things running smoothly.

See Yogi Bhajan’s quote for the day.

Tao Te Ching – Verse 29 – Do you want to improve the world? I don’t think it can be done.

Lecture: LA860 – 960131 – Increase the Flow of the Earth Within You

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Read the text from Richard Wilhelm's and subsequent translations of the I Ching
37 – Thirty-Seven.  Chia Jên / Family Duties

Warming Air Currents rise and spread from the Hearthfire:
The Superior Person weighs his words carefully and is consistent in his behavior.

Be as faithful as a good wife.

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

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.

Six in the fourth place means:

She is the jewel of the home, the family’s greatest blessing.

She is the treasure of the house.
Great good fortune.

Chinese woman of the house

It is upon the woman of the house that the well-being of the family depends. Well-being prevails when expenditures and income are soundly balanced. This leads to great good fortune. In the sphere of public life, this line refers to the faithful steward whose measures further the general welfare.
14 – Fourteen.  Ta Yu / Great Treasures

The Fire of clarity illuminates the Heavens to those below:
The Superior Person possesses great inner treasures — compassion, economy, and modesty.
These treasures allow the benevolent will of Heaven to flow through him outward to curb evil and to further good.

Supreme success.

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

You have become an instrument of Heaven’s will, offering a balance in the world around you.
It is not swashbuckling prowess or uncanny talent that qualifies you for this office, but your simplest gifts — your modesty, your compassion, your economy.
Because you can see clearly who most needs a miracle, Heaven’s bounty is being put at your disposal.

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