It has now become quite clear that there is no further hope for freedom in America. Though the bill shutting down the internet has temporarily been blocked by an Oregon representative, it is just a matter of time before it will be presented again. Today in the news the FBI gave notice that they are allowing agents to use broad new powers in the fight against terrorism. Note that this terrorism is not confined to those who are muslim extremists, but this terrorist fight is to be carried on against any citizen who believes in the constitution, who believe government is too big, going too far, or what have you... It is no longer a government by the people, but government against the people. The government is now our rightful rulers. This goes right back to the age old belief that the Emperor, the King or Queen, the Tsar, or who have you, ruled by divine right and that all subjects were subject to the rulers whims or desires. The subject had no recourse as he or she was in every way a "subject." At this point, this is happening without even having new laws passed. They are just doing what they want to. It was on the news I believe in Texas yesterday that the police chief had stated that there were terrorists right in his own city; people who believe in constitutional rights, and they want to kill cops. This is nonsense. People who believe in the constitution only want the government to abide by the constitution. But so many people have forgotten what freedom really means, and the basis for that freedom. The basis is the constitution only. It gives us inalienable rights not to be violated by queen or king. But the globalists have succeeded in bringing divine rights rule back and have become the real terrorists, not those who want freedom. Goodbye freedom, goodbye America. The New World Order is in. People who are prominent in the fight to reveal this hidden plan will likely soon be arrested. It is possible that even small time people like myself will be. Even though I own no guns and am not violent in any way. It is now against the law to warn people of the dangers coming up.
This will be very likely me final warning. If people would have recognized the signs, it could have been stopped, but so few would listen, and now we pay the price. Now it is too dangerous to say anything at all. Anyone complaining about the government can now be jailed. As the ancient wisdom in the Bible says, "when they cry, now we have peace, then sudden destruction will come upon them." When people opt for security over freedom, they get neither. There is no peace, and no freedom under the new world order.
Gene
Monday, June 13, 2011
The commentary on hexagram one goes on to say, "The mode of the creative is not rest but continuous movement and development. Through this force, all things are gradually changed until they are completely changed in their manifestations." Here again, in a nutshell we have a commentary on the forces of involution and evolution, which never changes, and the movement is constant. It is the nature of the material world to breakdown gradually, and then be reabsorbed and reassembled into something new. We see this in human life as well, as nations rise and fall and are reabsorbed and rise again. It is natural law. But there is a method in this madness, because, in this manner all things eventually become exactly what they should be. This indicates a universal intelligence which some might call God, others might just call consciousness. It matters not what you call it, it just matters that you recognize its existence.
The commentary goes on to say, "...in this way each thing receives the nature appropriate to it, which from the divine viewpoint, is called its appointed destiny..." Therefore, destiny is never a negative thing, even though it appears to be at times to man., because the creative divine power appoints it strictly in accordance with a persons own behavior, indicating that our karma is of our own doing, and is not meant to harm us, but to save us, even if that karma appears painful. We receive a nature that is appropriate to us. Animals act like animals, plants act like plants, and humans act like humans. The "appointed destiny" is not a cruelty but puts each person, and each entity, in a position where they can further the ulitmate divine plan. As such we should not complain about our karma, but be thankful we have a place within the universal whole.
Therefore, it is encumbent upon each of us that we "ride the six dragons to the heavens." In other words, develop our character, which is the highest form of morality, not simply being good, which is only marginally rewarded in terms of inheriting karma. Each painful moment in life is meant to teach us, and to correct us, not to punish us.
When we develop our character, by "riding the six dragons," we come to the place eventually where it can be said, "He/she towers high above the multitude of beings, and all lands (aspects of our personality) are united in peace." When we are at peace we mitigate our karma, transform it into something much less painful, and we develop a connection with our divine source. Hexagram fifty one tells us that even in the midst of shock and terror we are able to maintain our composure. It also tells us that though there is terror all around us, we ourselves are not stricken. The Tao Teh Ching tells us that the spear will not enter us, the wild animals will have no place to gore us with their horns, for their will be no place for death to enter. In the Biblical Psalms it says, "A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at they right hand, but it shall not come nigh thee." This is all done by maintaining a complete inner peace through meditation. (hexagram fifty two)
The commentary goes on to say, "...who makes it possible for everything to attain its appropriate place, bringing about peace on earth (or in our own private domain) when he occupies an eminent ruling place (over our own disparate aspects of personality.)" As such comes about the saying, "It furthers one to see the great man." (Our own inner high self) In other words, we develop ourselves by observing (hexagram twenty) the sage, (or the highly developed man, or the I Ching, all interchangeable terms).
The commentary goes on to say, "...in this way each thing receives the nature appropriate to it, which from the divine viewpoint, is called its appointed destiny..." Therefore, destiny is never a negative thing, even though it appears to be at times to man., because the creative divine power appoints it strictly in accordance with a persons own behavior, indicating that our karma is of our own doing, and is not meant to harm us, but to save us, even if that karma appears painful. We receive a nature that is appropriate to us. Animals act like animals, plants act like plants, and humans act like humans. The "appointed destiny" is not a cruelty but puts each person, and each entity, in a position where they can further the ulitmate divine plan. As such we should not complain about our karma, but be thankful we have a place within the universal whole.
Therefore, it is encumbent upon each of us that we "ride the six dragons to the heavens." In other words, develop our character, which is the highest form of morality, not simply being good, which is only marginally rewarded in terms of inheriting karma. Each painful moment in life is meant to teach us, and to correct us, not to punish us.
When we develop our character, by "riding the six dragons," we come to the place eventually where it can be said, "He/she towers high above the multitude of beings, and all lands (aspects of our personality) are united in peace." When we are at peace we mitigate our karma, transform it into something much less painful, and we develop a connection with our divine source. Hexagram fifty one tells us that even in the midst of shock and terror we are able to maintain our composure. It also tells us that though there is terror all around us, we ourselves are not stricken. The Tao Teh Ching tells us that the spear will not enter us, the wild animals will have no place to gore us with their horns, for their will be no place for death to enter. In the Biblical Psalms it says, "A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at they right hand, but it shall not come nigh thee." This is all done by maintaining a complete inner peace through meditation. (hexagram fifty two)
The commentary goes on to say, "...who makes it possible for everything to attain its appropriate place, bringing about peace on earth (or in our own private domain) when he occupies an eminent ruling place (over our own disparate aspects of personality.)" As such comes about the saying, "It furthers one to see the great man." (Our own inner high self) In other words, we develop ourselves by observing (hexagram twenty) the sage, (or the highly developed man, or the I Ching, all interchangeable terms).
Sunday, June 12, 2011
The Stages of Growth
The commentary on hexagram one in book three Wilhelm/Baynes version says, "The stages of growth can occur in a clear sequence." We see this when a child is born and the child is first a baby, then an adolescent, then a pre-teen, then a teenager, then a young person, etc. But we don't really understand it in our spiritual growth. We don't see clear stages, and yet they are there. But a definitive study of the I Ching will teach them to us in a personalized way. When you cast a hexagram you are not going to receive the same one someone else does. It will be personal to you. Then you will discover, as you continue to do this, (don't overdo it) the stages that are right for you. In a way hexagram fifty three carries this same message. Each line represents the next stage in one's completion in becoming a sage. In fact, all the hexagrams delineate this same progression in a way that is consistent with the meaning of the hexagram. In this way, first lines can be compared with other first lines and information can be garnered in doing so. The same with second lines to second, third to third, and so on.
For example, the first line in hexagram three says, "It furthers one to remain persevering." Remember hexagram one line one says, "Hidden dragon, do not act." The time is not right, but that does not mean that one does not prepare. Since it is not the right time he must not act and yet he/she should still not be put off course. If it is not time to act, we can still prepare. The commentary says, "he must not try to force advance but must first take thought." It is always necessary in any undertaking to prepare first before laying the ground work. If not we become like the story Jesus tells of the man who builds his house on the sand, or the story of the person who starts a project but then is not able to finish it, and people laughed at him. Not acting does not necessarily mean we walk away from the situation. Hexagram five line one says, "It furthers one to abide in what endures." When the time is not right to act yet, we refresh ourselves in that which is close to us and nourishes us. As we nourish ourselves, we grow. As we grow, we become better able to tackle the tasks ahead. But we must wait until the right time. If we do not nourish ourselves first the "hidden dragon" is sure to sink its teeth into us. (hexagram twenty one) Hexagram seven line one says, "The army must set forth in proper order." Before we can accomplish any task we must have developed a sense of discipline and inner control. Without that, the task cannot be accomplished. We can see this principle in first lines everywhere. The lines must be absorbed and meditated upon though, else we only receive the "dried grisly meat" (hexagram twenty one line four) and not the tender meat of line two.
The commentary on hexagram one in book three also says, "The way of the creative works through change and transformation." It is natural law that everything left to itself changes. Summer changes to winter, day turns to night, peace turns to war and back to peace again. This is a universal law and cannot be changed. It must be accepted and our lives must come to be in harmony with that universal principle. The judgments and the lines tell us the level, degree, and nature of change we are going through in a given situation. They tell us when the situation is ripe for action, when we are at a standstill, when corruption sets in, and when conditions are ripe for improving the situation. But we must be keenly aware of our relationship to the entire process, and how our own attitudes and behaviors affect the changes. This is extremely scientific. For anyone who has studied quantum physics much at all they would see that live presents itself to us in the way we expect it to. When we grow spiritually, our mind calms, and we are more willing to accept the process of change as being something not controlled by the conscious mind, but a result of our own inner beliefs and attitudes. If we feel that life is against us, if that is the inner, subconscious attitude, we will find multiple examples of that being the case. If we feel that life is an amazing opportunity, we will find our beliefs affecting the changes around us. Let it be said, it is another thing to change that which millions of people are believing, though the masters can sometimes do it, we can only change our own personal world, and that is through changing our inner attitudes and beliefs and growing spiritually.
For example, the first line in hexagram three says, "It furthers one to remain persevering." Remember hexagram one line one says, "Hidden dragon, do not act." The time is not right, but that does not mean that one does not prepare. Since it is not the right time he must not act and yet he/she should still not be put off course. If it is not time to act, we can still prepare. The commentary says, "he must not try to force advance but must first take thought." It is always necessary in any undertaking to prepare first before laying the ground work. If not we become like the story Jesus tells of the man who builds his house on the sand, or the story of the person who starts a project but then is not able to finish it, and people laughed at him. Not acting does not necessarily mean we walk away from the situation. Hexagram five line one says, "It furthers one to abide in what endures." When the time is not right to act yet, we refresh ourselves in that which is close to us and nourishes us. As we nourish ourselves, we grow. As we grow, we become better able to tackle the tasks ahead. But we must wait until the right time. If we do not nourish ourselves first the "hidden dragon" is sure to sink its teeth into us. (hexagram twenty one) Hexagram seven line one says, "The army must set forth in proper order." Before we can accomplish any task we must have developed a sense of discipline and inner control. Without that, the task cannot be accomplished. We can see this principle in first lines everywhere. The lines must be absorbed and meditated upon though, else we only receive the "dried grisly meat" (hexagram twenty one line four) and not the tender meat of line two.
The commentary on hexagram one in book three also says, "The way of the creative works through change and transformation." It is natural law that everything left to itself changes. Summer changes to winter, day turns to night, peace turns to war and back to peace again. This is a universal law and cannot be changed. It must be accepted and our lives must come to be in harmony with that universal principle. The judgments and the lines tell us the level, degree, and nature of change we are going through in a given situation. They tell us when the situation is ripe for action, when we are at a standstill, when corruption sets in, and when conditions are ripe for improving the situation. But we must be keenly aware of our relationship to the entire process, and how our own attitudes and behaviors affect the changes. This is extremely scientific. For anyone who has studied quantum physics much at all they would see that live presents itself to us in the way we expect it to. When we grow spiritually, our mind calms, and we are more willing to accept the process of change as being something not controlled by the conscious mind, but a result of our own inner beliefs and attitudes. If we feel that life is against us, if that is the inner, subconscious attitude, we will find multiple examples of that being the case. If we feel that life is an amazing opportunity, we will find our beliefs affecting the changes around us. Let it be said, it is another thing to change that which millions of people are believing, though the masters can sometimes do it, we can only change our own personal world, and that is through changing our inner attitudes and beliefs and growing spiritually.
Friday, June 10, 2011
A Short Look at Part of the Sequence
We discussed briefly the sequence of hexagrams eighteen, nineteen, and twenty, let's go back to hexagram sixteen and do a very short listing of the sequence of the hexagrams through the upper canon in relationship to our interaction with the sage.
Hexagram sixteen tells us that in order to grow spiritually with the sage, we must first gain an enthusiastic approach to life, and find something within ourselves that wakes up a germ of desire within us. There are spiritual forces around us that begin to enliven us, (see hexagram sixty one) and when we become inspired to follow hexagram seventeen tells us that we must find something within us that resonates with us, (hexagram sixty one again) and causes us to follow that lead.
In hexagram eighteen we learn to prepare ourselves for a spiritual path by cleansing ourselves of undue spoilage within our life. Then we can prepare an approach to the holy ones, (hexagram nineteen) or in modern terms, our teachers, and observe their ways and actions. (hexagram twenty) When we have gained instruction then we must bite through, (hexagram twenty one) and act upon the instructions we have received. But our actions must not be harsh or brusque. We must learn to soften our actions and refine our life. (hexagram twenty two)
Once we have begun to act, and also learn refinement, we must seek out our old belief systems (hexagram fifty seven) and systematically prune them or strip them from our lives,(hexagram twenty three) then replace them with the right belief systems, putting ourselves on the correct path and renewing our energies. (hexagram twenty four) When we correct our path and return to the right path, we attain innocence, (hexagram twenty five) which leads to a building up of internal power and a restraint of our wilder nature. (hexagram twenty six)
When we build our internal energies, and restrain them to make them grow greater, we receive a power within upon which we can engorge ourselves. We feast upon the teachings that we have received, and the results of the right actions we have performed. (hexagram twenty seven) In doing so, we become spiritually heavy, or shall we say, spiritual giants as we digest the material that has been given to us. (hexagram twenty eight) As such, the excess weight can put us into a bit of danger if we do not handle it properly. We can especially become arrogant about our spiritual growth, and forget the sage. But if we follow the central path, the two light lines of hexagram twenty nine, we pass through the danger unharmed, and receive deeper teachings from the sage. After following these steps correctly, we finally reach the final hexagram of the first canon in the book of changes, and become enlightened. Even more so, if we really understand the teachings, and "practice chariot driving and armed defense daily" (within ourselves, hexagram twenty five line three) we actually envelop ourselves in a body of light, and become like the "wild geese" in hexagram fifty three who "have left the earth far behind."
More later.
Hexagram sixteen tells us that in order to grow spiritually with the sage, we must first gain an enthusiastic approach to life, and find something within ourselves that wakes up a germ of desire within us. There are spiritual forces around us that begin to enliven us, (see hexagram sixty one) and when we become inspired to follow hexagram seventeen tells us that we must find something within us that resonates with us, (hexagram sixty one again) and causes us to follow that lead.
In hexagram eighteen we learn to prepare ourselves for a spiritual path by cleansing ourselves of undue spoilage within our life. Then we can prepare an approach to the holy ones, (hexagram nineteen) or in modern terms, our teachers, and observe their ways and actions. (hexagram twenty) When we have gained instruction then we must bite through, (hexagram twenty one) and act upon the instructions we have received. But our actions must not be harsh or brusque. We must learn to soften our actions and refine our life. (hexagram twenty two)
Once we have begun to act, and also learn refinement, we must seek out our old belief systems (hexagram fifty seven) and systematically prune them or strip them from our lives,(hexagram twenty three) then replace them with the right belief systems, putting ourselves on the correct path and renewing our energies. (hexagram twenty four) When we correct our path and return to the right path, we attain innocence, (hexagram twenty five) which leads to a building up of internal power and a restraint of our wilder nature. (hexagram twenty six)
When we build our internal energies, and restrain them to make them grow greater, we receive a power within upon which we can engorge ourselves. We feast upon the teachings that we have received, and the results of the right actions we have performed. (hexagram twenty seven) In doing so, we become spiritually heavy, or shall we say, spiritual giants as we digest the material that has been given to us. (hexagram twenty eight) As such, the excess weight can put us into a bit of danger if we do not handle it properly. We can especially become arrogant about our spiritual growth, and forget the sage. But if we follow the central path, the two light lines of hexagram twenty nine, we pass through the danger unharmed, and receive deeper teachings from the sage. After following these steps correctly, we finally reach the final hexagram of the first canon in the book of changes, and become enlightened. Even more so, if we really understand the teachings, and "practice chariot driving and armed defense daily" (within ourselves, hexagram twenty five line three) we actually envelop ourselves in a body of light, and become like the "wild geese" in hexagram fifty three who "have left the earth far behind."
More later.
The Six Stages
The Wilhelm/Baynes version is separated into three parts, each called a book. The first book delineates the divinatory meaning of the lines, the second is the ten wings, which gives information about the meanings of the trigrams and various things. The third gives commentary on the judgments and lines etc in respect to how they relate to each other and how the meanings are derived. So if we go to the commentary on the judgment and image in hexagram one, we derive a great deal of information which to many would seem very unclear, vague, and too "otherworldly." Nevertheless, to those who have eyes to see, there is a great deal to be learned here.
So we start with hexagram one. "...The holy man (person) who understands the mysteries of creation inherent in end (yin) and beginning, (yang) in death (yin) and life, (yang) in dissolution (yin) and growth (yang), and who understands how these polar opposites condition one another, becomes superior to the limitations of the transitory..." In other words, he goes beyond the cycles of times and becomes a permanent fixture in the heavens, or in more immediate terms, he becomes aware of the manifestation of cycles, how they operate, and how to see the signs presenting themselves at any given time to the point on the sine wave of the cycles of heaven. A wise man once said, "The putting together of opposites leads to the fortunate finding of things not looked for," and if our scientists would observe the cycles of time in this light they would have a deeper understanding of the mysteries which are pointed out by their scientific instruments. If we could put together, combine and integrate the polar opposites within ourselves we would "mount upon wings as if we were eagles." We would be as hexagram fifty three line six says, "The wild goose (eagle) draws near the cloud heights. Its feathers can be used for the sacred dance. Good fortune." And the commentary (book one) further states, "Here life, (the cycles of time) comes to its end. A man's work stands completed. The path rises toward heaven..." The superior person has surmounted the "six stages of the timing sequence, (see commentary book three on hexagram one, page 371 in the W/B commentary, "Because the holy man is clear as to the end and the beginning, as to the way in which each of the six stages completes itself in its own time, he mounts on them toward heaven as though on six dragons.") and having completed the stages he becomes as the "Flying dragon in the heavens." (hexagram one line five.)
So how do we come to understand the gateway, the door, the instruction manual to accomplish this "major task"? We do so by observing (hexagram twenty) the way of heaven. When we do so we receive the instruction of the I Ching, of the sage. The commentary says, "...contemplated the people, And gave them instruction." After contemplating the ways of the superior person, (Sage, Holy man, I Ching) we are then able to approach the King, (Holy man, I Ching) (Hexagram nineteen) but before we approach we must let go of the refuse of the old personality, of the ego and our personal baggage. (hexagram eighteen). We cleanse ourselves, then we approach, then we observe and emulate. When we are willing to do the work, to cleanse ourselves, make ourselves pure, we allow the holy man, the sage, the I Ching, to "stir up our disparate inner selves, parts of us, (people) and strengthen our spirit."
More later
So we start with hexagram one. "...The holy man (person) who understands the mysteries of creation inherent in end (yin) and beginning, (yang) in death (yin) and life, (yang) in dissolution (yin) and growth (yang), and who understands how these polar opposites condition one another, becomes superior to the limitations of the transitory..." In other words, he goes beyond the cycles of times and becomes a permanent fixture in the heavens, or in more immediate terms, he becomes aware of the manifestation of cycles, how they operate, and how to see the signs presenting themselves at any given time to the point on the sine wave of the cycles of heaven. A wise man once said, "The putting together of opposites leads to the fortunate finding of things not looked for," and if our scientists would observe the cycles of time in this light they would have a deeper understanding of the mysteries which are pointed out by their scientific instruments. If we could put together, combine and integrate the polar opposites within ourselves we would "mount upon wings as if we were eagles." We would be as hexagram fifty three line six says, "The wild goose (eagle) draws near the cloud heights. Its feathers can be used for the sacred dance. Good fortune." And the commentary (book one) further states, "Here life, (the cycles of time) comes to its end. A man's work stands completed. The path rises toward heaven..." The superior person has surmounted the "six stages of the timing sequence, (see commentary book three on hexagram one, page 371 in the W/B commentary, "Because the holy man is clear as to the end and the beginning, as to the way in which each of the six stages completes itself in its own time, he mounts on them toward heaven as though on six dragons.") and having completed the stages he becomes as the "Flying dragon in the heavens." (hexagram one line five.)
So how do we come to understand the gateway, the door, the instruction manual to accomplish this "major task"? We do so by observing (hexagram twenty) the way of heaven. When we do so we receive the instruction of the I Ching, of the sage. The commentary says, "...contemplated the people, And gave them instruction." After contemplating the ways of the superior person, (Sage, Holy man, I Ching) we are then able to approach the King, (Holy man, I Ching) (Hexagram nineteen) but before we approach we must let go of the refuse of the old personality, of the ego and our personal baggage. (hexagram eighteen). We cleanse ourselves, then we approach, then we observe and emulate. When we are willing to do the work, to cleanse ourselves, make ourselves pure, we allow the holy man, the sage, the I Ching, to "stir up our disparate inner selves, parts of us, (people) and strengthen our spirit."
More later
Off topic but essential
It is important that we understand the signs of the times. Sun Tzu, the theoretical author of the "Art of War," said something to the effect of, "it is not enough to know that winter is coming when the leaves turn colors. That is too late, the true strategist sees the signs before the obvious signs." Well, now the obvious signs are coming as to what is happening in this world. The signs of the times can no longer be denied by any except those who insist on sleeping through everything. Here is a short video with a sign of the time. If you wish to view it, you can decide whether it alarms you, whether it rings true or not.
http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/good-guys/patriot-act-super-charged.html
Gene
http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/good-guys/patriot-act-super-charged.html
Gene
Thursday, June 09, 2011
A Major Work
When one undertakes a project such as this, one becomes enmeshed in a net of images that are so numerous and involved that it takes many, many lifetimes to complete the work. I am getting older, and even though very healthy, not able to carry out this work to the fullest no matter how hard I try. Nevertheless, I want to carry on the work as much as possible, and increase, redouble my efforts to make this a worthy project, and one that numerous persons will take a liking to and get significant benefit out of.
Not being able just yet to set up a true website, I am very restricted in what I can do. Otherwise, I would be working as well on my other site, regarding the I Ching in sequential order. I do have some workarounds though where I can at least write and get information out there and I hope to do that soon, although I am still looking at the possibility of a true website. It may appear an egotistical statement, but I don't think so. I am just stating the fact that I have tremendous knowledge and awareness of the spiritual message, and want so much to get it out there to everyone. Granted the work is too esoteric for many people to be able to handle. In any age there are only a select few who can really determine the deeper message in any deeply spiritual text. That being said however, it does seem the number of people visiting the site, though small, is increasing slightly. That encourages me to keep writing. I hope, even if the number stays small, that years from now, there will still be people reading, and gaining wisdom and understanding from these posts.
I, quite frankly, have had too many interests, and it keeps me from committing myself to one thing. I may find ways to cut down, but I do find that it is necessary to build a significant understanding of at least three different spiritual traditions. Of those, I recommend the Taoist, the Buddhist, and the gnostic, or better said, esoteric forms of Christianity. If you take the "tradition of religion" out of Christianity, you will find in its symbolism much esoteric wisdom, and even much conformity with Taoism, and Buddhism. Taoism explains the natural way. Buddhism explains the way of inner wisdom and meditation, and Christianity explains the way of sacrifice. It is almost like the neutron, electron, and proton of the atom. Much inner wisdom can be gained from these three pillars of wisdom. In terms of Christianity, I especially recommend the "Gospel of Thomas," which was not included in what became the Bible, but has tremendous value.
I do recommend a deep study of the first two hexagrams before getting too involved in a study of the rest of the Book of Changes. I then recommend a deep study of the last two, as the first set and the last set have an affinity that is not readily noticeable by the less adept student of the book. For those interested in relationships, I recommend a look at the timing aspects of the lines especially in hexagram one, and the relational aspects of the lines especially in hexagram two. Look at the relationships of the lines between hexagram one and two. First to first, second to second. Then look at them again comparing line one in one to six in two. Two in one to five in two. Three in one to four in two, and so on and so forth. Look for hidden meanings. Many, many meanings can be found in the esoteric commentary in the Wilhelm/Baynes version. There are two other commentators I would recommend beyond that. That of Alfred Huang, and that of Ni Hua Ching. Between these three I would offer that there are many lifetimes of study available, without ever attaining the depths.
Look at hexagram forty eight, and see how the I Ching is talking about itself, and our relationship to it, and how it offers us wisdom. Then carry that concept out to the rest of the hexagrams, and see how the I Ching relates to us. Look at hexagram ten line four, and recognize how the I Ching is saying that sometimes we tread on it, or neglect it, or are disrespectful to it, or misuse it, albeit all unintentionally, and how the I Ching overlooks our more naive faults, and only reacts to more intentional slights. When you get a yang line that is in a yang place, compare it to the same line in hexagram one,and see what that says about the timing. Or if you receive a yin line in a yin place, look about hexagram two, and see how it relates conceptually, or appears in space, or in the material world. If you receive a yang line in a yin place, or a yin in a yang place, compare it to the corresponding line in both hexagram one and two. Look for interlocking relationships. Look for how the I Ching relates to you. Look for the place on the sine wave. Look for its corresponding line in the other trigram. Look at its neighbors. There is far more to the I Ching than just looking for an answer to a problem, or than just to our spatial material world.
Not being able just yet to set up a true website, I am very restricted in what I can do. Otherwise, I would be working as well on my other site, regarding the I Ching in sequential order. I do have some workarounds though where I can at least write and get information out there and I hope to do that soon, although I am still looking at the possibility of a true website. It may appear an egotistical statement, but I don't think so. I am just stating the fact that I have tremendous knowledge and awareness of the spiritual message, and want so much to get it out there to everyone. Granted the work is too esoteric for many people to be able to handle. In any age there are only a select few who can really determine the deeper message in any deeply spiritual text. That being said however, it does seem the number of people visiting the site, though small, is increasing slightly. That encourages me to keep writing. I hope, even if the number stays small, that years from now, there will still be people reading, and gaining wisdom and understanding from these posts.
I, quite frankly, have had too many interests, and it keeps me from committing myself to one thing. I may find ways to cut down, but I do find that it is necessary to build a significant understanding of at least three different spiritual traditions. Of those, I recommend the Taoist, the Buddhist, and the gnostic, or better said, esoteric forms of Christianity. If you take the "tradition of religion" out of Christianity, you will find in its symbolism much esoteric wisdom, and even much conformity with Taoism, and Buddhism. Taoism explains the natural way. Buddhism explains the way of inner wisdom and meditation, and Christianity explains the way of sacrifice. It is almost like the neutron, electron, and proton of the atom. Much inner wisdom can be gained from these three pillars of wisdom. In terms of Christianity, I especially recommend the "Gospel of Thomas," which was not included in what became the Bible, but has tremendous value.
I do recommend a deep study of the first two hexagrams before getting too involved in a study of the rest of the Book of Changes. I then recommend a deep study of the last two, as the first set and the last set have an affinity that is not readily noticeable by the less adept student of the book. For those interested in relationships, I recommend a look at the timing aspects of the lines especially in hexagram one, and the relational aspects of the lines especially in hexagram two. Look at the relationships of the lines between hexagram one and two. First to first, second to second. Then look at them again comparing line one in one to six in two. Two in one to five in two. Three in one to four in two, and so on and so forth. Look for hidden meanings. Many, many meanings can be found in the esoteric commentary in the Wilhelm/Baynes version. There are two other commentators I would recommend beyond that. That of Alfred Huang, and that of Ni Hua Ching. Between these three I would offer that there are many lifetimes of study available, without ever attaining the depths.
Look at hexagram forty eight, and see how the I Ching is talking about itself, and our relationship to it, and how it offers us wisdom. Then carry that concept out to the rest of the hexagrams, and see how the I Ching relates to us. Look at hexagram ten line four, and recognize how the I Ching is saying that sometimes we tread on it, or neglect it, or are disrespectful to it, or misuse it, albeit all unintentionally, and how the I Ching overlooks our more naive faults, and only reacts to more intentional slights. When you get a yang line that is in a yang place, compare it to the same line in hexagram one,and see what that says about the timing. Or if you receive a yin line in a yin place, look about hexagram two, and see how it relates conceptually, or appears in space, or in the material world. If you receive a yang line in a yin place, or a yin in a yang place, compare it to the corresponding line in both hexagram one and two. Look for interlocking relationships. Look for how the I Ching relates to you. Look for the place on the sine wave. Look for its corresponding line in the other trigram. Look at its neighbors. There is far more to the I Ching than just looking for an answer to a problem, or than just to our spatial material world.
Two different directions
Yang is the Creative, Yin is the receptive. And we have talked a little bit about action that conforms to the situation. So we can see in line one of the first two hexagrams, a tendency in two different directions. Line one in hexagram one says, "Hidden dragon, do not act." In other words, it is not time yet for action. Therefore any action would not be in conformity to the situation. In hexagram two line one it says, "When there is hoarfrost underfoot, solid ice is not far off." In other words, here the action is in the opposite direction. In hexagram one we see that the action is just beginning, and while it is not time yet to act, the time will soon come. In hexagram two line one, we see that the time to act is very likely now as the situation is deteriorating.
And in such we have in the first two hexagrams, the principle of involution and evolution. The second law of thermodynamics says that any system left to itself will tend to deteriorate. But there is a second principle not normally quoted in science, and that principle is that once the system has deteriorated completely, it reorganizes itself into a new system on a higher level than the previous system. The new system is better able to cope with the forces that created the involution of the old system. Nevertheless, it too will eventually be subject to the second law of thermodynamics and begin to deteriorate. This is a continuous, never ending process that constantly repeats. It is described in the first two hexagrams of the book of changes, and redescribed, in different words, in the last two hexagrams of the book of changes. The nuclear hexagrams of the last two hexagrams are the opposite hexagram. Sixty three becomes sixty four and sixty four becomes sixty three, showing the never ending processes involved. This was written down thousands of years before our scientists knew anything about these forces. The Book of Changes really is a book of wisdom.
So we can see that yang and hexagram one denote the forces of evolution, of rising, of creating, and of development, and as such represent an outward movement. Yin and hexagram two denote the forces of involution, the forces drawing downward, of receptivity, and of unraveling, and as such represent an inward movement toward the center. The upward movement on a sine wave is yang, the downward movement is yin. The I Ching tells us whether we are on the rise, of the downside, at the top, or at the bottom, and our actions correspond to that position. In hexagram one line one we are at the bottom of the sine wave ready to move upward. In hexagram two line one we are at the top ready to move down.
And in such we have in the first two hexagrams, the principle of involution and evolution. The second law of thermodynamics says that any system left to itself will tend to deteriorate. But there is a second principle not normally quoted in science, and that principle is that once the system has deteriorated completely, it reorganizes itself into a new system on a higher level than the previous system. The new system is better able to cope with the forces that created the involution of the old system. Nevertheless, it too will eventually be subject to the second law of thermodynamics and begin to deteriorate. This is a continuous, never ending process that constantly repeats. It is described in the first two hexagrams of the book of changes, and redescribed, in different words, in the last two hexagrams of the book of changes. The nuclear hexagrams of the last two hexagrams are the opposite hexagram. Sixty three becomes sixty four and sixty four becomes sixty three, showing the never ending processes involved. This was written down thousands of years before our scientists knew anything about these forces. The Book of Changes really is a book of wisdom.
So we can see that yang and hexagram one denote the forces of evolution, of rising, of creating, and of development, and as such represent an outward movement. Yin and hexagram two denote the forces of involution, the forces drawing downward, of receptivity, and of unraveling, and as such represent an inward movement toward the center. The upward movement on a sine wave is yang, the downward movement is yin. The I Ching tells us whether we are on the rise, of the downside, at the top, or at the bottom, and our actions correspond to that position. In hexagram one line one we are at the bottom of the sine wave ready to move upward. In hexagram two line one we are at the top ready to move down.
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
So Much More Going On
There is so much going on in the world right now I cannot keep up with it, and it is hard to write good, high quality information these days. There is so much on the news. I have told people on other sites that the stock market should start falling late this summer. It looks like it is already starting to happen, but we will see. In the meantime it takes hours and hours per day to keep up with the news of the day, of the information available. I am going to slow down and try to write good articles that are not as disjointed as some of the recent ones. They will stick to and expand on the subject and be given more prior review before they are set down.
In the meantime, I recommend everyone look at weather.com and see some of the major, major sunspot activity on the sun. This will, no doubt, in the next few days have some kind of effect on world weather, or earth climate. I have been talking about this kind of thing for some time, now it is coming true, and everyone will see it. We have the approach of major storms throughout the world, a tropical storm is heading toward Acapulco, there have been three volcanoes going off over the last few weeks, one in Iceland, one in Peru or Argentina, and one in Mexico, there are record heat waves, there has been major flooding and tornadoes in the east and midwest, and these extremes are just the beginning. It is going to be a long hot summer. (Hot in many different senses.
Not to mention, we have the E Coli scare in Germany, and the evidence is very powerful that this was a purposeful plant. I could go on about this, but it is time people start realizing there are two plans involved. One is by elite humans who want to decimate the population due to over population. The second is a universal plan in which those who would destroy the earth will also be destroyed. It is not over population that is the problem. It is the hatred of humanity by the super elite of the earth who consider themselves better than the rest of mankind. This is really going on. Between the two, it is very likely that many people will die over the next few years. These things are mainstream topics now, it is no longer just conspiracy theory. At least some people are waking up. Others will not. And there is a trap about to be sprung on the inhabitants of the earth.
Enough for now. I will try to get back to the I Ching tonight.
In the meantime, I recommend everyone look at weather.com and see some of the major, major sunspot activity on the sun. This will, no doubt, in the next few days have some kind of effect on world weather, or earth climate. I have been talking about this kind of thing for some time, now it is coming true, and everyone will see it. We have the approach of major storms throughout the world, a tropical storm is heading toward Acapulco, there have been three volcanoes going off over the last few weeks, one in Iceland, one in Peru or Argentina, and one in Mexico, there are record heat waves, there has been major flooding and tornadoes in the east and midwest, and these extremes are just the beginning. It is going to be a long hot summer. (Hot in many different senses.
Not to mention, we have the E Coli scare in Germany, and the evidence is very powerful that this was a purposeful plant. I could go on about this, but it is time people start realizing there are two plans involved. One is by elite humans who want to decimate the population due to over population. The second is a universal plan in which those who would destroy the earth will also be destroyed. It is not over population that is the problem. It is the hatred of humanity by the super elite of the earth who consider themselves better than the rest of mankind. This is really going on. Between the two, it is very likely that many people will die over the next few years. These things are mainstream topics now, it is no longer just conspiracy theory. At least some people are waking up. Others will not. And there is a trap about to be sprung on the inhabitants of the earth.
Enough for now. I will try to get back to the I Ching tonight.
Monday, June 06, 2011
Action in Conformity to the Situation
A major key to understanding the commentary on hexagram two is the quote,"Applied to human affairs, therefore, what the hexagram indicates is action in conformity with the situation...It is not his task to lead-that would only make him lose his way-but to be led by the situation. If he knows how to meet fate with an attitude of acceptance, he is sure to find the right guidance...but learns from the situation what is demanded of him and then follows this intimation from fate."
First, let us understand that on a deeper level we see here again the need to create within ourselves a receptive mind open to the guidance of the universe. It is only through this means that we consistently know what the time period demands of us. Everything is a sine wave. A sine wave has frequency and modulation, and sometimes it is at a high point, sometimes low, and sometimes near the middle. The I Ching is a guidance system that tells us where we are in relationship to that sine wave. But to bring this down to the human level it is also necessary to know exactly where we stand in relationship to others. Females are much more attuned to this than men are. The idea that women are from Venus gives us a hint, as Venus rules Libra, the sign of the scales, balance, or social interaction. Women concern themselves with where they relate with others, and fit into the whole. Men do not do this so much. They do create a hierarchy though, of high to low. Their relationship to society is more of a vertical one, where for women, generally speaking, it is more of a lateral one. There is a bit of irony here though, that while women are not so inclined to create hierarchies, they tend to chose men who are higher on the hierarchial level. While men create hierarchies, the social status of women, especially financial, (their hierarchial level) is generally of less concern to them.
But enough said of male female relationships for the moment. There are bigger issues here. The hexagram reminds us that we must not try to go it alone. We need both the yang energies and the yin in order to act harmoniously and relate properly. While on the social level, men should display the more positive of masculine aspects, and women the more positive feminine aspects, on the spiritual level we must maintain balance between the two. The mind must become receptive to universal power in order to receive the answers to our daily questions and dilemmas. Without this our understanding of the I Ching, and all spiritual books, will never be very advanced, and the guidance we get will be minimal.
So, on the basis of that, we can go to hexagram three line three, and see a further definition of the things we are presently discussing. Hexagram three line three, being a yin line in a yang position says, "Whoever hunts deer without the forester only loses his way in the forest. The superior man understands the signs of the times and prefers to desist." In other words, the superior man is willing to be guided. It is a matter of hubris to think we can go it alone in this world. We do not consciously have the knowledge to guide us through the pitfalls that are found in life. The commentary says, "Fate cannot be duped: premature effort, without the necessary guidance, ends in failure and disgrace." If we think we can go it alone, we are only deceiving ourselves. We need a guide, and the I Ching is in many ways, that guide. In every line in the I Ching, the I Ching is talking about itself in its relationship to us.
Since the third line is yin, we can look at the prototype hexagram two to get a taste for its meaning. (Since it is in a yang place we can also look at hexagram one, but more on that later.) Line three in hexagram two says, "Hidden lines. One is able to remain persevering. If by chance you are in the service of a king, Seek not works, but bring to completion." First of all, there are "hidden lines." In other words, there is more to the story than meets the eye. Anyone who thinks they can always control things through the power of the conscious mind alone is sadly mistaken. It does not see all that exists. Its viewpoint is very limited. Therefore, we must develop our intuition as well, and allow ourselves to be guided. The commentary says, "He does not seek to have credited to himself things that stand accomplished, but hopes to release active forces;..." He does not seek credit for himself because he realizes he could never do the work without the help of the "forester." No man is an island. We are not totally on our own. We must recognize our place in the cosmos, recognize the "forester" (The I Ching itself) and give the credit to the forester, not our own limited abilities.
First, let us understand that on a deeper level we see here again the need to create within ourselves a receptive mind open to the guidance of the universe. It is only through this means that we consistently know what the time period demands of us. Everything is a sine wave. A sine wave has frequency and modulation, and sometimes it is at a high point, sometimes low, and sometimes near the middle. The I Ching is a guidance system that tells us where we are in relationship to that sine wave. But to bring this down to the human level it is also necessary to know exactly where we stand in relationship to others. Females are much more attuned to this than men are. The idea that women are from Venus gives us a hint, as Venus rules Libra, the sign of the scales, balance, or social interaction. Women concern themselves with where they relate with others, and fit into the whole. Men do not do this so much. They do create a hierarchy though, of high to low. Their relationship to society is more of a vertical one, where for women, generally speaking, it is more of a lateral one. There is a bit of irony here though, that while women are not so inclined to create hierarchies, they tend to chose men who are higher on the hierarchial level. While men create hierarchies, the social status of women, especially financial, (their hierarchial level) is generally of less concern to them.
But enough said of male female relationships for the moment. There are bigger issues here. The hexagram reminds us that we must not try to go it alone. We need both the yang energies and the yin in order to act harmoniously and relate properly. While on the social level, men should display the more positive of masculine aspects, and women the more positive feminine aspects, on the spiritual level we must maintain balance between the two. The mind must become receptive to universal power in order to receive the answers to our daily questions and dilemmas. Without this our understanding of the I Ching, and all spiritual books, will never be very advanced, and the guidance we get will be minimal.
So, on the basis of that, we can go to hexagram three line three, and see a further definition of the things we are presently discussing. Hexagram three line three, being a yin line in a yang position says, "Whoever hunts deer without the forester only loses his way in the forest. The superior man understands the signs of the times and prefers to desist." In other words, the superior man is willing to be guided. It is a matter of hubris to think we can go it alone in this world. We do not consciously have the knowledge to guide us through the pitfalls that are found in life. The commentary says, "Fate cannot be duped: premature effort, without the necessary guidance, ends in failure and disgrace." If we think we can go it alone, we are only deceiving ourselves. We need a guide, and the I Ching is in many ways, that guide. In every line in the I Ching, the I Ching is talking about itself in its relationship to us.
Since the third line is yin, we can look at the prototype hexagram two to get a taste for its meaning. (Since it is in a yang place we can also look at hexagram one, but more on that later.) Line three in hexagram two says, "Hidden lines. One is able to remain persevering. If by chance you are in the service of a king, Seek not works, but bring to completion." First of all, there are "hidden lines." In other words, there is more to the story than meets the eye. Anyone who thinks they can always control things through the power of the conscious mind alone is sadly mistaken. It does not see all that exists. Its viewpoint is very limited. Therefore, we must develop our intuition as well, and allow ourselves to be guided. The commentary says, "He does not seek to have credited to himself things that stand accomplished, but hopes to release active forces;..." He does not seek credit for himself because he realizes he could never do the work without the help of the "forester." No man is an island. We are not totally on our own. We must recognize our place in the cosmos, recognize the "forester" (The I Ching itself) and give the credit to the forester, not our own limited abilities.
Sunday, June 05, 2011
Fighting Climate Change
I saw a news story today about hackers meeting to fight climate change. If you have been following this thread you will know that all is consciousness and that the material world is only an illusion created by that consciousness. Therefore it is impossible to fight global warming in the way they are trying to do it, because it is our own consciousness on this globe that is creating the problem. It is not man made except in minor ways, but is in fact a reaction to the war, the oppression, and the tyranny that is happening around the globe. As the mass consciousness of those who are a victim of tyranny and unbelievable cruelty reaches high proportions, nature reacts in the only way it can. You begin to see serious sunspots on the sun. You begin to see radical changes in the weather, and the only way to combat that is to recreate harmony, peace, and prosperity on the face of the earth. However, that is not going to happen for several years yet. So extreme weather will continue to be a problem, until mankind looks in the right place for a solution, which is in its heart, not in its head. Be prepared for major changes in the earth's system, and in its attempts to balance itself and create harmony.
In the meantime the government will pass a lot of laws, and some of them are already about to go into effect, that will supposedly help reduce climate change, but will in effect only become an economic burden on the people, and create more disharmony. As such, the government becomes more and more tyrannical, destroying the lives of the people. But ultimately, even the government will be destroyed by the extreme weather changes coming about.
In the meantime the government will pass a lot of laws, and some of them are already about to go into effect, that will supposedly help reduce climate change, but will in effect only become an economic burden on the people, and create more disharmony. As such, the government becomes more and more tyrannical, destroying the lives of the people. But ultimately, even the government will be destroyed by the extreme weather changes coming about.
Silent Dancing at the Jefferson Memorial
Although not much has been seen in the news about this event, it has been carried on a few stations. People protesting the loss of liberty in America have silent danced at the Jefferson Memorial and have been detained for doing so. The dancers want to assert their rights to liberty as a protest against the intrusion of draconian style government in the U.S. As much as I agree with them in principle, I really do not believe this is the time or place. While it is true that the memorial is owned by the people, it is owned by ALL of the people, and it is well posted that the memorial is meant to be a place of quiet, awe, and respect. And that is what I think most American's would want in this situation. I do not agree with the protest in this place. However, the groping of American's at the airport is another matter. I do not see why the protests are not being carried out there rather than in a peaceful place where no laws are being broken. Texas, and a few other states are considering laws that would stop in most circumstances the groping of private citizens. The law failed in Texas once, but is being considered to be resurrected. This is where protest should go on. Not by dancing, but by insisting that state laws be respected even by TSA. Why do we pick the wrong place and the wrong way to protest? I think it is because of a fundamental misunderstanding of where, when, and how our rights and liberties are to be applied. When laws are passed that are supported by the citizenry, they should be obeyed. When laws are passed that do not take into account the wishes and desires of the citizenry, then it becomes tyranny. And the U.S. is now a tyranny, which means laws are passed regardless of the wishes of the citizenry, and laws are being passed that knowingly hurt our economy, The Federal Reserve is out of control, is not under the review of the government, and is working toward a one world government with no constitution, and no concern for the welfare of the people, and no one is doing anything to control them, or reign them in. This is where we need to focus.
There are not that many people that read these posts, so these words will go completely unheeded. But those that do read, I hope they will take these things to heart. Study history so we can see what liberty properly is and properly is not, and take action on this basis.
There are not that many people that read these posts, so these words will go completely unheeded. But those that do read, I hope they will take these things to heart. Study history so we can see what liberty properly is and properly is not, and take action on this basis.
Friday, June 03, 2011
More on Yin Being Receptive
I got sidetracked a little in the recent post. Here perhaps I can explain this a little bit more. Since the conscious mind is yang, and the subconscious yin, it is the subconscious that is receptive to cosmic wisdom. Therefore, when we read the I Ching, we must be in a calm and meditative state in order to receive the answer. Conscious interference must be put to the side, and we must be open to the wisdom of the universe. That is where the answers really come from. When we are in a state of high agitation, we cannot properly receive the message. Therefore yin becomes extremely important. Without receptivity, nothing can happen. In this way, the conscious mind becomes synonymous with the ego. Eastern spirituality and western also has consistently told us we must let go of the ego in order to be reconciled with spiritual power. Therefore, the prayer that Jesus discussed where the one person was thanking God that he was not born as other men and was not a sinner, while the other was asking for mercy is a strong indicator of how we must present ourselves to the universe in order to become reconciled, (atonement - at-one-ment) with the universal quantum field. In releasing the ego, we allow ourselves to be receptive to the quantum field. (Universal subconscious mind.) This can only be done through meditation. Without meditation one will never discover the deeper aspects of the I Ching. The Nativity story of Herod killing all the children in order to kill the Christ child is an allegory of how the conscious mind tries to kill the subconscious, to subjugate it, and control it, so that its rulership will never be overthrown. Bear in mind that all of this is allegory, and it is not absolute good versus absolute evil. Both yin and yang have their positive and negative aspects. We must develop with ourselves true yang and true yin, not the false. More on that will be discussed later.
Yin is receptive
It has been established that yang is consciousness, yin is subconsciousness. It could also be said, yang is intellect, yin is emotion. As such they have different viewpoints about the role of emotion. Yin is comfortable with emotion, yang not so much so. Therefore men see emotional expression as weakness, women see it as strength. As always, neither side is right or wrong over all but only in context. One time I had started dating a woman, and there came a point where I became a little upset about something. Her response? "Now was that so hard to express?" What?! What kind of answer was that? Do you really think I am afraid to show my emotions? Of course not. But for some reason it came across that way. If I hadn't shown emotion before that time it was because I felt no need to, not because I was afraid to. To me it was just silly, ridiculous even. And it put me in a position where there was nothing I could say or do to alleviate the situation. Her view of reality was totally different than mine. Her view of reality was different than mine and there was no way to correlate the two views. Think, ladies, about how that would come across to a man. He gets upset about something and this response in effect is saying to the man, "what you just got upset about means nothing to me. Who cares how you feel?" It was the ultimate insult. But not in her mind. I remember a story line in the sitcom "All in the Family" a few years ago, where Archie's doctor told him that he had to start being nicer to control his blood pressure. And every time Edith did something he didn't like he would start to yell, but squelch it and say, "That's all right Edith." And her response? She went crying to Gloria saying, "Archie doesn't love me anymore. He doesn't care if the dinner is late, etc., etc., etc." Do you see what kind of problems these scenarios can create in relationships when we don't even understand each other? What one sex considers irrational anger the other calls love. Was Archie's way right? Was Edith's way right? She saw only the good in everyone. Is that good? Is it naive? Each of these questions can be answered in both ways, all depending on the context and the perceptive of the one perceiving the situation. I once knew a woman who had been married to a four star general. She divorced him because he was in her mind unwilling to show her emotions. She felt that he must be holding it in and someday he would explode. Can you imagine a four star general afraid of showing his emotions? Of course not. If a soldier disobeys his orders he wouldn't hesitate to say how he feels about it. It has to be in the right context. If a commanding officer were constantly showing his emotions, the men would lose respect for him, and would not feel comfortable going into battle with him because they would see him as weak. But here is the crux of the situation, men feel that uncontrolled emotional display is a weakness. Women consider it a strength. Is it any wonder we don't understand each other?
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
A little bit about the lines
We will get into this deeper in time, but for now a little bit about the nature of the lines, and a little bit about other things.
Each hexagram is made up of two outer trigrams, (and two nuclear trigrams). Within the context of that setup, the first line is, generally speaking, premature. The second line is central and balanced, and the third line has as a general rule gone too far. That can give us some hint about how to interpret questions about relationships, or any other subject for that matter. When we receive the first line of a trigram, especially the first line of a hexagram, things tend to be in their incipient stages. It might be remembered also, that the first line is properly a yang line. Therefore, when we get the first line we can look at hexagram one line one and see that the "dragon has not yet appeared in the field." In other words, the power of spirit has not manifested yet on the material plane. When we get a first line that is yin, then there is an element, but an element only of manifestation, but the situation has not developed yet, and we need to look at the signs to see which direction the situation is heading. The first line of hexagram two says, "When there is hoarfrost underfoot, solid ice is not far off." In other words, look at the signs. But the signs cannot be there unless the material world is already in existence. And that is what the yin energy is all about. Yang is spirit, yin is material. The material world in hexagram two is in existence because yin is material, and yin follows yang. The spirit is infused into the material world. They are one and the same. They only appear different. But appear they really do. And about appearance. Scientists, in discovering the quantum world, came to the conclusion that a cat in a box, before being seen, is not necessarily either dead or alive, and it is not determined until someone opens the box and observes the cat. In the same way, the physical plane only exists when there is an observer to observe it. This is spirit. And since spirit observes, the form comes into being. But again, the first line shows the beginning of the creation of form. And in a reading, the beginning of a concrete situation which we need to be aware of. So too, in relationships, so much depends on the perspective of those in the relationship that are observing it, for ultimately it is our own inner belief systems about the relationship, and relationships in general, that create the nature of the relationship. Therefore, when we receive an I Ching reading, it is only reflecting back to us our subconscious images that we hold within, which ultimately create the nature of the relationship.
The fourth line of a hexagram which an aspect of prematurity to it too, but on a different level. It is only premature in relationship to a higher level situation than we had before. In other words, the fourth line has reached a certain level, and has just experienced a transition into the upper trigram, which is heaven in relationship to the lower trigram earth. This puts the fourth line into a little bit of danger, having not previously been in the upper trigram. So, the fourth line, being properly yin, is described in hexagram two, in the Wilhelm/Baynes commentary, as a situation where, "the strictest reticence is indicated here. The time is dangerous, because any degree of prominence leads either to the enmity of irresistible antagonists if one challenges them or misconceived recognition if one is complaisant." It is premature in the sense that the line has now entered the upper trigram and as such has not fully comprehended the laws that apply to that order. And how do we know the fourth line has transcended? Hexagram one, which implies time and energy, the commentary on line four says, "a place of transition has been reached."
This can give one pause for thought when a question is asked about a relationship, because it is saying in effect that the relationship has reached a new level, and there is a twofold path that can unfold here depending on how we handle the situation. If we are careless, we can wreck the relationship, but with caution and circumspection, we can create an even more delightful situation.
Each hexagram is made up of two outer trigrams, (and two nuclear trigrams). Within the context of that setup, the first line is, generally speaking, premature. The second line is central and balanced, and the third line has as a general rule gone too far. That can give us some hint about how to interpret questions about relationships, or any other subject for that matter. When we receive the first line of a trigram, especially the first line of a hexagram, things tend to be in their incipient stages. It might be remembered also, that the first line is properly a yang line. Therefore, when we get the first line we can look at hexagram one line one and see that the "dragon has not yet appeared in the field." In other words, the power of spirit has not manifested yet on the material plane. When we get a first line that is yin, then there is an element, but an element only of manifestation, but the situation has not developed yet, and we need to look at the signs to see which direction the situation is heading. The first line of hexagram two says, "When there is hoarfrost underfoot, solid ice is not far off." In other words, look at the signs. But the signs cannot be there unless the material world is already in existence. And that is what the yin energy is all about. Yang is spirit, yin is material. The material world in hexagram two is in existence because yin is material, and yin follows yang. The spirit is infused into the material world. They are one and the same. They only appear different. But appear they really do. And about appearance. Scientists, in discovering the quantum world, came to the conclusion that a cat in a box, before being seen, is not necessarily either dead or alive, and it is not determined until someone opens the box and observes the cat. In the same way, the physical plane only exists when there is an observer to observe it. This is spirit. And since spirit observes, the form comes into being. But again, the first line shows the beginning of the creation of form. And in a reading, the beginning of a concrete situation which we need to be aware of. So too, in relationships, so much depends on the perspective of those in the relationship that are observing it, for ultimately it is our own inner belief systems about the relationship, and relationships in general, that create the nature of the relationship. Therefore, when we receive an I Ching reading, it is only reflecting back to us our subconscious images that we hold within, which ultimately create the nature of the relationship.
The fourth line of a hexagram which an aspect of prematurity to it too, but on a different level. It is only premature in relationship to a higher level situation than we had before. In other words, the fourth line has reached a certain level, and has just experienced a transition into the upper trigram, which is heaven in relationship to the lower trigram earth. This puts the fourth line into a little bit of danger, having not previously been in the upper trigram. So, the fourth line, being properly yin, is described in hexagram two, in the Wilhelm/Baynes commentary, as a situation where, "the strictest reticence is indicated here. The time is dangerous, because any degree of prominence leads either to the enmity of irresistible antagonists if one challenges them or misconceived recognition if one is complaisant." It is premature in the sense that the line has now entered the upper trigram and as such has not fully comprehended the laws that apply to that order. And how do we know the fourth line has transcended? Hexagram one, which implies time and energy, the commentary on line four says, "a place of transition has been reached."
This can give one pause for thought when a question is asked about a relationship, because it is saying in effect that the relationship has reached a new level, and there is a twofold path that can unfold here depending on how we handle the situation. If we are careless, we can wreck the relationship, but with caution and circumspection, we can create an even more delightful situation.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Yin and Yang are Different
Yin and yang are different. They compose a comprehensive whole and cannot be separated, they both are essential, and cannot exist without the other, and yet they are different and in terms of male and female especially, they have a very different social makeup and play by different social rules. This creates a problem because it is almost impossible for either sex to truly understand the other and that creates serious difficulties in relationships. If you are a male, it is very, very hard to understand the female. And if you are female it is very, very hard to understand the male. This leads to multiple problems in relationships that cannot easily be resolved because neither side understands the underlying nature of the problem. And before we go any further, let this be understood, that just because you do not think things should be a certain way does not mean they are not that way. The version of "fairness" that each individual holds in mind is based on a limited view of universal principle. None of us hold a complete view of the nature of the universe. Therefore, we truly need to keep our version of fairness in abeyance, and be more receptive to what we see around us.
Yang is more intellectual, yin is more emotional. Yang is spirit, yin is matter. The conscious mind in both males and females is more intellectual, the subconscious mind, male or female, is more emotional. However, women are a little more in touch with the subconscious than men are. Society has trained the subconscious out of our awareness for both male and female, but more male than female. Women are a little more in touch with their feeling nature. This can be of great service to them because they can feel when things are wrong. Women feel it, men look for the clues. Both ways work, but in some cases feeling works better, in others, the clues work better.
Why is this important? Well, because it keeps us from understanding each other. Women, being more in tune with their emotions, tend to get caught up in their emotions more than men do. This can be a great advantage in many ways, but it can also be a disadvantage if we get overly caught up in emotional drama. It seems to men often that women wish to just wallow in their emotions without being willing to do anything about it. It is almost as if they "love" their drama. Women feel that men do not validate their emotions. In not validating their emotions, women feel, and correct me if I am wrong women, or at least put it in a slightly different light, for I am not female, and therefore cannot truly speak for females, that we men are not validating them as persons. To men, this doesn't even make sense. To them, there needs to be a solution to an emotional feeling and they will search logically for an answer to that feeling. They will give a solution. Women often do not like this. To them it lacks validation, and to men, the emotion lacks logical analysis. Men do feel emotion. But to them, emotion is just something that "gets in the way." It slows down their logical processes so they are not comfortable with it. When they do feel comfortable with it, they consider it their own private little domain that no one else has the right to see. It is personal and private. Therefore, they are not comfortable sharing emotions with each other. As such, sports and similar activities become very important to them as it gives them something to discuss with each other without divulging their feelings, except of course, for the outcome of the game. Men lose respect very quickly for another man who shows any form of personal emotion, and will likely just say, "Sounds like a personal problem, I don't want to hear it." Men expect every person to be responsible for themselves, and not burden others with personal feelings. Men are competitors. Women are cooperative. Men bond with other men by going through tough times and finding solutions to those problems. Women bond with each other by sharing emotional states of being and feelings. To men women seem like drama queens who just exult in carrying emotions to the extreme. To women, men seem like emotional cowards who are too afraid to show their emotions. And next time, I promise to discuss how this is a misunderstanding of the male position, and how to understand it better. Men need to understand the female position much better too. Although both sexes need to understand too that neither sex is going to ultimately understand the other no matter how much discussion is given because we are different, and can never fully understand those differences and just live with it.
Yang is more intellectual, yin is more emotional. Yang is spirit, yin is matter. The conscious mind in both males and females is more intellectual, the subconscious mind, male or female, is more emotional. However, women are a little more in touch with the subconscious than men are. Society has trained the subconscious out of our awareness for both male and female, but more male than female. Women are a little more in touch with their feeling nature. This can be of great service to them because they can feel when things are wrong. Women feel it, men look for the clues. Both ways work, but in some cases feeling works better, in others, the clues work better.
Why is this important? Well, because it keeps us from understanding each other. Women, being more in tune with their emotions, tend to get caught up in their emotions more than men do. This can be a great advantage in many ways, but it can also be a disadvantage if we get overly caught up in emotional drama. It seems to men often that women wish to just wallow in their emotions without being willing to do anything about it. It is almost as if they "love" their drama. Women feel that men do not validate their emotions. In not validating their emotions, women feel, and correct me if I am wrong women, or at least put it in a slightly different light, for I am not female, and therefore cannot truly speak for females, that we men are not validating them as persons. To men, this doesn't even make sense. To them, there needs to be a solution to an emotional feeling and they will search logically for an answer to that feeling. They will give a solution. Women often do not like this. To them it lacks validation, and to men, the emotion lacks logical analysis. Men do feel emotion. But to them, emotion is just something that "gets in the way." It slows down their logical processes so they are not comfortable with it. When they do feel comfortable with it, they consider it their own private little domain that no one else has the right to see. It is personal and private. Therefore, they are not comfortable sharing emotions with each other. As such, sports and similar activities become very important to them as it gives them something to discuss with each other without divulging their feelings, except of course, for the outcome of the game. Men lose respect very quickly for another man who shows any form of personal emotion, and will likely just say, "Sounds like a personal problem, I don't want to hear it." Men expect every person to be responsible for themselves, and not burden others with personal feelings. Men are competitors. Women are cooperative. Men bond with other men by going through tough times and finding solutions to those problems. Women bond with each other by sharing emotional states of being and feelings. To men women seem like drama queens who just exult in carrying emotions to the extreme. To women, men seem like emotional cowards who are too afraid to show their emotions. And next time, I promise to discuss how this is a misunderstanding of the male position, and how to understand it better. Men need to understand the female position much better too. Although both sexes need to understand too that neither sex is going to ultimately understand the other no matter how much discussion is given because we are different, and can never fully understand those differences and just live with it.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
A little bit about hexagram two, the yin force
Before we get into the meaning of the lines, or even deeper into the mysteries of yin and yang, space and time, force and receptivity, we need to hone a little bit our understanding of pure yin energy. It is in every way the opposite of yang, and therefore would seem to be contradictory and in opposition to yang. In its state of falsehood, it is, yet in its true state of receptivity, it does not combat yang energy. When yin and yang oppose each other, and struggle against each other, the result is that which is depicted in the sixth line of each hexagram. It is not a pretty picture, for these two energies are eternal, indestructible, and uncontrollable, yet when they fight, they create destruction on an unprecedented scale in the constructs of space and time. Line six of hexagram one says, "Arrogant dragon will have cause to repent." If yang thinks it can act and accomplish without the use of yin energy, or if it thinks to overcome and suppress yin energy, it will find it cannot accomplish anything. Yang provides the energy, but yin provides the space. Yang creates, but yin is the receptacle in which yang creates. Without that receptive power, nothing can be created. In the same way, If yin energy competes with yang, or tries to diminish it, the result, as depicted in line six, "dragons fight in the meadow; their blood is black and blue." A fight between the two energies is unthinkable because they are both equal, and cannot diminish each other. Therefore they don't destroy each other but create havoc with each other. This can go on perpetually since both are equal, indestructible, and neither side can be in any way victorious.
Therefore it is wise for them to cooperate, and not compete. Yet we will see soon that proper forms of competition are also forms of cooperation. But lets look at the two forms of energy for a moment. Considering the nature of the two forms of energy we see that competition is primarily an attribute of yang energy, while cooperativeness is primarily a form of yin energy. In the world of humans, males tend naturally to compete, (and now days women do to to a large extent, but not as much,) and women tend to cooperate. There is a great deal of addage to the concept that "men are from Mars and women from Venus." For mars is the ruler of the first sign of the zodiac, Aries, which tends to put self first. Venus is the ruler of Libra which tends to think in terms of relationships. The weakest aspect of men is that they tend to think of themselves first, and will often sacrifice a relationship for their own needs, while the weakest aspect of women is that they often tend to sacrifice themselves, their dignity, and their pride, for the sake of the relationship. It is two opposite ways of being. The key is to remember that neither side is totally right or totally wrong. It is just a different type of energy. Once we become aware of this, we can integrate the two forces, and become more cooperative, or more unwilling to sacrifice our own dignity for the sake of relationships. The key in all things is to have balance, which is why the central line of each trigram is usually the ruler of that trigram. We must integrate both sides into a unified whole, and be consciously aware of the choices we make, rather than just having random tendencies never realizing that others do not react in exactly the same way. We tend to react unconsciously, inadvertently, and without awareness. We are what we are. It never occurs to us that there is another way to act, unless a master of life brings it to our attention.
We have to realize that competition when properly used really is a form of cooperation, because we are cooperating with our competitor in order to get better. If we cooperate without really realizing what we are doing, we lose the incentive to find ways to get better, and we tend to stagnate. However, we must be aware of the cooperative aspect of it. We must want to win, but not just for ourselves, but because, when we get better, so does our competition. We figure out a way to win, then they figure out a better way to be winners also, and in the end we are all winners. This is how competition becomes cooperation.
Cooperation can also be a form of competition however, if we are doing it to serve the greater good. Sometimes cooperation can become a matter of manipulation, making ourselves look better, showing how useful and how needed we are, and how competent we are. Cooperation nevertheless teaches us to work together, to try to solve a problem for our group, our neighborhood or societal unit that needs to be solved. This does in some ways the same thing as competition in that it makes us work together as a team to figure out a way to do it better, not by competing but by cooperating. When a baseball team plays another team it is trying to win, and in doing so becomes better not only as the winning team, but helps the other team get used to superior hitting and fielding and pitching in order to learn to handle better hitting and fielding and get better themselves. But at the same time that they are competing with the opposing team they are also cooperating with the other players on their own team to figure out ways to get better, to steal an extra base or two, or to get the ball to the right player to make a surprise out. It is all a team effort, and competing and cooperating are generally two sides to the same coin. We need both. The coin is not complete without the other side. In the same way, yin is not complete without yang and vice versa.
Therefore it is wise for them to cooperate, and not compete. Yet we will see soon that proper forms of competition are also forms of cooperation. But lets look at the two forms of energy for a moment. Considering the nature of the two forms of energy we see that competition is primarily an attribute of yang energy, while cooperativeness is primarily a form of yin energy. In the world of humans, males tend naturally to compete, (and now days women do to to a large extent, but not as much,) and women tend to cooperate. There is a great deal of addage to the concept that "men are from Mars and women from Venus." For mars is the ruler of the first sign of the zodiac, Aries, which tends to put self first. Venus is the ruler of Libra which tends to think in terms of relationships. The weakest aspect of men is that they tend to think of themselves first, and will often sacrifice a relationship for their own needs, while the weakest aspect of women is that they often tend to sacrifice themselves, their dignity, and their pride, for the sake of the relationship. It is two opposite ways of being. The key is to remember that neither side is totally right or totally wrong. It is just a different type of energy. Once we become aware of this, we can integrate the two forces, and become more cooperative, or more unwilling to sacrifice our own dignity for the sake of relationships. The key in all things is to have balance, which is why the central line of each trigram is usually the ruler of that trigram. We must integrate both sides into a unified whole, and be consciously aware of the choices we make, rather than just having random tendencies never realizing that others do not react in exactly the same way. We tend to react unconsciously, inadvertently, and without awareness. We are what we are. It never occurs to us that there is another way to act, unless a master of life brings it to our attention.
We have to realize that competition when properly used really is a form of cooperation, because we are cooperating with our competitor in order to get better. If we cooperate without really realizing what we are doing, we lose the incentive to find ways to get better, and we tend to stagnate. However, we must be aware of the cooperative aspect of it. We must want to win, but not just for ourselves, but because, when we get better, so does our competition. We figure out a way to win, then they figure out a better way to be winners also, and in the end we are all winners. This is how competition becomes cooperation.
Cooperation can also be a form of competition however, if we are doing it to serve the greater good. Sometimes cooperation can become a matter of manipulation, making ourselves look better, showing how useful and how needed we are, and how competent we are. Cooperation nevertheless teaches us to work together, to try to solve a problem for our group, our neighborhood or societal unit that needs to be solved. This does in some ways the same thing as competition in that it makes us work together as a team to figure out a way to do it better, not by competing but by cooperating. When a baseball team plays another team it is trying to win, and in doing so becomes better not only as the winning team, but helps the other team get used to superior hitting and fielding and pitching in order to learn to handle better hitting and fielding and get better themselves. But at the same time that they are competing with the opposing team they are also cooperating with the other players on their own team to figure out ways to get better, to steal an extra base or two, or to get the ball to the right player to make a surprise out. It is all a team effort, and competing and cooperating are generally two sides to the same coin. We need both. The coin is not complete without the other side. In the same way, yin is not complete without yang and vice versa.
Senate Bill on Hold
The senate bill that just passed the judiciary committee, I have just been told, has been put on hold by Senator Ron Wyden, and will not be passed anytime soon. You can read about it here:
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/05/sen-ron-wyden-to-place-a-hold-on-the-protect-ip-act.ars
The bill is S968
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/05/sen-ron-wyden-to-place-a-hold-on-the-protect-ip-act.ars
The bill is S968
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Censorship Bill
A censorship bill for stopping unwanted material on the internet has passed the Senate Judiciary Committee now. If taken to the extreme, any domain name that is deemed inappropriate by the senate committee will be seized by the Feds. This is the end of freedom of speech for America if this bill goes through. Any one disputing official government policy will be considered an "untruthful" site and will be blocked. This has only passed the Judiciary committee, but it is likely to go into law eventually. No one will be allowed to know the truth of government, because the truth will be considered a lie. This has far sweeping ramifications. More than just political.
The Way of the Tao is Love
There is so much available in the I Ching for personal development, for instruction in divination, for wisdom and deeper understanding, that it would take ten thousand years to even come close to exhausting it, although, ultimately, it cannot be done. Therefore, when I sit down to write, I don't even know where to begin, and even when I do, as I start to write, the words just start to come out and it ends up nothing like I had planned. If we try to do things through the ego, our actions may temporarily have some benefit, but ultimately they go by the wayside. It is important to just let things flow. Ultimately, that flow, bigger than our little selves, is born of love. For the I Ching itself, and all sacred literature is primarily and primordially created out of love and is given to mankind as a gift.
The four attributes, listed in the first hexagram as: sublime, success, furthering, and perseverance, all are cornerstoned by the function of love. Love is the primary motivator of the creation of all that exists within the universe. It is not true that the universe is just a bunch of particles created by unknown and unknowing forces by accident, and without any conscious direction or plan. Everything that exists exists as a force of love. And as a force of love has an energy field unimaginable in human terms. If we could tap but a trillion trillionth of that power we could rule the galaxy. We would be an unassailable force not imagined by any man. Yet we don't know how, which in our present condition is an act of unimaginable love. Out of love comes the four fundamental attributes. The Wilhelm/Baynes version of the commentary on hexagram one states, "To sublimity, which, as the fundamental principle, embraces all the other attributes, it links love." It is easy to think we understand the term love, as an emotion, but we do not. For true love is greater than emotion. It is a fundamental state of being, and we must uncover this fundamental state of being within ourselves, or our relationships will never work. That is not the powerful, but very limited nature of romantic love, which is based on emotion only and is based on what our partner does for us. True love functions under all circumstances, regardless, and does not depend on any external factor that makes us happy. One great definition of love was spoken by one of the kung fu masters on the David Carradine Kung Fu show. The master said, "love is harmony, even in discord." How many of us can love even when all around us is discord. No, our love is ego based, and based on what's in it for me. And this love can never hold a relationship together. (In order to hold together both partners need to have uncovered this love inherent in their deeper selves. One cannot do it alone.) So, when the I Ching gives us an answer, it does so out of love. Not just love for the seeker, but love for all humanity and indeed all creation.
Since love is the primary attribute of the universe, then the only hell anyone can experience is the experience of thinking of oneself as isolated and not part of the stream or flow of the universe. That is the prodigal son who has left his father's home. He thinks he is separate from his father, but he is not. Therefore he puts himself into the wastelands of materialism only to find out that he is a slave to that very materialism. Since he is still truly the son of his father, he is by nature love, but he, (or she) hides that love behind a facade of self interest, and puts self first. This is in effect hell, and it is right here, right now on earth. To be condemned to hell is to be condemned to another incarnation in the flesh. Nothing more than that. But through understanding the hidden truths in the I Ching, we can come to learn our true heritage as "heirs," with the Father. Then we allow that love to shine through, and recognize that we are not separate but that we are all one.
One more little note here, although somethings are temporarily being skipped, but this is important, is that, as the commentary says, "The attribute furthering is correlated with justice, which creates the conditions in which each receives that which accords with his being, which is due him and which constitutes his happiness." In these words we have the foundation for the concept of reincarnation, and karma. We are not born into a world happenstance, in which anything can happen to us at any time by accident or circumstance, but something within us unconsciously creates the circumstances in which we find ourselves. The entire universe is a machine of justice. Everything that happens is fair play because it is born out of our own attitudes and conditioning, which we ourselves have created, and which conform to the laws of the universe, whether we are aware of them or not. Things don't just happen to us, we attract those things by the nature of our being.
Gene
The four attributes, listed in the first hexagram as: sublime, success, furthering, and perseverance, all are cornerstoned by the function of love. Love is the primary motivator of the creation of all that exists within the universe. It is not true that the universe is just a bunch of particles created by unknown and unknowing forces by accident, and without any conscious direction or plan. Everything that exists exists as a force of love. And as a force of love has an energy field unimaginable in human terms. If we could tap but a trillion trillionth of that power we could rule the galaxy. We would be an unassailable force not imagined by any man. Yet we don't know how, which in our present condition is an act of unimaginable love. Out of love comes the four fundamental attributes. The Wilhelm/Baynes version of the commentary on hexagram one states, "To sublimity, which, as the fundamental principle, embraces all the other attributes, it links love." It is easy to think we understand the term love, as an emotion, but we do not. For true love is greater than emotion. It is a fundamental state of being, and we must uncover this fundamental state of being within ourselves, or our relationships will never work. That is not the powerful, but very limited nature of romantic love, which is based on emotion only and is based on what our partner does for us. True love functions under all circumstances, regardless, and does not depend on any external factor that makes us happy. One great definition of love was spoken by one of the kung fu masters on the David Carradine Kung Fu show. The master said, "love is harmony, even in discord." How many of us can love even when all around us is discord. No, our love is ego based, and based on what's in it for me. And this love can never hold a relationship together. (In order to hold together both partners need to have uncovered this love inherent in their deeper selves. One cannot do it alone.) So, when the I Ching gives us an answer, it does so out of love. Not just love for the seeker, but love for all humanity and indeed all creation.
Since love is the primary attribute of the universe, then the only hell anyone can experience is the experience of thinking of oneself as isolated and not part of the stream or flow of the universe. That is the prodigal son who has left his father's home. He thinks he is separate from his father, but he is not. Therefore he puts himself into the wastelands of materialism only to find out that he is a slave to that very materialism. Since he is still truly the son of his father, he is by nature love, but he, (or she) hides that love behind a facade of self interest, and puts self first. This is in effect hell, and it is right here, right now on earth. To be condemned to hell is to be condemned to another incarnation in the flesh. Nothing more than that. But through understanding the hidden truths in the I Ching, we can come to learn our true heritage as "heirs," with the Father. Then we allow that love to shine through, and recognize that we are not separate but that we are all one.
One more little note here, although somethings are temporarily being skipped, but this is important, is that, as the commentary says, "The attribute furthering is correlated with justice, which creates the conditions in which each receives that which accords with his being, which is due him and which constitutes his happiness." In these words we have the foundation for the concept of reincarnation, and karma. We are not born into a world happenstance, in which anything can happen to us at any time by accident or circumstance, but something within us unconsciously creates the circumstances in which we find ourselves. The entire universe is a machine of justice. Everything that happens is fair play because it is born out of our own attitudes and conditioning, which we ourselves have created, and which conform to the laws of the universe, whether we are aware of them or not. Things don't just happen to us, we attract those things by the nature of our being.
Gene
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