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Saturday, May 19, 2012
"He dissolves his bonds with his group. Supreme good fortune."
No. 59, Dispersion / Dissolving, Line 4:
"He
dissolves his bonds with his group. Supreme good fortune. Dispersion leads in turn
to accumulation. This is something ordinary men do not think of."
You need to "dissolve your bonds" with
something you are attached to --- a person, a group, or perhaps a shared belief or attitude
--- to attain "supreme good fortune."
Look past the pain
of separation to the rewards that lie ahead. This is something of a Hamlet moment;
"To be, or not to be, that is the question."
The Yi realizes
that this is not easy: "This is something ordinary men do not think of."
[Wilhelm] Don't over-analyze or agonize over this:
"And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,
And enterprises of great pitch and moment
With
this regard their currents turn awry
And lose the name of action."
[Shakespeare]
Tomorrow: "Departing, keeping at a distance,
going out, is without blame."
Friday, May 18, 2012
You've got to let go of that . . .
No. 59, Dispersion
/ Reuniting, Line 3:
"He dissolves his self. No remorse."
In
your relationships, have you been focused on how right you are, and how wrong everyone else
is?
The I Ching says: You've got to let go of that if you want to reap the benefits of
this time of Dispersion/Reuniting.
Let the hard, icy position you
have taken (yesterday's message) melt away. Dissolve your "self."
In connection with my job, I recently attended an excellent professional development
course on just this topic: Letting Go of Stuff, by Darren L. Johnson. As Johnson points out, one important element necessary to letting go successfully
is to "move toward something positive, something new, something challenging,
which will force you to take some sort of healthy action."
The best
way to do this? Set as a goal a "great task outside" yourself. [Wilhelm]
By pouring yourself into an endeavor that benefits others, the contention that has dominated your life
will fade into insignificance. You will have no cause for regret.
Tomorrow: "He dissolves his bond
with his group. Supreme good fortune."
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Something is separating you . . .
No. 59, Dispersion / Reuniting:
"Dispersion. Success.
The king approaches
his temple.
It furthers one to cross the great water.
Perseverance furthers."
Something
is separating you from those with whom you should be joined. It is likely a rigid attitude
--- maybe it's yours, maybe it's someone else's.
Are you in a relationship or group where all parties have staked out their positions, and no
one will budge? Success will not come until the hardness is Dispersed.
The I Ching advises "cooperation in great general undertakings that set a high goal
for the will of the people; in common concentration on this goal, all barriers dissolve .
. ." [Wilhelm]
Will this be easy?
Probably not. The I Ching sent three changing lines to guide us, Lines 3, 4 and 6.
Tomorrow: "He
dissolves his self. No remorse."
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
" . . . life is a battle"
No. 7, The Army / Collective Force:
"The Army. The army needs perseverance
And a strong man. Good fortune without blame." "The Army
is a guide to proper conduct in the face of adversity." [Walker] This is the future of Childhood/Youthful
Folly/Inexperience.
" . . .[W]e must interpret this hexagram symbolically in the sense that life is a battle." [Blofeld]
"A person may also receive this hexagram . . . when he is under attack
by fears initiated by his own ego." [Anthony & Moog]
What "adversity" is facing
you right now? Do you feel "under attack" from others? You need to align
yourself with people who share your values and goals, and face this adversity as a Collective
Force.
If the adversity is your own fears, what you need most is to be clear about what you want
and where you want to go. You need "the unity and strength of conviction that lead to victory."
[Wilhelm]
"Good fortune without blame" will follow.
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Sorry for the gap in the Daily Yi. Once again I overestimated
my ability to connect to the Internet at any time and place. This time, it was Carlsbad, New Mexico. But the caverns
are great! Susan Lee
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Don't make a big deal out of mistakes --- your own, or someone else's
No. 4, Childhood / Youthful Folly / Inexperience, Line 6:
"In punishing folly
It does not further one
To commit transgressions.
The
only thing that furthers
Is to prevent transgressions."
In your Inexperience, you may head down the wrong path.
Problems will arise if " . . . one reaches the extreme and becomes self-willed
and opinionated . . . too firm and fiery tempered." [Huang]
The I Ching says: Don't make a big deal out of mistakes
--- your own, or someone else's.
All that is necessary is
that you acknowledge what went wrong, and learn the lesson it presents.
Stubbornly insisting on a course of action
that has been shown to be detrimental will lead to real punishment: "He
who will not heed will be made to feel." [Wilhelm]
Maintain the openness of Childhood about
the path ahead of you. Allow your inner truth --- your innate wisdom --- to be "uncovered."
Tomorrow: "Good fortune without blame."
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