the highest good is like water

The arrival of the hexagram Kuai indicates that a long-awaited change is at hand. A difficulty that has oppressed you over a long period is now about to dissolve. It is important to respond in the proper way.

There is a temptation on obtaining relief to fall into the traps of the ego: pride at having dispersed the trouble, self-righteousness about having triumphed through correctness, anger at one who we think was the source of the problem, or a desire to remain free of all difficulty in the future. None of these responses is appropriate to the situation at hand.

What is needed now is resoluteness: a firm commitment to continuing the battle for good and to the self-examination that makes all good things possible. This is not a time to lapse back into negative mental habits and enjoy the “vacation” provided by the breakthrough. Do not rest on your laurels, but push forward, deepening your inner strength and your resistance to the influence of inferiors, both in yourself and others.

Strengthen those around you by setting an example of self-improvement and self-correction. Great progress and good fortune are available now to one who makes proper use of the opening.

The I Ching, or Book of Changes

Hexagram 43, Kuai / Breakthrough (Resoluteness)

Forget all ideas

of accomplishing something —

in your practice and everywhere

else. Everything is already

accomplished.

If this sounds

like a tricky idea to you,

the flaw is in your understanding

of reality, not in reality

itself.

Allowing nature

to manifest is the way

of the Way. By setting aside

our ambitions and leaving

the Way to the Way,

we perfect the

Way.

Wei wu Wei Ching, Chapter 43

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mind and breath as one

on this date a buddha was born

To still

the mind, gently

join it to the breath.

Once this is established and

steadily maintained,

grace inhabits

every act.

Wei wu Wei Ching, Chapter 22

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they see the divine in all forms

he did

In the East,

when we speak of saints

or sages, it is not because of their

miracles, it is because of their presence

and their countenance which radiate vibrations

of love. How does this love express itself? In tolerance,

in forgiveness, in respect, in overlooking the faults of others.

Their sympathy covers the defects of others as if they were

their own; they forget their own interest in the interest

of others. They do not mind what conditions they are

in; be they high or humble, their foreheads are

smiling. To their eyes everyone is the

expression of the Beloved, whose

name they repeat. They see the

divine in all forms and

in all beings.

Hazrat Inayat Khan

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darkness reigns in the external world

a darkness as much of the womb as the grave

Darkness reigns

in the external world now.

Disengage from negative feelings

and maintain your inner

light.

This is a time when darkness and inferior energies surround you. The image is that of the sun completely swallowed by the earth. The only light left is that inside your own heart, and you are counseled to return to it, maintain it, and quietly nourish yourself with it.

It is in dark moments that a correct attitude is most important. If we fight against the darkness, we are swallowed by it and suffer great misfortune. If we react to the lack of visible progress with despair and negativity, we extinguish our own inner light and block the aid of the Creative. If we try to persuade others that they must return to the light, we exhaust ourselves in vain now.

In a time such as this is it wise to adopt a stance of outer disengagement and inner perseverance. Do not focus on or interact with the negative influences around you; this only strengthens their grip on you. Step aside, yield, let go, allow people and events to pass without attachment. Direct your attentions inside to your inner light, your devotion to what is right, your conversation with the Higher Power.

Progress may be slow, but there will indeed by progress. Remember that much of the work of the Higher Power is hidden from us, and that we enable and assist it by remaining detached, accepting, and reserved in the face of negative influences.

The I Ching, or Book of Changes

Hexagram 36, Ming I / Darkening of the Light

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