be like a beautifully laid-out park

you are ladybirds and the smell of a garden

You should expect grace,

that which makes life more than

manageable, but you look elsewhere,

wanting some delight other

than that.

Your conscious being,

with what you’ve been given,

should be like a beautifully laid-out park

with wildflowers and cultivated wonders,

a swift stream with places to sit

and rest beside it.

When a grieving person

sees you, he or see should recognize a

refuge, refreshment, a generous house where

one need not bring bread and cheese.

There will be plenty.

Bahauddin, father of Rumi

the drowned book

love, compassion, truth

more bawa

Do not ever fight or argue,

because for God there are no fights

or arguments. For that One everything is love,

everything is in the form of love, compassion,

and truth. May God provide you with

the blessings and grace to live

in that state.

Bawa Muhaiyaddeen

our egos encourage us

careful, fellows

Inside,

the strength of

simplicity and self-knowledge.

Outside, the beauty of

acceptance and

gentleness.

This hexagram encourages you to cultivate a quality of grace in your relationships and in your general way of being. In this way you gain a power greater than any other to open a way through obstructions in your dealings with others. Good fortune is yours if you concentrate on bringing more grace to your thoughts and actions now.

It is human nature to want to use forceful ways to try to get what we want from others and from life. Our egos encourage us to act aggressively, to speak boldly, to intimidate others, to “buffalo” our way through difficult situations. This false power can be momentarily satisfying to our ego, and temporary victories can be won in this way, but genuine power and lasting progress come from a different kind of strength altogether.

They come from inner strength, which is characterized by a steadfast devotion to the principles of humility, simplicity, equanimity, and acceptance. By gradually letting go of the vain, bullying energy of the ego and accepting the quiet guidance of the Higher Power, one acquires the substance that makes ongoing good fortune a possibility.

This is a time to relinquish self-important maneuvering. Instead, return to stillness and contemplate the inherent wisdom of the principles of the Sage. By practicing quiet strength within and gentle acceptance without, you acquire a grace that dissolves all barriers to progress.

The I Ching, or Book of Changes

Hexagram 22, Pi / Grace

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