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when the general is weak, the nation is weak
The general
is the bulwark of the nation.
When the bulwark is strong, the nation
is strong. When the bulwark is
weak, the nation is
weak.
There
are three ways
in which a ruler can bring
misfortune to his army: if he orders
the army to retreat or advance when it cannot
effectively do so, this is called “hobbling the army”;
if he attempts to administer the army when he does not
know how, its warriors will become frustrated;
if he commands the officers without proper
insight into how they function, this
will undermine their
confidence.
Once an army
has been confused like this,
trouble will arise from every direction.
This is known as “inviting chaos
and handing victory to the
opponent.”
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from The Art of War, Chapter III
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difficulty at the beginning
If we persevere a great success is at hand.
The literal translation of “chun” is “a blade of grass pushing against an obstacle as it sprouts out of the earth.” Receiving this hexagram is a sign that beyond the difficulties and pressures that surround you, a success lies waiting. In order to bring it fully into the light, you must be patient and persevere in nonaction.
No matter how fervently one desires to resolve a situation, to intervene impatiently now will only hinder the progress of good fortune. Accept and bear with the discomfort of chaos without attempting to push it away. Allowing it to clear of its own accord, in its own time, is the only way of insuring a subsequent blossoming of success.
Hold to proper principles. In your actions, seek and respect the counsel of the Sage. Allow those whose hearts are true to assist you wherever possible; be tolerant of all others. In this way the blessing that now lies hidden will come into the open.
from The I Ching, or Book of Changes
Hexagram 3, Chun / Difficulty at the Beginning
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zazen perfects the human being
Scholar’s studies
can become an obstacle,
making the mind difficult to control.
The effect of zazen is to let your mind and
body really listen to you. Quiet sitting is good.
Zazen can reasonably be taken as far
as one chooses—one can advance
by the light discovered
within it.
There’s no deception
in it. It’s a natural need in a human
being’s life.It’s the call by the Universe
to a human being’s true nature.
Zazen perfects the
human being.
The mission of humans is
to cease producing the waves of thought that
have occurred up until now as a result of egotism.
When that is done, a human being is
born for the first time.
everyone is originally pure, not different from the buddha
within us there is another beauty
The things that
change are not our real life.
Within us there is another body,
another beauty. It belongs to that ray of light
which never changes. We must discover how to mingle
with it and become one with that unchanging thing.
We must realize and understand this treasure
of truth. That is why we have
come to the world.