quietly accept the unknown

wild ice

 

Do not attempt

to force a good feeling into place.

Patiently let go of doubt, fear, anger, and distrust.

The Sage aids those who quietly accept

the Unknown.

 

third changing line

from The I Ching, or Book of Changes

Hexagram 52, Ken / Mountain

 

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the sage does what is right

one clear truth

 

When the government is

dull and sleepy, people are wholesome

and good. When the government is sharp and

exacting, people are cunning

and mean.

 

Good rests upon bad.

Bad hides within good.

Who knows where the

turning point is?

 

Whether government or 

person,  if you aren’t tranquil and honest, the 

normal flips to the abnormal, the auspicious reverts 

to the bizarre, and your bewilderment

lasts for a long time.

 

Therefore the sage

does what is right without acting

righteous, points without piercing,

straightens without straining,

enlightens without

dazzling.

 

Tao te Ching of Lao Tzu,

Chapter 58


 

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it’s simple to become a sage

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a king was born

 

It’s simple 

to become a sage: all

that’s required is to burn up,

 die, and cool into

ashes.

 

Rise early, 

then, and set fire to

all you think and feel and 

believe. Look beyond the smoke 

of that pit into what is left: 

emptiness filled with 

emptiness. 

 

Breathe it in. 

Pour it out. Circulating 

the Oneness without stopping, 

endlessly renewing your determination, 

working steadily day after day and

year upon year, you’ll find 

yourself alert, rested, 

illuminated.

 

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the sea is king of the valleys


 

The sea is

king of the valleys

and streams because it

is willing to be beneath them.

One who wishes to guide people

should be humble in her speech

toward them. One who wishes

to lead people must learn

the art of following

them.

 

The sage

is above the people,

but they don’t feel her weight.

She stays ahead of the people,

and no harm comes to them. She has

the affection of the whole world.

Because she contends with

no one, no one can

contend with

her.

 

Tao te Ching of Lao Tzu,

Chapter 66

 

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hexagram 38 ䷥ opposition

michael dumontier / neil farber

 
There are many occasions in life which tempt us into negative thoughts. Anxiety about the future, mistrust of another person, bodily pain, fear of failure or even success—all of these tempt us into mistrusting life and believing that life is against us. When we fall into this trap, we are in opposition to the workings of the Creative and success becomes impossible.

The simple truth is that every moment in every person’s life contains the teaching he or she most needs at the time. It is not always immediately apparent why a thing is happening because the Sage is often inclined to work in a roundabout fashion. Nonetheless, whatever is happening now is what must happen. Our only task is to trust the process and allow the lesson to seep in.

This hexagram comes as a signal that you are resisting life and preventing your own progress. Nonetheless, success is still possible, for every opposition carries within it the seeds of agreement. Cease resisting yourself, others, life, the Sage. Let go of dark thoughts and aggressive actions. By returning to acceptance, neutrality, and devotion to the way of the Sage, you dissolve the opposition within yourself and open the way for understanding and good fortune to arrive.

 

from The I Ching, or Book of Changes

Hexagram 38 / K’uei (Opposition)

 

fourth changing line:

Mistrust of fate

leaves you isolated and alone.

By rejoining the path of the Sage,

you return to joy.

 

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Further guidance from the
Wei Wu Wei Ching

 

☀️

 

If you haven’t

attained the Way,

don’t admonish others.

Don’t waste time blaming

yourself, either. Just

attain the Way.

 

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