It's all about what you do not what you say. ~Midnite
Watching the sun speak through the clouds, the morning opens and breathes deep the breathe of life.
Illuminating the presence of living truth the sun kisses the earth and her waters, demanding the respect of all living plants and creatures.
Life on earth is a cacophonic-harmony of senses focused in organs such as ears, eyes, noses, mouths, and protective coverings of skin and/or hair.
You are a beginner of something as we all are. We are but individuals confined in a unique genetic imprint, we can't know how to do everything and as such are beginners at something.
In this knowledge lies the steady path of the humble.
Humility is bounded by underlying respect for internal conditions and external choices.
Be confident in your abilities if you have given your best and yet remain always as a beginner on the path to enlightenment.
the four directions
Kun:Earth over Qian:Heaven = Peace
Come together with others without envy, just as heaven blends with the earth.
The high and the low mingle, majesty and humility share a mutual respect. The surface of the earth rises and falls just like the ups and downs of life.
Waking up late next to the warm skin of my lover, the coffee tastes sweeter and the bacon more savory.
As the sun pierces the crisp October air, I let my spirit rise and fall on the breeze. Silencing the inner voices, I find myself free to follow the birdsongs and my lover's sighs.
It is constantly astounding that when allowed to speak, Nature exudes a wisdom far more relevant than the incessant drone of society.
When it is your turn to face Infinity, all the indignation you can muster will not alter the course of your death.
Peace is scarce in a shrinking world and therefore must be championed at the sake of your dignity.
ZHEN:THUNDER OVER Dui:SEA (two days straight!) = Wedding Maiden
The thunder cracks over the sea for two days straight and I am to think of a Wedding Maiden?
Hmm, must be something here to look at...
Treat each event as the marriage of a daughter.
The wedding of a maiden is the most important event in the world. It is just like a union of heaven and earth, without which life cannot continue.
Obey the Spirit, upholding its moral ways: speaking impeccably and modestly...the most respectful of words enlivens the spirit within your breast.
Amidst the thunderous clouds flashing lightning over the sea, i can hear the sweetest voice whispering. It reminds me to treat all events with the reverence and blessings bestowed upon the marriage of a daughter.
The lightning streaks across my mental landscape according to the neural network in my skull. I suspect it does so in your mind as well. Oh the storms brewing in my skull have found growing unrest in the politics of our time.
It is hard for me to keep track of all the attacks on our freedoms. The White House must think this war is a joke. Are you serious?
Painful as it is to remember that this war was started because Sadaam Hussein had WMDs, it is helpful to recall the warning signs of a war started under false pretenses.
The stench of spoiled political offices has been rising for far too long. Our telephone calls can be routed through mainframe computers searching for prescribed keywords anytime your government sees fit.
I forgot, is our government meant to uphold our freedoms or not? It is not for the government to squelch the voices of its populace, it must protect the cleanliness of its political offices from corruption and follow the democratic majority of its citizens.
Before we can clean up the toxic byproducts of manufacturers, our government must stand up for our freedoms by restoring the hallowed nature of a political office. These are supposed to be individuals who will hear your voices and stand up for your freedoms amidst the voices of other districts.
And yet to maintain my balance, I must strain to hear the benevolent voice of the maiden's wedding amongst the thunderous peels ringing over the sea of my mind. A mighty task in times like these.
Kun:Earth over Li:Fire = Obscurity
Clear a new space if the place surrounding you is not favourable.
The Sun has sunk below the horizon and its brightness is lost. It is a difficult time: you had better keep a low profile and stick to your principles. Do not put your trust in people lightly, but also do not lose your faith.
Is the space around me not favourable?
What should I clear away?
There is darkness around me, it is a difficult time. My fellow humans seem to be more interested in who won American Idol than the fact that they willingly ingest carcinogens through their ignorance of chemistry and corporate practices.
Cure for cancer? The only cure for cancer is the non-absorption of carcinogens. Cancer is a symptom.
A nation lost in the fog of a war started under false pretenses.
You had better keep a low profile, stick to your principles. Find the truth that doesn't tarnish. Remove the filters around you, is this space favourable to your spirit of life?
Never lose faith in those untarnished threads of truth spun into your spirit of life, but reserve your trust for those whose actions funnel truth.
Kun: Earth over Kun: Earth = Earth!
Follow the earth's example being humble and virtuous. The earth is soft and yet it is strong. It nurtures a myriad of creatures.
Uphold justice but act gently.
This morning started off with a late start as I overslept my alarm by hitting the kill switch instead of the snooze! Sometimes these rapid starts are good for the getting the blood flowing, but often things are left undone and I am left a bit unprepared to face the day.
"Be humble and virtuous, virtuous and humble," I chant throughout the day. Running around I feel a subtle shift in my awareness as the day progresses.
Snapshots are taken in time of birds flying through my vision. A hawk cruising across a raised road, only inches from the pavement. A crow's silhouette against a smoke filled sky. Each image became like an anchor, a timelessness etched in a racing world as my little green Tacoma raced amongst the vineyards of Sonoma and Napa.
Taking a moment to stretch my legs, I pluck a single Pinot Noir grape from one of the bunches left behind this harvest. Its sweet, soft middle is a stark contrast to its tannic skin, oh the beauty of a good glass of Pinot shared amongst good company fills my future I can tell!
How easily we humans forget that Mama Earth sustains us with her bounty. We think we are all high and mighty in our concrete jungles and yet all our flamboyant gestures come to naught without the Earth's natural goodness to sustain us.
It is up to the current generations to uphold justice for Mama Earth through gentle actions upon her stature.
Virtuous and humble, oh my!
Kun: Earth over Sun: Wind = Ascendance
Following the tree's example, grow slowly and gather good deeds from below so that they rise up to perfection.
Today I mountain biked to the East Peak of Mt. Tamalpais after a week of sub-par health. My breathe was ragged and my legs fatigued due to my previous inactivity and the sun beat down heavy upon my head. The feeling of the Earth under me kept me balanced and half-way up the mountain I felt a breeze clearing out the heat radiating from the sun-baked trail.
I thought of the trees, steady and unabashedly reaching for the sky. Growing slowly they gather nutrients from earth and display them in a time-worthy fashion. I could learn from them.
Looking out from the mountain top sharing a moment with friends, I could sense a worldwide ascension of the soul. The time is becoming ripe for my generation to take the helm and set a new course for our world. We are rising and must be willing to learn from nature. The stalwart trees stand as legions of royalty against the pressures of time, much can be learned from their efficient examples.
I have committed myself to a thirty day discovery of the I Ching.
I will share the daily symbols arrived at through meditative thought and will intently post them here to face Infinity.
I will be using I Ching cards published by Marlowe & Company, with text by Chao-Hsiu Chen. Seen HERE.
Undoubtedly I will use some choice lines of text from Chao-Hsiu Chen combined with my own insights. I appreciate her insights and hope this serves as sufficient credit.
