Magic Code in the Book of Changes

主：坤

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元，亨，利牝马之贞。 君子有攸往，先迷后得主，利西南得朋，东北丧朋。安贞，吉。

彖曰：
至哉坤元，万物资生，乃顺承天。坤厚载物，德合无疆。含弘光大，品物咸亨。牝马地类，行地无疆，柔顺利贞。 君子攸行，先迷失道，后顺得常。西南得朋，乃与类行；东北丧朋，乃终有庆。安贞之吉，应地无疆。

象曰：
地势坤，君子以厚德载物。

1. 若有所前往，要像坤那样有所遵循，不能倡先行动，而要跟着去做。
2. 自己带头会迷失方向道路，随后跟去做就能找到遵循的主使人，也就是找到可遵循的法则。
3. 西南有得到朋友的利益，东北有丧失朋友的利益，最终会有喜庆的利：得主的喜庆。
4. 西南属阴，同类相伴，有朋友，但属阴类，没有主心骨。东北属阳，失去同类朋友，却可得阳为主人。有利。

天体运动，大地顺应这种运动而变化，这就是地势顺。

君子要从大地受到启示，学习大地负载万物的精神，把大地的深厚变成自己道德修养上的深厚，以此去承担负载万物的责任。

六三：

含章可贞。 或从王事，无成有终。

象曰：

含章可贞；以时发也。 或从王事，知光大也。

1. 美德但不要显示，不显耀，是要待时而发。
2. 若跟随君王干大事业，会取得成就，但不能以功自居，这样才有好结果。
3. 要谦逊、内向，万不可张狂。充分注意这点就是吉。

六四：
括囊；无咎，无誉。

象曰：
括囊无咎，慎不害也。

1. 把口袋扎住口。要谨慎！守口如瓶，谨言慎行之意。
2. 韬光养晦，隐藏行迹和才能，不露锋芒，可保无咎无誉，平平安安。

复：小过

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亨，利贞，可小事，不可大事。飞鸟遗之音，不宜上宜下，大 吉。

彖曰：
小过，小者过而亨也。 过以利贞，与时行也。 柔得中，是以小事吉也。 刚失位而不中，是以不可大事也。 有飞鸟之象焉，有飞鸟遗之音，不宜上宜下，大吉；上逆而下顺也。

象曰：
山上有雷，小过；君子以行过乎恭，丧过乎哀，用过乎俭。

1. 小的方面能够通过。
2. 可以办小事，不可办大事。
3. 不宜往上，而适宜往下，往下大吉。是因向上是逆，向下是顺。顺才能获吉，逆不能获吉。
4. 行为上要超常一些：比一般谦恭更谦恭一点。往往常人在这些方面显得不足，不如给常人做榜样。

= ) OK....

A call for keeping Dhamma alive

The Buddha explained the eightfold Path so that people could develop it and realize the four noble Truths, the Truth of dukkha, unsatisfactoriness of all conditioned realities that arise and fall away; the Truth of the origination of dukkha that is clinging; the truth of the cessation of dukkha that is nibbāna; the Truth of the Path leading to the cessation of dukkha, that is the eightfold path.

When there isn't anybody who can clearly explain the right practice, the development of the eightfold Path, people cannot develop it and they cannot realize the four noble Truths. When nobody in this world can penetrate the four noble Truths anymore, the world will be dark. The Dhamma will gradually disappear.


Acharn Sujin said:


The teachings are almost dying, let us develop right understanding. We do not have to feel depressed when thinking of the disappearance of the teachings. On the contrary, we should have courage and cheerfulness to begin again and again developing right understanding.

Inspired x2

"Try to become like householder Citta... and householder Hatthaka of Alavi... These two, Citta and Hatthaka of Alavi, are models and guiding standards for my lay disciples."

"If you decide to be a monk... try to be like Sariputta and... Maha Moggallana... These two, Sariputta and Maha Mogallana, are models and guiding standards for my Bhikkus."

(SN 17.23)

I am confused, although deeply inspired by Yu song's talk that afternoon. Other than that, I'm unsure whether will I fall into my defilements of greed? He is really good, if he's enlightened, I'll certainly be even more convinced and willing to follow. (So... Yu song, please... lolz) I am lack of an example of a person who I wanted to be, for me to model upon.

After all the calling, I felt so tired, as if all brain cells worked Overtime, and go no energy to think, "If what I am doing now need improvement, what should I do, which direction should I procceed and how?" So I just give myself a break, "Just sleep first."

Later, when I woke up, went to look up for the great lay disciples of the Buddha and I saw this:

"Try to become like householder Citta... and householder Hatthaka of Alavi... These two, Citta and Hatthaka of Alavi, are models and guiding standards for my lay disciples."

"If you decide to be a monk... try to be like Sariputta and... Maha Moggallana... These two, Sariputta and Maha Mogallana, are models and guiding standards for my lay Bhikkus."

Out of curiousity and excitment, that "Finally, a way is pointed out. No need to use my brains le..." I read up about Citta and Hatthaka of Alavi.

Inspired!!! "So this is what the Buddha expected for his Lay disciples to be." Not only they are successful in life, one has gain the 3rd fruition and the other has gained the 2nd fruition, both destined to be Arahants in the future.

I shall model myself upon the great lay disciples of the Buddha, Citta and Hatthaka, just like them, Successful in their lives, not fall away from the Dhamma and experiencing happiness of peace within. = )

If I decided to ordain, I shall learn to be Maha Mogallana and Sariputta. But before that, let me be a successful man. = )

Untie a knot

I'm stuck, so I get it untied.
I wonder was it fully untied,
But I know it has losen.

Yu song's learnings do help me alot. I think, I summarized the overall into this 3 points:
1. Know what you wanted
2. Know what you need to do
3. Make it a MUST, Commitment.

To achieve or resolve:
1. What? (What you want? (Goal) /what's the problem?)
2. Why? (Why? (Motivational factor) / What's the cause of the problem?)
3. How? (What can be done? (Action) )

Currently, I see why we fail because we didn't make it a MUST. I see commitment lacking when there is no MUST.

He futured emphasized on doing massive small actions. I guess the logic behind is, there is no one step to the goal. Accumulation of what is needed is required, no doubt, failures as well.

It help me see things out of the scope we are touching as well.
I see that actually I like to keep things all in my mind, all the plans are up there, and this is a problem. I became the only person to know my own ideas and it is almost impossible for others to comprehend. I see the importance of organising our thoughts, the idea by means of writing and drawing. Through writing, we comfirm the thought, and it is much easier for other's to comprehend.

7 factors to be a successful person:

1. Know the goal
2. Know the way to the goal
3. Know yourself
4. Know the timing
5. Know the amount (Moderation)
6. Know the gathering
7. Know the individuals

I have faith in what the Buddha said, but subconsciously I was not convinced, i believe, thats why I didn't keep up to this 7 points strictly. What if, I make it a MUST? = )

And the 4 bases of success: Desire, effort, will, investigative knowledge...