

It happens naturally, day after day, without great ceremony it is what they do. You tap the seeds of genius in others because you know they are there.Ĭhin is the image of birds taking flight as the sun begins to rise. Without the need to pass judgment on the things around you, your steadfast virtue and trust in the Way unleashes success where others are crippled by negativity. “Spring never fails in its task ” that was all that he observed. So long as the Way works unimpeded, spring and autumn cannot fail at their task.” He was unaware of the discriminations that the townspeople placed on each other. The people said, “When he came, we thought him stupidly eccentric but now the day is not long enough to count our blessings.” In time, the people wanted to treat him as ruler, but he refused and said: “When the breath of spring comes, the hundred plants begin to grow and during autumn, we harvest its treasure. After three years, the crops in Wei-lei began to flourish. The botchy and bloated shared his house the dithering and fumbling waited upon him. Once a pupil of Lao Tzu settled in Wei-lei, and hired servants that showed no intelligence and handmaidens who were selfish. “Those who master others have force those who master themselves have strength.” Cultivating inner strength, the weak progresses to unprecedented heights in the image of outward expansion. Strength is not measured in how you overcome others, but in how you overcome yourself. Becoming supple and strong, you achieve progress. If you can become yielding, all energy that is no longer wasted in defending yourself against events out there fortifies strength in here. Force can exhaust energy, but strength grows exponentially. Strength is the power of the 'weak' or yielding, when energy radiates without force. If we push on something and cause it to move, we will also be propelled backward by the force we have exerted. Force moves bodies and is always creating a reaction. We tend to measure strength in the same way that we view force. "Only when you stop trying, will you discover that you are simply doing." Be natural, that is all. His bones and joints are no different from other men, but because he did not know that he was riding, he does not know that he has fallen out.” Unruffled by the changing scenery, power is not a measure of the force that you exert it is the measure of your connection to the profound germinating power within. The master described one of extreme power: “ When a drunken man falls from his carriage, no matter how fast it is traveling, he is never killed. Hence follows progress, which means expansion.” To progress without the outward demonstration of force is how you expand outwardly, by activating 'a power that is sufficient' in any situation. The morning fog and mists evaporate as you achieve progress through discovering your Tao as a way of illuminating the Tao of others. Chin is the image of the sun rising over the earth in expanding brightness and clarity. If you explore the many ways that nature achieves innovations through evolution you will see that limitations were its breeding ground for developing strengths. The idea of innovation is also a cornerstone in this situation. It may be that you accept that whatever happens is always for the best. You might imagine all sorts of scenarios and outcomes but if your mind is focused on progress and gratitude, the outcome will always be positive. Remove the anxiety and ignite the power of stillness and certainty so you can flow with Tao. The idea of not striving but simply doing is at play. If you are feeling stuck, all that is required is a shift in consciousness since Chin focuses on attitude. The underlying patience developed through Nourishment While Waiting now allows for an opening where you can apply your expanded consciousness. The hidden influence of Obstruction becomes a lesson in innovation, where obstacles are simply opportunities to learn and grow stronger. In this way your inner sun or Clarity shines over the earth for others. Reading at a Glance: When a person possesses great power with an ability to sense the seeds of genius in others, expansion is assured. To regard all things as one, is to be a companion of Nature.

Zong Gua (underlying cause) 5 Nourishment While Waiting: PatienceĪ foundation without prejudice is the first step in how the weak progresses. Hu Gua (hidden influence) 39 Obstruction: Innovate
