At my worst or best I think the edifice of education provides not much more Allan. We might think about politics and management theories as "Chinese".
On Monday, 27 April 2015 11:24:31 UTC+1, Allan Heretic wrote: > > The version I have is on my android phone. The version you can use coins > or tapbthe screen. I tap the screen i do not use it for guidence. But more > of non directed ( by me ) thought.. It provides a topic to think about. It > seems meditation can be to easy for me to control. > The iching always seems to provide relevant meditation focus. Just is > enjoyable to read especially when you consider its age. > > تجنب. القتل والاغتصاب واستعباد الآخرين > Avoid; murder, rape and enslavement of others > > -----Original Message----- > From: archytas <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 9:40 AM > Subject: Re: Mind's Eye Wells > > I don't do any of this stuff, though don't have much problem agreeing with > Al here. Not sure what Don means as I'm not good on getting drifts, though > get a certain 'register'. Chris has just said something on google plus > that strikes me as similar Allan - though without the Chinese itching. How > does this latter work? An old mate called Paddy once explained but I was > drunk and into listening to old Kathleen Ferrier 78s at the time. > > On Monday, April 27, 2015 at 4:56:32 AM UTC+1, Don Johnson wrote: >> >> Yeah. Gotta have a little Ka-ching to survive in this world. A lot of >> Ka-ching is preferable. I'll take water over Ka-ching but definately take >> Ka-ching over spiritual nourishment. I can buy plenty of that with lots of >> Ka-ching. IfyouknowwhatImean. >> >> On Sun, Apr 26, 2015 at 3:43 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> THE WELL >>> Return to the well of goodness. >>> >>> No community can survive without a dependable source of pure water. In a >>> similar way, human beings cannot survive without a reliable source of >>> spiritual nourishment. In fact, we need two wells: an external source of >>> guidance, such as the I Ching, and an internal source of guidance, which >>> must be our own good character. This hexagram comes to encourage you to >>> concentrate on developing, purifying, and utilizing your two "wells." >>> >>> Notice the name of this hexagram: "Ching/The Well." The I Ching has >>> survived in countless civilizations for thousands of years for a simple >>> reason: it is an inexhaustible source of spiritual nourishment. It provides >>> us with the fundamental building blocks of a successful life. If you >>> approach it sincerely, without mistrust or frivolity, it will guide you >>> through every difficult hour with unimpeachable wisdom. If you muddy the >>> well, however, by doubting the I Ching or by placing your ego desires above >>> the counsel it gives you, you impede your own progress. >>> >>> The purest of external wells, the I Ching is also an invaluable aid in >>> developing and cleansing the internal well of your own good character. It >>> will, if you are sincere, reveal to you the fundamental issues of your >>> life, and it will instill in you the values necessary to successfully >>> negotiate those issues. >>> >>> The hexagram Ching comes to encourage you not to muddy the well of your >>> good character in any way now. In relating to others, look beyond any >>> external faults of "muddiness" and acknowledge the clear well that exists >>> somewhere inside them. No person is without this, and by speaking to it you >>> strengthen it. If you will follow these counsels, you will meet with a true >>> and lasting success in life. >>> >>> FIRST LINE >>> If you throw away proper principles, the well is muddied and no one can >>> be nourished. Be patient with others and concentrate on correct behavior. >>> >>> >>> >>> تجنب. القتل والاغتصاب واستعباد الآخرين >>> Avoid; murder, rape and enslavement of others >>> >>> -- >>> >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > ""Minds Eye"" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
