“Teaching is not a verbalization or a communication; teaching is also not a direction; teaching is to be.” Yogi Bhajan Meditation: NM345- Strengthen and enhance the radiant body See related posts  What else Yogi Bhajan said

Tao Te Ching - Verse 79 Failure is an opportunity. If you blame someone else, there is no end to the blame. Therefore the Master fulfills her own obligations and corrects her own mistakes. She does what she needs to do and demands nothing of others.

Tao Te Ching - Verse  78 Nothing in the world is as soft and yielding as water. Yet for dissolving the hard and inflexible, nothing can surpass it. The soft overcomes the hard; the gentle overcomes the rigid. Everyone knows this is true, but few can put it into practice. Therefore the Master remains serene in the midst of sorrow.

If you want to know the truth about anything and everything, you can find it within you. Renounce all of your preconceptions about everything.  Choose what you would like to know about something or even someone.   With that intention, feel the effects of that choice from within you. Allow your viewpoint to dissolve and merge with the subject. You can use as many iterations of this process as required until your perceptions, feelings and thoughts stabilize.

“When you say cosmic consciousness, you mean God. When you say universal mind, you mean God. There is no difference, there is just the difference in expression.” Yogi Bhajan Meditation: LA051-780907 – Tune the Vagus Nerve to Cosmic Consciousness Related posts What else Yogi Bhajan said

Tao Te Ching - Verse 77 As it acts in the world, the Tao is like the bending of a bow. The top is bent downward; the bottom is bent up. It adjusts excess and deficiency so that there is perfect balance. It takes from what is too much and gives to what isn't enough. Those who try to control,

You have the necessary knowledge, will and means to eradicate the evil that has plagued  your country for too long.  Now you must summon the courage. Your iron will must come to the forefront now. It will take great personal determination to resolve the situation in question. Your adversary would love to force you into an angry display. That would legitimize his opposition to you.

“If there is happiness there is going to be sadness. If there is sadness there is going to be happiness. Sadness attracts happiness, happiness attracts sadness. This is the cycle. Night is followed by day, clouds are followed by sunshine, youth is followed by old age.” Yogi Bhajan Meditation: LA741 – 921125 – Dance of Shiva Related posts What else Yogi Bhajan said

Tao Te Ching - Verse 76 Men are born soft and supple; dead, they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry. Thus whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death. Whoever is soft and yielding is a disciple of life. The hard and stiff will be broken. The soft and supple will prevail.

A reckoning is at hand.  Justice will have its due.  Prepare for a challenging time. Tao Te Ching – Verse 75 – When taxes are too high, people go hungry. When the government is too intrusive, people lose their spirit  Today: “Host those who have been your enemies, respect those who have slandered you, and communicate with those who have been all your life angry with you.” – Yogi Bhajan…

“Host those who have been your enemies, respect those who have slandered you, and communicate with those who have been all your life angry with you.” Yogi Bhajan Meditation: LA907 – Kriya for Non-Reaction Related posts What else Yogi Bhajan said

Tao Te Ching - Verse 75 When taxes are too high, people go hungry. When the government is too intrusive, people lose their spirit. Act for the people's benefit. Trust them; leave them alone.

In this time, as danger approaches, it is important not to take premature action, especially hostile ones.  Wait in contemplation to see more clearly more viable and less costly alternatives.   You'll be glad you did.   Tao Te Ching – Verse 74 – If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to.  Today: “There is no doubt that we are all very wise.” – Yogi Bhajan…

“There is no doubt that we are all very wise. If anybody doubts that he is wise, he is only doubting the exercise of that wisdom, not the wisdom itself.” Yogi Bhajan Meditation: NM0337-Bujung Kriya – For Wisdom and Understanding See today's verse from the Tao Te Ching Related posts What else Yogi Bhajan said

Tao Te Ching - Verse 74 If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you aren't afraid of dying, there is nothing you can't achieve. Trying to control the future is like trying to take the master carpenter's place. When you handle the master carpenter's tools, chances are that you'll cut your hand.

Running headlong into a quagmire, despite your formidable power, stop and contemplate the situation.  Do not proceed until a viable solution has emerged.  This will allow you to merge with the cosmic flow, relieving all resistance. Tao Te Ching – Verse 73 – The Tao is always at ease.  Today: “Life is an unsolved mystery. Those who solve it don’t talk about it.

“Life is an unsolved mystery. Those who solve it don't talk about it. Those who don't solve it talk a lot.” Yogi Bhajan Tao Te Ching – Verse 56 – Those who know don’t talk. Those who talk don’t know. Meditation: NM0365-20001024-On Communication II Related posts What else Yogi Bhajan said

Tao Te Ching - Verse 73 The Tao is always at ease. It overcomes without competing, answers without speaking a word, arrives without being summoned, accomplishes without a plan. Its net covers the whole universe. And though its meshes are wide, it doesn't let a thing slip through.

When a seemingly insurmountable obstacle arises, you must look inward.  See within you what must give.  That is, literally, compassion.  In this case, what must be given is simply what incapable of being given by external agents to resolve the impasse. Tao Te Ching – Verse 72 – When they lose their sense of awe, people turn to religion. When they no longer trust themselves, they begin to depend upon authority.

“Your deeds shall decide whether God is near to you or away from you.” Yogi Bhajan Meditation: NM142 19940615 – Bless the Planet Earth and Let the Heavens Descend in You Related posts What else Yogi Bhajan said

Tao Te Ching - Verse 72 When they lose their sense of awe, people turn to religion. When they no longer trust themselves, they begin to depend upon authority. Therefore the Master steps back so that people won't be confused. He teaches without a teaching, so that people will have nothing to learn.

If you have veered from your life path and the new direction is not working for you, return to your old life.  You are assured good fortune. Tao Te Ching – Verse 71 – Not-knowing is true knowledge. Presuming to know is a disease.  Today: “You have to be you, but you can only be you when you understand that you are a part of infinity.” – Yogi Bhajan…

“If you are not aware for you and aware of you, then your existence will be damaged. If you want to be great, then you will have to feel great and act great. Many people think they have to seek approval. All you have to do is approve of yourself.” Yogi Bhajan Meditation: NM249 971230 theorem of the Kundalini Yoga; control your micro & macro consciousness Related posts What else Yogi Bhajan said

Tao Te Ching - Verse 71 Not-knowing is true knowledge. Presuming to know is a disease. First realize that you are sick; then you can move toward health. The Master is her own physician. She has healed herself of all knowing. Thus she is truly whole.

Though rejected for your brilliant efforts, stay with it.  Your good works will be recognized. Tao Te Ching – Verse 70 – My teachings are easy to understand and easy to put into practice.  Today: “You have to be you, but you can only be you when you understand that you are a part of infinity.” – Yogi Bhajan Previous reading: “You are done when the universe says you are done.