quinta-feira, 16 de outubro de 2008

I Ching - O Livro das Mutações - cont.

35 Advance

earth below, fire above

If one is very powerful and upright, them one can advance to the realm of self-help and helping others.

Light emerges over the ground, following and cleaving to great illumination. ... the light of fundamental real knowledge emerges by breaking through the ground of ignorance;

Concentration and insight are together, stopping confusion and seeing truth are not two; ... The real nature of ignorance is none other than the buddha-nature. When ignorance is overturned, it transforms into enlightenment,...

... philosopher Mencius ... said, "Fate has its own nature; developed people do not speak of fate."
When developed people illumine the quality of enlightenment by themselves, they should be dark on the outside and light on the inside - that is, they should be outwardly unnoticeable while inwardly illumined. But this fourth yang represents outward strength with inner weakness, outward light with inward darkness - it is like a squirrel, which can run and jump, but not very fast and not very far. Its capabilities are limited, and it is in danger. This is the case of people who are in high positions without any real virtue. ... goring people with horns is bad for them.
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