Zhu Geliang’s Letter to His Son

Dear Friends,

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Zhu Geliang (诸葛亮, AD 181-234) was one of the greatest military strategists, politicans, inventors as well as educators in China.

He has given his best to rebuild the Han Dynasty, foiling Cao Cao’s ambition in the chaotic Period of The Three Kingdoms in late Han Dynasty. (Though he was not successful in his noble aim eventually).

After the death of Liu Bei (his master who paid him three visits in his humble residence before Zhu Geliang agreed to serve him in rebuilding/defending the Han Dynasty), Zhu Geliang (aka Kong Ming) was tasked by Liu Bei to look after the welfare of State of 蜀汉 and the unfinished job of reuniting the Han Dynasty.

Kong Ming devoted all his energy to the state and rarely has the opportunity to spend time with his children.

In the olden days, fathers used to write education letters (诫子书, “Jie Zi Shu”) to their children, to remind them of the values and objectives in life.

Zhu Geliang’s “诫子书”  to his son 诸葛瞻 (“Zhu Gezhan”, who was then 8 years old) was one of the most famous.

It has only 86 characters and summarises all key advice to his son. Less is More. Zhu Geliang wrote this at the front line in his last battle against the State of Wei.

Here it goes :

        夫君子之行，静以修身，俭以养德。

        非澹泊无以明志，非宁静无以致远。

        夫学须静也，才须学也。

        非学无以广才，非静无以成学。

        慆慢则不能研精，险躁则不能理性。

        年与时驰，志与岁去，遂成枯落，悲叹穷庐，将复何及也。

 I would not try to translate it, it is very concise and in best form possible.

In essence, Zhu advised his son on the importance of :

1. Solitude : ability to bear loneliness, achieving calmness in the mind that’s essential in training one’s character,

2. Frugality : for social responsibilty

3. Setting of Goals in life

4. Study : to equip oneself with knowledge to serve the society

5. Perseverance : working hard to equip oneself with necessary tools to achieve set objectives

6. Efficiency :  laziness is the greatest enemy

7. Mental State : Rational and calmness to lead

8. Time : importance of time management, time and tide wait for no man

9. Social Engagement/Participation : Making meaningful contribution or regreting at the end of the journey.

Teaching, or more exactly education, is the most difficult thing in life, especially in our current information world flushed with indiscriminate information, most of which are rubbish anyway.

Have fun.

庚寅年 (Geng-yin Year) : 2010, Year of White Tiger

Dear Friends,

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December 22 is just around the corner. It is 冬至 (“Dong-zhi”, Winter Solstice), one of the most important Chinese Festival. Please refer to posting 冬至 (“Dong Zhi”) – Longest Night in Northern Hemisphere for details on 冬至.

Another 7 weeks’ time, it will be 春节, “Chun Jie”, Chinese New Year) again, on Feb 14.

Tiger will take over from Cow for the coming New Year. (I have explained why I prefer “Cow” than “Ox”). (please read postings 己丑年 (Ji Chou Year) : 2009, Year of Ox , The 5 Cows in the Years of Ox, me which one ? and Health Pointers in Ji-Chou Year (2009) for description of cosmic forces of 2009).

For matters relating to the cosmic forces of 庚寅年 (Geng-yin Year), it will start from Jan 20,2010 and ends on around Jan 20, 2011.

• 庚寅年 (Geng-yin Year) is governed by the main cosmic force of Strong Dryness, supplemented by Strong Heat (H1) and Wind(H2) as two additional sub-forces.

The element Dryness represents the group which includes Metal, Autumn Qi, West direction, colour white etc.

In human body, Metal corresponds to the Lung Qi (which controls dispersion, skin, Large intestine, connectivity with external elements etc).

Metal has another distinct characteristics : it gets cold and dry when exposed to cold, and gets heaty and dry when exposed to heat.

Therefore 庚寅年 (Geng-yin Year) will be

• rather dry and warmer in the first half and,
• rather dry and colder in the second half ,

compared to the average year.

Similar to explanation in 己丑年 (2009, please refer to posting The 5 Cows in the Years of Ox, me which one ?), we will similarly find 5 different “Tigers” in a 60-year cycle (一甲子, “Yi Jiazi”), each 12 years apart, each having a different characteristics, pending on its combination with the main cosmic force of that year.

It will be White Tiger next year. Generally White Tiger gets irritated quite easily, rather emotional, though not as explosive as Red Tiger(Fire Tiger).

The characteristics of the 5 different Tigers are, generally :

• Green Tiger : Tendency to change its minds, a bit unpredictable, likely to suffer migrainic headache,
• Red Tiger : Bigger temper, restlessness
• Yellow Tiger : generally poor appetite with weakness in the Kidney system (thus affecting things like bones, vitality etc)
• White Tiger : irritated quite easily, emotional though could keep things to oneself for a while before explosion,
• Black Tiger : probably the calmest Tiger among the five.

Have you seen a white tiger before? This species exists primarily in South Asia and is very rare. There is a Namiki pen with White Tiger urushi, it is just as rare with only 300 in the world. Get one if you are lucky.

To refresh your memory, the 4 major directions in the Chinese universe is represented by the following auspicious animals (you can imagine them from the group of stars that appear in the corresponding part of the sky):

1. East : Green Dragon,
2. South : Red Phoenix,
3. West : White Tiger,
4. South : Black Turtle,

Now, “Strong Metal” attacks the “Wood”.

“Wood” in the human body corresponds to the Liver System (which includes the Gall Bladder, the Eyes, controls both sides of the chest, nail etc).

Therefore, ALL ELSE BEING EQUAL,

1. the Lung system is more susceptible to external attacks (like H1N1). Another two related problems will be skin (dryness) and large intestine (constipation), likely symptoms are dry coughing (with traces of blood in serious cases),
2. the Liver System will be suppressed by the Strong Metal, likely symptoms are distension on both sides of the chest with pain in lower abdomen, which will also result in poor appetite.
3. There will be accumulation of heat in the upper body as a result, likely symptoms are painful red eyes, temporary loss of hearing, unsettleness, pulling pain in the shoulder, back and sometimes the chest. Pain tends to occur suddenly.

In postings The Cosmic Forces in Year 2008 and Red Underwear & Your Birthday in Anno F.X. ? , I briedly described how the Chinese calendar works, i.e. it consists of two cyles interacting with each other:

1. the 10-yr cycle (天干, “tian-gan”) – most people are generally unaware of this cycle,
2. the 12-year cycle (地支, “di-zhi”) – this is the animal sign cycle which most people are familiar with.

The 2 cycles combine and interact with each other to form a bigger complete 60-year cycle (一甲子, “yi jiazi”).

Animal signs are for convenience purposes, they represent the supplemental forces of each year. The 10-year cycle represent the main force of each year.

The Main Force and Supplemental Forces interact with each other to produce 60-different sets of Cosmic Forces.

Therefore we have 5 different type of Cows, Tigers etc. It is just another way of saying the 60-different sets.

WRT to mf’s question regarding “people born in the same animal sign as the current year will face what Chinese called 冲太岁 (Chong Taishui)”, it is immediately clear that these people are resonating with at least the 2 supplememtal forces in the current year therefore putting extra loads on the corresponding body system.

However, even with the same Supplemental Forces (same animal sign), there are 5 possible combination with the 5 Main Forces (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water), which then produces 5 different variations of Cosmic Forces. Depending on which “color” one is, the resonating result will be different.

The most severe form of 冲太岁 (Chong Taishui)” will be when the Main Force and the animal sign is the same. This happens when one is 60-year or 120-year old. (strictly speaking, a person come into the influence of Cosmic Forces right from the beginning as a foetus. Therefore the 60-year effect should start to appear around 59-60 year old).

What about Tiger Woods you may ask. Well Tiger Woods was born in 乙卯年 (Yi Mao Year, 1975). It is Lesser Dryness supplemented with Heat and Dryness. So all else being equal, healthwise, Tiger Woods will be a bit down.

The Main Force for 庚寅年 (Geng-yin Year) is Strong Dryness.

Keep your Lung adequately moist . If you feel dry, somewhat heaty with tendency to cough (if too dry in Northern Hemisphere, pls use humidifier), drink honey tea, almond pudding.

Also avoid caging your Liver Qi (which likes to express and stretching out), ignore those little things that bugs you. Look at the clear blue sky, stretch your arms and take some deep breath each morning.

Be Happy. For women, buy yourself a three carat diamond and wear it everyday. That should work.

Have a Happy and Wonderful 庚寅年 !

* As to values on diamonds, pls visit my posting How much is a Peanut? How much is a Diamond?

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Black Swan : Black or White

Dear Friends,

   image from www.wwt.org.uk

 

Swan is always associated with the color White for a long long time, until someone spotted a black swan in Australia.

Some may argue that black swan is NOT “swan” because it does not have color white that has been very much a package of  “swan characteristics”. Maybe it should be called a-swan (meaning anti-swan, for example).

This, of course, is not totally incorrect for the sake of classroom argument. Though to an normal person, a black swan is a swan, very much like a black man is a human being.

There is a theory put forward by Nassim Nicholas Taleb on The Black Swan Theory. 

Taleb alerts us about the danger of using statistics  (or history) to forecast some future events. So by and large forecasting is a con business. (except maybe in weather forecast it gives us some preparation though by and large it is still very limited to short time span).

Taleb also pointed out that the world often experienced some substantial change due to ‘Black Swans” events, things that people do not anticipate beforehand. And that it is all too convenient and tempting to put forward some theory of causation for events that have happened. He argued that most often we do not really know the actual cause as it is a very complex, and in many instances, we have to admit there is an element of “luck” in it.

• Confucius advised us : “知之為知之，不知為不知，是知也.”  i.e., “knowing what we really know, and have the courage to admit what we do not know, that’s the most precious wisdom” 
• That’s to say, most often “I don’t know” is actually a very honest and good answer, though this is not good answer in most classrooms. So modern schools teach us to pretend we know when we do not really know.

In posting  Black or White: 泰否 Dynamics , I discussed how the Book of Change has warned us about the possibility of sudden change from peace to total disaster (i.e., from 泰 (Tai state) to 否 (Bi state)).

This is essentially “Black Swan” theory, only that Book of Change has warned us more than 2,500 years ago.

While it is impossible to forecast the next Black Swan, our ability to comprehend this phenomenon will help us to have an open and objective mind regarding  the various risk environment we are facing.

Before we can better tune-in to the phenomenon of Black Swan, it is recommended to think out of the box. Enjoy the following Youtube ;

Have fun finding the next Black Swan, if we can.

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Natural Cosmetics : How to keep your facial luster

Dear Friends,

  image from hairstyle.com

ch advised us that she has opened her shop in the posh neighbourhood of Aoyama in Tokyo.

Since she is a skin specialist, I guess given the timing of the natural forces of the 5th Major Qi Period (Dryness and Cold), it would appear her timing is impeccable, as this the environment that the Lung System will be subjected to bigger load. The Lung System connects with the skin externally.

In posting  Your growth/reproductive pattern, we discussed the natural cycles of women, to recap :

• 1×7=7 yr   : permanent teeth replacing primary teeth, hairs getting longer,
• 2×7=14 yr : arrival of “sex hormone”, commencement of periods, can have pregnancy, (note too late arrival of this is symptom of Qi deficiency, esp kidney system),
• 3×7=21 yr : wisdom tooths appear and grow to maximum,
• 4×7=28 yr : physically at her peak, hair at best condition, best health,
• 5×7=35 yr : face starting to lose luster, hair start dropping,
• 6×7=42 yr : facial texture losing overall luster,white hair appearing (ladies, take note),
• 7×7=49 yr : end phase of “sex hormones”, pregnancy very difficult,

From above, from 5×7 onwards, the face starts to lose luster. Sorry for the bad news.

ch, you will never run out of clients !

When we are born, we inherited the vital Qi from our parents (先天之气，”xian tian zhi qi”). This is given and we have to make good the treasure we inherited. If we consider the complexity that make up a human being, this vital Qi is incredible, next to miracle. It is the seed of “fire” that we inherit from our parents.

Now, this parental vital Qi alone is not enough to make us healthy, we need the continuos supply of  “nutrients” (后天之气, “hou tian zhi qi”). 后天之气 enables us to keep the original “fire” burning brightly.

后天之气 (“hou tian zhi qi” ) is more than just food we eat, it also includes the water we drink and the air we breath (in addition to the way we behave).

Therefore,

• if we have good appetite but not digest well, that only put more load to the body to get rid of the waste,
• if we breath ok but too shallowy, that’s not good either etc
• if we sleep during daylight and awake throughout the night, that’s not good.

Now back to the critical issue of lost of facial luster. What causes it ?

• From TCM’s perspective, the Yang Meridians are channels of  Yang energy, which is critical for all sorts of activities (i.e. they are dynamic energy). You can think of Yang Meridians as Daylight as opposed to Yin Meridians which are equivalent to Night.
• For women, on average, after 5×7, the Yang energy levels in the Yang Meridians start to decline.
• The decline is most obvious in the face because the face is the meeting place of all the Yang Meridians.

Of all the Yang Meridians, the Stomach Meridian (pairing with Lung Meridian) has the most Yang energy.

Therefore keeping a free-flowing and healthy Stomach Meridian will enhance the Yang energy level in it, the result is a longer lasting facial luster, which I guess many have invested heavily to uphold. (since it is also related to Lung Meridian, the skin overall will be affected).

Will return later on some of the key exercises the invigorate the Stomach Meridian.

Will be back.

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Caster Semenya : What’s the problem?

Dear Friends,

image from telegraph.co.uk

In posting  Sexual Orientation and Kaleidoscope (Feb 29, 2008) I tried to look at Sexual Orientation from the perspective of  道 (“Dao”).

In the logics of Dao, Yin contains element of Yang, likewise Yang contains element of Yin.

This is best illustrated by the 太极阴阳 (“Taiji Yin-Yang”) diagram :

image from zh.wikipedia.

From the above diagram, we see that :

• in domain of Yang (big white fish), it also contains an element of Yin (small black dot).
• similarly, in the domain of Yin (large black fish), it contains an element of Yang (small white dot).

If we were to go into further detail, then this exercise can be repeated in the small black or white dot, i.e., they share the same characteristics as the large Taiji Yin-Yang diagram. This repeats indefinitely.

• Also note the white and black boundary is not a straight line, but rather a “S” curve boundary. It is very significant, for the balance of Yin and Yang is a dynamic process, not a static one.

This can be best understood from the principle of the top of the class jet fighter. It is highly unstable at low speed and can crash very easily. However, at high speed, it is stable and that’s the objective to achieve its intended function.

In Western thinking, it is all about White or Black, i.e. digital and two dimensional. Either it is complete white or complete black. This can be illustrated by the following diagram :

image from stillrivertaichi.com

This black and white division created a problem for Caster Semenya.

For the world of modern sports, practically all events are grouped into either Men or Women category. (except for mixed events such as mixed doubles).

As we have seen from the world of Dao, the amount of Yang in Yin can varies quite a fair bit, the following is an example of mathematical representations :

• YYYYYY
• YYYYYX
• YYYYXX
• YYYXXX
• YYXXXX
• YXXXXX

So if we were to pick a large group of women randomly, we are likely to see them expressing different degree of “Yang-ness”.  It will be the same for a large group of randomly selected men, they will express different degree of “Yin-ness”.

• Hermaphrodite, or various degree of  it, is just a matter of different degree of “Yang-ness” in Yin or “Yin-ness in Yang”. Where do we draw the line ? It is continous, in “S” shape curve, not a straight line dividing the 2 halves of a sphere. What makes a woman is a complicated set of dynamic elements, of which presence of ovaries and level of testoterone are just two out of countless elements.

Afterall, even for a woman, this set of elements are changing all the time, depending on her age. Or can we also say a woman who has undergone hysterectomy or oophorectomy is a hermaphrodite and no longer a woman by IAAF definition? (what rubbish of course this is!)

This is completely acceptable and logical from the perspective of Dao.

For Caster Semenya, all eyes are on her, she seems to have created the problem.

Or is it more  appropriately the problem of our man-made system ? Or the rule of the game in big sports? Or our lack of understanding of Nature.

link to Caster Semenya:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/sep/13/caster-semenya-gender-test-results

Black or White: 泰否 Dynamics

Dear Friends,

              

             泰                               否

The above two diagrams represent 2 of the 64 卦 (gua) in The Book of Change, i.e. that of  泰 (tai gua) and 否 (bi gua) respectively.

• 泰 (tai) means everything is going right in one’s way, everything is just right, peace.  The 3 solid lines below represent Yang energy and the 3 broken lines above represent Yin energy. As you may recall, Yang energy ascends and Yin energy descends.  The Ascending Yang Qi and the Descending Yin Qi meet and interact, meaning there is Communication ad therefore everything goes fine.

• 否 (bi) is the opposite of  泰 (tai), everything just goes wrong.  The Ascending Yang Qi (the 3 solid lines) is at the top and the Descending Yin Qi (3 broken lines) is at the bottom. They both move further away from each other, and therefore there is No Communication, there is no interaction, may be even misunderstanding, and therefore nightmare is the result.

That said, 泰 and 否 is a lot closer to each other than one might thinks.

• Pictorially,  say for 泰 Gua, if you look from opposite direction (i.e. from top to bottom), then it is actually a 否 Gua. (therefore the saying one man’s meat is another’s poison).

Now in the world of 64 gua (i.e. the system of Chinese logics that tries to assist us in understanding the complex and dynamic changes of various situation at hand), 泰 is #11 gua and 否 is #12 gua.

This is significant.

It means that when we are in the very state of  泰 where everything seems perfect, that is usually the most dangerous time, as a little carelessness will put us into the state of  否.

Once we are in the state of  否, if we were to wait for the natural course of flow event to revert itself, then we have to travel through #13, #14, #15,…. etc to #64, back to #1. #2,… then eventually back to #11 gua, i.e. back to Tai Gua again. That is, we have to go through a full cycle of slow recovery.

否極泰來 (bi ji tai lai), i.e., “light at the end of the tunnel” typically is a much longer process than reverse situation.

So, under natural course of events, it takes just a blip from the state of Tai to the state of Bi. However, it will take much longer for the state of Bi to return back to the state of Tai.

Of course, this is natural course of events. If efforts are being taken, then it can take much shorter time for Bi to return to Tai.

That I will leave it later to explain, give it a thought.

Have fun.

 

 

Frozen in Time : 天長地久

Dear Friends,

             

image from     bbs.chinadaily.com.cn    /      www.flickr.com

• Remember 5.12 ?

That was the day when hell arrived on Earth in Western China, with 汶川 (Wen chuan) being the worst hit. It is still a ghost town one year later. Our prayer to all those who perished and suffered.

• How about Kung Yu-sum ?  Who’s that you may ask.

Last week, most Hong Kong folks seemed to forgot 5.12 and instead got more excited about Nina Wang Kung Yu-sum’s relationship with lover Tony Chan in the inheritance war of the century. At stake is HKD 100~200 Bln estate left by Nina Wang, and whether it should go to Chinachem Charitable Foundation or Tony Chan.

Both parties are in possession of  a will from Nina Wang, both claimed theirs  to be genuine, though Tony’s is the most recent of the two. Tony is married with couple of kids, one of which is my boy’s schoolmate. So you see, we are “connected” persons.

To prove his case, Tony presented 8 boxes of  “evidence”, to demonstrate his intimate relationship with Nina Wang, including photos, tapes, gifts and even the signature pony tails of Nina Wang.

In matters of romance story, we typically see people falling in love trying to “freeze” that beautiful relationship via some external objects, be they gifts, personal items etc.

• It is in essence the “mummification of love at the peak”, wanting to capture a photographic snapshot of that instant, frozen in time (“stasis”), and that by touching or seeing these external objects later, one will be time-transported back to those sweet moment. Jacques Lacan has expounded this well in his study.

• Chinese expresses this wish as 天長地久 (tian chang di jiu), i.e. “as long as the heaven and earth have existed and continue to exist”. That’s in the same spirit as that of mummification.

In postings Universal Four Seasons and Harmonious Cosmic Motion, we see that there is nothing to freeze. If one tries to, it will be a futile exercise anyway. In that sense, mummification of love is a futile exercise. Or can we say that once frozen, it dies. But tell that to your girlfriend/wife about diamonds, that they are futile exercises ? (see posting How much is a Peanut? How much is a Diamond?)

In Prajnaparamita Hrdaya Sutra, it is said :

• 色不異空, 空不異色; 色即是空, 空即是色

And in Diamond Sutra, it is again said :

• 一切又為法, 如夢幻泡影, 如露亦如電, 應作如是觀

 

Frozen in time, what’s yours ?

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Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara : Have fun at 97

Dear Friends,

 image from alexmillier.com

 

Most people dread about turning 60 (or even just the thought of it).

Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara is 97  now;

and his working  schedule is on par with a 30 something guy. He is so busy that his calendar is packed until 2012 !  He will be 100 by then !

He has also written some 150 books since turning 75 !

Here’s a link on Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara’s story :

• http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20060108x1.html

 

That’s interesting.

That’s  a boddhisattva.

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Dream, 是邪非邪 ?

 

image from www.tvscoop.tv/MartinLutherKingHaveaDream.jpg

 

What’s a dream ?

• A dream is not a dream when we are still in the middle of it, for we have no way of telling it is in fact,  a dream.
• A dream is a dream only when we wake up from the dream (and can still recall it).

The isn’t much headline news to cheer about since 2008, especially with more doomsday forecasts by celebrity-status experts the likes of  Roubini, Jim Rogers etc. Does the world need more ?

It is a crisis of confidence, and the news are thrashing the little confidence that’s left.

There are some bright spots. Check out the two stories below. I have great respect for them.

1. Michael Gill :

• “…  He went to an Ivy League college, was a top executive at a world renowned ad agency, and had a six-figure salary. But now at age 67, he’s trudging through the dark just before 5 o’clock in the morning, to make the early shift for his new job.   He’s a barista at Starbucks.
  “This was not on my goal list when I went to Yale.” ….. “
• You can read more of his life in his book ” How Starbucks Saved My Life”.

2. Ken Karpmans :

• ” … The UCLA MBA graduate is a former hedge fund CEO earning $750,000 a year. During his glory days, he traveled the world, purchased a huge house, and spent up big. One small problem though: he forgot to save for a rainy day. In 2005, wanting even more money, he tried to set up his own hedge fund using equity in his house, and then lost it all as the market crashed.
• Ken Karpmans new job: pizza driver at $7.29/ hour plus tips … “

 

• When it comes to putting food on the table for the family, no one is too good for anything.

From the perspective of the victims of Sichuan Earthquake or the  Myammar storm last year, above two gentlemen are considered very fortunate.

Even more fortunate is their ability to look at things from a new perspective, as a result of the dramatic change in their lives.

Diamond Sutra has this for us to contemplate in the last chapter (ch. 32) :

• ” 一切有為法，如夢幻泡影，如露亦如電，應作如是觀。”

 

• * Note 1 : I can’t translate above into English, kindly please google to find good translation.
• * Note 2 : Have you ever dreamed that you are dreaming in a dream ? Apparently it is very rare when you get older. So ask your kids.
• * Note 3 : “是邪非邪”, read in Cantonese “si ya fei ya”. This is old Southern expression, cannot be read as “shi xie fei xie”, which would mean competely different thing.

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Of Day, Of Night

image from  flickr.com/photos

It will be 春分 (“chun fen”) this Friday Mar 20, after which there will  be light rain around 清明 (“Qing Ming”), April 4, the day to remember our ancestors. ( “清明時節雨紛紛，路上行人欲斷魂 …”, see posting 春分 (chun fen) : beginning of 2nd Major Qi Period).

Sakura will blossom in Tokio between 春分 and 清明. The impact of  Qing Ming rain on sakura creates an aesthetic beauty of “sabi”, a Japanese concept of beauty, of simplicity, of impermanence, of incompleteness  or of  imperfection.

• On  春分 (“chun fen”), 12 hours of Day is followed by 12 hours of Night in Northern Hemisphere.
• The beginning of Day is the beginning of its end to welcome the following Night. And the beginning of the Night likewise is the beginning of its end to give birth to the following Day.
• Beyond Day and Night, there is no time like we understand it.

To our differential mind, there is Day because there is Night. Just like we “like this”, because implicitly, we “dislike” that”.  It is everywhere.  We become hostage to our views and/or our senses.

The 7 blindmen, each touching a part of an elephant, each proclaiming he/she understands “The Elephant”. All the parts are part of the elephant, but they are not the elephant itself. The elephant is the totality of all the parts plus its behaviour, its smell, its emotions, its sound etc. The real elephant is non-descript.

• Words are, therefore, often not helpful, in fact they may become barriers to our true understanding of The Elephant.

When we are really “in touch” with the essence of Day (without being drawn into calling/thinking  it as Day), we are “in touch” with Night at the same time.

Day or Night, Head or Tail, they are one.

Have fun seeing your “elephant”.

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