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I think the 37 here is the structure of the 'home of' the place/religion in question. 37 need not refer to one's actual family but any organised hierarchical structure or cohesive system such as a belief system even.I asked the Iching: "How will becoming a Buddhist effect my life?"
Answer: 57.1.2>37
I think Yi is saying one doesn't just become a Buddhist overnight, nor change religion overnight. Religion is a very 57 ish thing in many aspects in that it lives in you/you in it subtly and pervades all parts of your life. Buddhism will take a while to do that if you continue to follow it but I don't think this cast is all fireworks and wonder, it's tentative and gentle and possible back and forward. I think the 37 might be your family but it really doesn't have to be it strikes me as far more about the temple you went to.I asked the Iching: "How will becoming a Buddhist effect my life?"
This is very significant for me. I have often told people that I feel spiritually "homeless", as I do not agree with many theological points within Christianity and therefore haven't had a church or a religious community to call my own for about 15 years.How will becoming a Buddhist affect your life?
37: Wind comes forth originally from fire: People in the Home.
A noble one’s words have substance and her actions are consistent.’
Describes building ‘a hearth and home’ Getting the fire going causes the air to move, stimulates things to happen — getting dinner cooked!. It refers to ‘the inside’ what happens in you, more than in ‘the outside’. [This is very Buddhist!!] It prescribes’ a woman’s constancy - endurance, quiet perseverance. So I think it describes building and maintaining ’a hearth and home’ for your spiritual life.
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