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Hex 63: living in the present

chaoswarrior

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I have come to realize that many of my problems stem from hyper analyzing the recent past and planning for the future, without living in and taking joy from the present moment. I asked the i ching how i could operationalize this finding, and stay with the present moment. I thought this was a great question to pose to the i ching, given that it is heavily influenced by the concept of Tao, if i am not mistaken.
Regardless, asking the question, i recieved hexagram 63. Does this perhaps mean after completing any task i try to take joy in the idea of completion. I'm quite confused because 63 seems very goal oriented, which i'm finding is precisely the type of thinking that I do too much of. I am seeking balance by bringing more present moment type of satisfaction, rather than goal completion satisfaction, into my life. What does 63 mean in this context?
 

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Hi CW
Things in reality are very fluid, change is fluid. Give and take, in and out, rise and fall - when you think you have reached "there" you are not. There is the start of something else.......balance the way you look at things. 63 is a dance not a mathematical equation. You have set a goal whether you like it or not - " I am seeking balance by bringing more present moment type of satisfaction, rather than goal completion satisfaction, into my life."
Focus more on the dance and enjoy it.

Love and Hugs

Mike
 

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Interesting question! :)

What I hear in 63 is something like 'the key to the present is to end the past'.

For instance, suppose I visited a friend and I say 'goodbye, till next time', but 5 minutes later (or 20 minutes or 2 hours) I am still thinking about him and our time together.
I didn't really say goodbye, I didn't let it go. And because of that I'm not in the present, not fully awake to what happens now. I am in a kind of cloud.
If I want to be awake now, I have to end the past.

The future, what might or might not happen, this is also the past. We project past experiences on the future, fill it with old pain and happiness. We long for the happiness and want it again, the pain we fear and hope to avoid.
It's all past, all of it. If there were no memories the future would be an empty open space, the Unknown, Infinity. And that's what it is in fact.

So, if the past ends the future also ends. Or should we say that it doesn't start?
Of course there will still be a few plans and appointments, but that is no problem. A few objects in that infinite space don't hurt its openness.
 

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I think 63 very well discribes what you are saying your situation is. You analyze the recent past, that is, you consider what just happened After Completion. And then you plan for the future just as "the superior man takes thoughts of misfortune and arms himself against it in advance." So maybe the I Ching is showing you how you can do what it is you do with more consciousness because it sounds as if what you are doing is actually perfectly natural but maybe you just need to tighten up your act a bit.
 

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The past is finished, it is gone but the future is coming and must be prepared for, there is no rest in this regard. Hex 63 is telling you that in order to find balance and joy in the present, make sure that you are ready to deal with any problems that may occur in your coming future. "To be forewarned is to be forearmed"

So, if you have prepared for your future then you can feel happy and at ease in the present as you have prepared the way.
 

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Martin

What a beautiful picture of 63 you have painted. Congratulations.:hug::hug:
Perhaps you would you explain for me whether the dance started before it finished, ended before it began or the band never turned up or whether I had an absolutely brilliant time but just can remember.:rofl:

Mike
 

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