THE REVERSE
I CHING (WEST)
and/or
The Revolution of the Flying Chickens
(East)
and/or
"The Reverse Book of the Easy"
by :
The Hopi Book Club
“If a storm is coming ...
Then this is our counter-storm …”
- The Legendary Kung Fu Novel
WEST
"wHEN DOES THE TIDE TURN?
WHEN IT GOES THE OTHER WAY ..."
- THE LEGENDARY KUNG FU NOVEL
“A great tailor cuts little”
Paradox of Truth
High and Low
Not Serious
The Power of a Buck
The Wisdom of Constancy
Flexibility and Strength
Body
Paradox of Truth
Truth require few words
Words no describe truth
Therefore
The ancients say
“Truth can often sound paradoxical”
-Tao Te Ching
High and Low
You think too high of yourself
something likely go down
probably the part of you
that think too high
Others think too low of you
something likely go up
probably the part of them
that think too low
Therefore
The ancients say
“A great tailor cuts little”
-Tao Te Ching
Not Serious
You serious
You attract serious
Therefore
The ancients say
“Others sharp and clever
I alone dull and stupid”
-Tao Te Ching
The Power of a Buck
If you can stay at Hilton
For the same price as Motel 6
Which hotel is over priced?
Which under priced?
And if they both charge only a buck
Which you thank more?
Which thanks you more?
Therefore
The ancients say
“Learn not to hold onto ideas”
-Tao Te Ching
The Wisdom of Constancy
When young
parents love nurture and no b.s.
When tides turn
children should treat them same
Therefore
The ancients say
“Knowing constancy is insight”
-Tao Te Ching
Flexibility and Strength
40 on a 60 ; you too slow?
40 on a 20 ; you too fast?
World go this way
you go only this way?
World go that way
you go only that way?
Therefore
The ancients say
"Force is followed by loss of strength"
- Tao Te Ching
Body
We rotate around sun
or
Sun move in your dream?
if sun move in our dream
we rotate around sun
and/or
sun rotate around you?
if sun rotate around you
where your body?
Therefore
The ancients say
"Death no place to enter"
- Tao Te Ching
"learn not to hold onto ideas"
SOUTH
"THE ACT OF GIVING FREELY AND IMPECCABLY REJUVENATES ME AND RENEWS MY SPIRIT. I AM IN YOUR DEBT."
- DON JUAN MATUS
"YES, HUMBLING TO FORCE IS POWER ..."
NO CHOICE
THE LITTLE ENGINE WHO WILL
THE POWER OF HUMILITY
A FOOL
STRANGERS AND FRIENDS
NOTHING TO LOSE
BUSINESS
NO CHOICE
IF STORM COMING
YOU HAVE CHOICE
IF STORM HERE
WE DON'T
THEREFORE
THE SAYING
"LIKE MOUNTAIN LION APPROACHING
NO CHOICE
YOU FEAR ; YOU SUFFER"
- THE LEGENDARY KUNG FU NOVEL
THE LITTLE ENGINE WHO DID
IF YOU THE LITTLE ENGINE WHO COULD
BUT COULD NOT
THAT WHY THEY CALL YOU
THE LITTLE ENGINE WHO WILL
THEREFORE
THE ANCIENTS SAY
"IN DEALING WITH WEEDS
FIRM RESOLUTION NECESSARY"
- THE I CHING
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THE POWER OF HUMILITY
DRAGON HUMBLE TO CRAZY CHICKEN
MIGHTIER THE DRAGON
MIGHTIER THE STRENGTH
THEREFORE
THE ANCIENTS SAY
"HUMBLING TO FORCE IS POWER"
- TAO TE CHING
A FOOL
IF MONKEY CAN ACT LIKE A FOOL
ALL OTHER MONKEYS CAN TOO
IF ALL OTHER MONKEYS
ACT LIKE FOOL
IT WOULD BE CALLED FOOLISH
FOR THAT ONE MONKEY
TO NOT ACT LIKE A FOOL
THEREFORE
THE ANCIENTS SAY
"ABOVE NOT BRIGHT
BELOW NOT DARK"
- TAO TE CHING
STRANGERS AND FRIENDS
SELF AND OTHERS
KNOWN AND UNKNOWN
LESS UNKNOWN
LESS STRANGER
AND MORE FRIENDS
THEREFORE
THE SAYING
"KNOW THYSELF"
- THE MATRIX
NOTHING TO LOSE
WINNER AND/OR LOSER?
SAINT AND/OR SINNER?
WHICH LABEL
LESS TO LOSE?
THEREFORE
THE ANCIENTS SAY
"WHEN WISDOM AND INTELLIGENCE ARE BORN THE GREAT PRETENSE BEGINS"
- TAO TE CHING
BUSINESS
CHANGE AND NO CHANGE
MOVEMENT AND CONSTANT
SHAPE CHANGE CONTENT SAME
CONTENT CHANGE SHAPE SAME
IF BOTH CHANGE
THEN COMPASSION ONLY ANCHOR
THEREFORE
THE ANCIENTS SAY
"IN BUSINESS, BE COMPETENT
IN ACTION, WATCH THE TIMING"
- TAO TE CHING
"the eight of you
together against me ...
in fong chi ..."
"HUMBLING TO FORCE IS POWER"
-
EAST
"THE ROOT OF ALL PAIN
MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY
IS THE FEAR OF BEING LAUGHED AT"
- THE LEGENDARY KUNG FU NOVEL
"kNOW THE VALUE OF NON-ACTION"
- TAO TE CHING
BETTER DOING
GENEROSITY
LOVE AND SEX
DON'T BEHAVE
THE POWER OF MOVEMENT
ROOT
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
BETTER DOING
DEATH SEX AND DUTY
WITHOUT DUTY
DUTY PERFORM BETTER
THEREFORE
THE ANCIENTS SAY
"KNOW THE VALUE OF NON-ACTION"
- TAO TE CHING
GENEROSITY
LACK IS LACK
NO LACK IS NO LACK
IT THAT SIMPLE
THEREFORE
THE ANCIENTS SAY
"FROM SIMPLICITY COMES GENEROSITY"
- TAO TE CHING
LOVE AND SEX
"A CHICKEN CAN LOVE ANOTHER CHICKEN
AND HAVE GOOD SEX WITH ANOTHER CHICKEN
A CHICKEN CAN HAVE BAD SEX
AND LOVE THE OTHER CHICKEN
A CHICKEN CAN HAVE GOOD SEX
AND NOT LOVE THE OTHER CHICKEN"
"TO THE CHICKEN FARMERS
IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE"
THEREFORE
THE ANCIENTS SAY
"YOU FIND WHAT YOU SEEK
AND ARE FORGIVEN WHEN YOU SIN
THIS THE GREATEST TREASURE"
- TAO TE CHING
"we will free the chickens !"
DON'T BEHAVE
CHICKEN IS ATTRACTED TO CHICKEN
EVEN IF BEAUTIFUL ELEPHANT NEAR
IF CHICKEN LEAVE BUFFALO FOR
OTHER CHICKENS
ELEPHANTS MAY THINK CHICKEN
DID NOT BEHAVE
THEREFORE
THE ANCIENTS SAY
"LIKE A NEWBORN BABY
WITHOUT DIRECTION
LIKE THE RESTLESS WIND"
- TAO TE CHING
"i have followed the return of the buffalo ..."
- yapiyuk
THE POWER OF MOVEMENT
YOUNG AND OLD
STIFF AND FLEXIBLE
REJUVENATE AND DEGENERATE
LESS AND MORE STRENGTH
YIELD AND NOT YIELD
NOT MOVE AND MOVE
THEREFORE
THE ANCIENTS SAY
"THE MORE IT MOVES
THE MORE IT YIELDS"
- TAO TE CHING
ROOT
IF IMAGINE REAL
IT IMAGINATION
IF IMAGINE UNREAL
IT IMAGINATION
WHAT IS REAL?
IF CAN IMAGINE
IT IMAGINATION
THEREFORE
THE ANCIENTS SAY
" WHAT IS FIRMLY ESTABLSIHED CANNOT BE UPROOTED"
- TAO TE CHING
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
SICKNESS AND HEALTH
COMFORT AND DISCOMFORT
HARD AND EASY
BODY KNOW IF IT HAPPY
MIND KNOW IF IT HAPPY
YOU MAY NOT
THEREFORE
THE ANCIENTS SAY
"HE WHO KNOWS ENOUGH IS ENOUGH WILL ALWAYS HAVE ENOUGH"
- TAO TE CHING
"SHE WHO KNOWS ENOUGH IS ENOUGH WILL ALWAYS HAVE ENOUGH"
- TAO TE CHING
NORTH
"WE ENTER ALONE ;
WE EXIT ALONE"
- THE LEGENDARY KUNG FU NOVEL
"EVEN THE SAGE IS UNSURE OF THIS"
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AWAKENING
ENJOY
STAY WITH IT
BE SAFE BE SEEN
PRESENCE
ULTIMATE MEDICINE
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NO BODY
NO HERE
NO HERE
NO BODY
THEREFORE
THE ANCIENTS SAY
"FORM IS EMPTY
EMPTY IS FORM"
- THE BUDDHA
AWAKENING
BELOW NO MOVE
UNLESS
AWAKEN
EVEN
CLOUD RETURN
TO GROUND
THEREFORE
THE ANCIENTS SAY
"THE WISE CONFRONTS DIFFICULTY
BEFORE DIFFICULTY CONFRONTS THE WISE"
- TAO TE CHING
ENJOY
ENTRY TO EXIT
EXIT TO ENTRY
IS THERE THIRD OPTION?
THEREFORE
THE ANCIENTS SAY
"SHE LETS GO OF THAT AND ENJOYS THIS"
- TAO TE CHING
STAY WITH IT
IF PROBLEM DEALT WITH
BEFORE IT BEGINS
SOLUTION GETS NO CREDIT
IF OLD PROBLEM DEALT WITH
BEFORE IT BEGINS AGAIN
NO NEED FOR REPEAT MEDICINE
AND IF ONE NEEDS REPEAT MEDICINE
THEN IT'LL LIKELY BEGIN AGAIN
THEREFORE
THE ANCIENTS SAY
"IT NOT STRIVE YET OVERCOMES
IT NOT SPEAK YET ANSWERS
IT NOT ASK YET FULFILLS
IT AT EASE YET FOLLOWS A PLAN"
- TAO TE CHING
BE SAFE BE SEEN
SEE SELF
SAFE FROM SELF
SEE OTHERS
SAFE FROM OTHERS
THEREFORE
THE ANCIENTS SAY
"SEEING THE SMALL IS INSIGHT"
- TAO TE CHING
PRESENCE
IF YOU ALONE
ARE YOU REALLY ALL ALONE?
WHEN YOU WITH ALL
ARE YOU ALSO NOT ALONE?
THEREFORE
THE ANCIENTS SAY
"HIDDEN DEEP BUT EVER PRESENT"
- TAO TE CHING
ULTIMATE MEDICINE
MEDICINE AND NO NEED FOR IT
COME FROM SAME SOURCE
THE MYSTERY WITHIN THE MYSTERY
THEREFORE
THE ANCIENTS SAY
"EVEN THE SAGE IS UNSURE OF THIS"
- TAO TE CHING
"HIDDEN DEEP BUT EVER PRESENT"