Validating Comments

When I started studying the I Ching, I promptly realized that the hexagrams were describing situations. The comments associated with each hexagram and line either give proper advice, or describe the situation and eventually predict its...

Studying the I Ching with Anandamayi - Part 7: the spiral of criticism

Studying the I Ching with Anandamayi - Part 7: the spiral of criticism

8.3 (8 > 39)SituationOne has established relations with unpleasant people.One of the most dreaded lines of the I Ching is 8.3. In some comments it refers to wrong people (Wilhelm-Baynes), in others to non-people (Hilary Barrett)  or...

Studying the I Ching with Anandamayi - Part  6: the empty basket

Studying the I Ching with Anandamayi - Part 6: the empty basket

54.6 (54 > 38) Before I even started making Taoscopy's comments, I had some knowledge of the I Ching. Among the lines that I thought I was understanding very well is 54.6. The woman holds the basket, but there are no fruits in...

Studying the I Ching with Anandamayi - Part 5: Three produced all things

Studying the I Ching with Anandamayi - Part 5: Three produced all things

The Tao produced One; One produced Two; Two produced Three; Three produced All thingsThere is a strong connection between the Tao Te Ching and the I Ching. There is also a strong connection between the Tao Te Ching and the Bhagavad Gita....

Studying the I Ching with Anandamayi - Part 4: Interpreting the I Ching

Studying the I Ching with Anandamayi - Part 4: Interpreting the I Ching

Interpreting the I Ching is very difficult.  Different people employ different techniques and obtain results. For example, when we consult with coins, the common usage is that head=3 and tail=2, but there are example of people who have...

Studying the I Ching with Sri Ma Anandamayi - Part 3: The end of waiting

Studying the I Ching with Sri Ma Anandamayi - Part 3: The end of waiting

We wait, and we wait, and nothing happens... and we wait even more and still nothing happens, no matter how long we wait nothing happens... Then we give up on waiting and go to check... and then....The hexagram 5 describes waiting, it's...

Studying the I Ching with Sri Ma Anandamayi - Part 2: evil matters

Studying the I Ching with Sri Ma Anandamayi - Part 2: evil matters

Jai MaSometimes it happens that we lose our temper. Because we are tired, or people have been aggressive, or even because someone has shown too much devotion toward us.What is devotion? When people love us and want to take care of us, it...