What feng shui "products" marketers don't really want you to know....
...is that in the scheme of the Chinese Metaphysical view of life, the order of Heaven, Earth & Man is the key in understanding our lives ("tien, di, ren").
1st Heaven: Our life purpose, in-born personality (akin to "nature" in the nature/nurture context) and life circumstances around us. Just like we've no choice to which family and environment we're born into, we need to give it our 100% with what we have. Destiny analysis tools eg. BaZi is one method is deciphering what the universe has in store for us. "Heaven" is 1st & foremost the most crucial since it's our in-born personality traits and talents and sets the tone for our individual lives in a certain immediate environment (related to 2nd concept)
2nd Earth aka Feng Shui: Energy patterns around us either support our endeavours or hamper them. The understanding of qi (ie. energy patterns) in the *environment" is the study of Feng Shui. Not placement of affirmative knick-knacks and paddywhacks all over the house. Don't believe in qi? Then have a think about how our physical bodies derive energy/strength from....Surely it's not just from our food/drink intake..? Energy/qi is all around us!
3rd Man/Woman: This is the KEY is tying up the 1st & 2nd concepts. No point having the greatest potential nor excellent feng shui if u ain't gonna work hard, self-cultivate and give life a 100%! Here's where placing objects associated with positive symbolism comes in. Hey, whoever said cultural or empowering symbolism has no place in improving lives? It's just that it's NOT feng shui per se. Reading "The Secret" and empowering one's mental strength falls under this category. Taking the intiative in understanding your destiny too falls under the category (this is using your "Man Luck" to initiate understanding of your "Heaven Luck"). So is helping others, being fillial, kind-hearted and charitable. It is everything that you as a capable living human being can and should do to maximise your in-born talents/strengths and to handle the screwballs that life chucks at you.
There you go...heaven, earth, man. Notice "heaven" is numero uno!
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Monday, July 9, 2007
Many people I come across are often afraid of "knowing"...They fear knowing what's gonna happen to them (bad news in particular) and more often than not, my perception is that they fear knowing *themselves*! This kinda thinking of course stems from 2 reasons i) not understanding what destiny analysis is ii) not wanting to confront one's shortcomings. The 2nd reason of course is human nature. But here i do wanna talk a bit about the 1st ie. lack of understanding.
BaZi strictly isn't a fortune telling tool esp. these days. If you wanna divine the outcomes of events then there are other methods better suited. BaZi is 1stly about understanding your life destiny on earth--what we're all here for in terms of our physical manifestation of self. It's an extremely practical science we're talking about. The key is the acceptance that we all have a given purpose in the physical world that we live in. While we can see if someone is spiritual from his/her BaZi, BaZi itself doesn't deal with spirituality (nor does the field have anything to do with communicating with spirits/ghosts to seek guidance!)
Surely you can accept that in order for any society to function as a whole, you've got to have people in particular positions, performing particularly functions? Think about it...how else can our earthly life sustain itself as a whole if there's no order in the whole scheme of things?
The concept of destiny is 1st and foremost understanding your purpose/role in life. Ok great u may be saying to yourself but...then why is that you can tell so much more (eg. relationships, family environment, health, and circumstances that are prevalent and/or which enter at specific times)?? The reason we can decipher circumstances that are in (or come into) one's life is because in the universe is inter-related. The essence is that if the series of relationships & the links between everything life (i know it's a broad statement) is unlocked then we can also examine what comes in and out of our lives. Truth be told, I dunno how the founders of BaZi saw all these links and created the whole system of Chinese metaphysics. But they did!
STILL...even if we know what's in our life and have an understanding of people and circumstances, the perception of good or bad in how things pan out in any particularly instance is largely still in your hands. Life after all is a series of choices we make. It's the DECISIONS that we make in reacting to circumstances that ultimately results in "positive" or "negative" outcomes. And what influences one's decisions? It's all in the mindset, which is a product of our in-born personality and environment. And it is the understanding and fine-tuning of mindset which is a key component of using BaZi for life improvement.
BaZi strictly isn't a fortune telling tool esp. these days. If you wanna divine the outcomes of events then there are other methods better suited. BaZi is 1stly about understanding your life destiny on earth--what we're all here for in terms of our physical manifestation of self. It's an extremely practical science we're talking about. The key is the acceptance that we all have a given purpose in the physical world that we live in. While we can see if someone is spiritual from his/her BaZi, BaZi itself doesn't deal with spirituality (nor does the field have anything to do with communicating with spirits/ghosts to seek guidance!)
Surely you can accept that in order for any society to function as a whole, you've got to have people in particular positions, performing particularly functions? Think about it...how else can our earthly life sustain itself as a whole if there's no order in the whole scheme of things?
The concept of destiny is 1st and foremost understanding your purpose/role in life. Ok great u may be saying to yourself but...then why is that you can tell so much more (eg. relationships, family environment, health, and circumstances that are prevalent and/or which enter at specific times)?? The reason we can decipher circumstances that are in (or come into) one's life is because in the universe is inter-related. The essence is that if the series of relationships & the links between everything life (i know it's a broad statement) is unlocked then we can also examine what comes in and out of our lives. Truth be told, I dunno how the founders of BaZi saw all these links and created the whole system of Chinese metaphysics. But they did!
STILL...even if we know what's in our life and have an understanding of people and circumstances, the perception of good or bad in how things pan out in any particularly instance is largely still in your hands. Life after all is a series of choices we make. It's the DECISIONS that we make in reacting to circumstances that ultimately results in "positive" or "negative" outcomes. And what influences one's decisions? It's all in the mindset, which is a product of our in-born personality and environment. And it is the understanding and fine-tuning of mindset which is a key component of using BaZi for life improvement.
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Here comes the 1st post!
The past couple of years have been quite a whirlwind for myself as some of you know...re-location, flwd by an almost 180 degree turn in career (except for my ever-present artistic side!), a re-re-location (!), settling into my new lifestyle etc etc.
Throughout these times and looking to the future, I've faced plenty of doubts, insecurity and on the positive side, a tremendous amount of excitement as i charge into the future with my revised outlook on life. And so it has been....while living the kind of life i now lead has its drawbacks in terms of security (from all aspects), it's magical and awesomely meaningful even when it comes to my daily "grind". I plan my activities (well, we should all plan) on immediate/daily basis as well as in line with medium-term goals, and it's incredible to see how the plans fall into place once u "fit" with what the universe has in store for you.
Of course, the universe at times throws you a spanner or 2 (sometimes more) in the works, but when you can understand when they're thrown (and why they're thrown), then let me tell you...life's so much less stressful!
And so it is with the beauty of understanding BaZi...
Throughout these times and looking to the future, I've faced plenty of doubts, insecurity and on the positive side, a tremendous amount of excitement as i charge into the future with my revised outlook on life. And so it has been....while living the kind of life i now lead has its drawbacks in terms of security (from all aspects), it's magical and awesomely meaningful even when it comes to my daily "grind". I plan my activities (well, we should all plan) on immediate/daily basis as well as in line with medium-term goals, and it's incredible to see how the plans fall into place once u "fit" with what the universe has in store for you.
Of course, the universe at times throws you a spanner or 2 (sometimes more) in the works, but when you can understand when they're thrown (and why they're thrown), then let me tell you...life's so much less stressful!
And so it is with the beauty of understanding BaZi...
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