Natural laws:

                              How they work and where to find them

Definition:      “Natural law” is an old term widely discussed without an official concluding definition. Basically, natural laws are the operating laws of the cosmos, reflecting the cosmic reality. Imagine how planets move in their orbits ( basically in constant speed without intruding other lane), how seasons take turn to rule, how lives go through a cycle from birth to death. These are just some fundamental notions. Natural sciences, physics in particular, are good sources of natural laws.

Human laws, on the other hand, are filled with loopholes. The choice of routes from one point to a destination is wide open. Competition for any specific lane is a free-for-all. The consequence is error and confusion.

            On our social scent, natural laws reflect the interaction of the cosmic flows, the physical environment, and human response.  Without the help of the right cosmic flow, you may work very hard but remain in an endless struggle with little progress.

Wise and successful people (e.g. Plato, Lao Tzu, Isaac Newton, and Thomas Edison) pursue the lead of Natural Laws! By global consensus, I Ching (Yi Jing 易經), the Chinese classic known for its profound wisdom,  has the best collection of natural laws.  However, this precious wisdom has never been accessible to the general public.

            A new book finally puts the I Ching laws into straightforward English, with an easy-to-follow foolproof procedure. Succeed Naturally, the I Ching Way is a breakthrough in I Ching publications, an easy-to-follow guidebook that offers insight into a different way to manage life issues: through the authentic wisdom and natural laws of I Ching.

            As the “Book of Change” I Ching laws are fundamentally about how to meet or make changes naturally successful. The essence of these natural laws can be summarized as below.

Rules of Change

            1) Flow with natural cycle:

            Change follows a natural cycle like the cycle of the seasons and the rotation of day and night. This rule of “yin and yang taking turn” applies to blessings and disasters, sadness and joy, war and peace, etc. There are silver linings behind the dark cloud and sunshine after storm, all in a natural cycle.

            2) Watch every turn in the natural course:

            Downfall follows the zenith of great success; passion  evaporates after the peak of a bonding relationship; surprising grace surfaces after a long struggle! Take note of how dynasties rise and fall; learn from the lesson of how a frog eventually succeeded to land on safety after churning a bucket of milk into cheese, and keep your hope and spirit up!  Be alert on your position along a natural course and take precautions before a natural turn!

            3) Keep out of complacency:

             Staying in complacency invites trouble! Decisively initiate proper changes for a bad habit to avoid a death trap. Take a decisive big step out of a hopeless situation to avoid being a victim. Take action at the first sign of change before it gets too complicated to manage. Remember the yin and yang interactions.

Attitudes for change

            The following attitudes are crucial to make proper changes.

1)         Engage in fair play

            I Ching realizes the hard fact of cosmic inequality. We were born unequal! Things are created unequal! Yin and yang forces are interacting with unequal strength. This fundamental inequality calls for the need of fair play.

            For fortunate results, the two forces of yin and yang have to co-exist, to compete on relatively level ground. The overwhelmingly stronger party has to make a proper concession to avoid the foul play from the little guy who is unable to compete with equal strength on transparency basis.

             It is like a powerful dictator has to provide an acceptable living standard to his subjects to avoid a revolution or other disasters from underground foul play. People have to support the government to have a healthy society     

            While foul play is dangerous and short-lived, the weaker party has to team up strength by properly collecting help to fight for long term victory. People eventually pay for their foul play. Getting help is the consistent resounding point in I Ching.

2)         Practice integrity with discretion

            I Ching understand how integrity works and honors integrity with great reservation.  First, we should restrict honesty policy only to good honest people. It would create misfortune when we apply it to the crook. Secondly, practice integrity only to those who appreciate it. A rooster has made itself a nuisance by rigidly reporting time and waking up every one at the same time every day. After all, the rooster remains grounded while other lazy birds fly.

3)         Follow great leaders

             Learn from the wise and follow the successful.

4)         Use prudence to stay centered and to get protected

            Take a central position to buy time to get the right help when you cannot compete on level ground. Minimize loss by all means. Always protect your resources.

5)         Know the limit for possible changes

            The Almighty always has the final voice on our plans. The rule of the Absolute is not for us to bend. Learn to see what we cannot change and draw a line.

Acting on Change

            1) Avoid confrontation.

            To confront is having two yang or yin forces clashing to each other; the result is mutual destruction.   I Ching laws are about yin and yang forces complementing each other.  

            2) Get the right help, act on the right timing, and stay in the right place. However, it does not have a clear answer on how to make it right.  The knowledge belongs to the field of metaphysics, a matter of cosmic energy, hidden part of I Ching laws.

             It took two mysteriously exceptional metaphysicians to unlock the secret codes more than two thousands years after I Ching was written. The codes and the systems were discussed at the beginning of this book. One of systems was introduced in the Path to Good Fortune, one of the author’s publications, as listed in the reference documents.

            It is a highly intellectual serious subject which takes great effort and patience to be proficient. While the knowledge definitely adds a winning edge to our battles, most of us can benefit by adopting the right attitude to practice the laws. Readers, who are serious about their lives and wish to benefit from the knowledge, can refer to the book.