Do you know where I can find out what time of day I was born?
It’s a Zen thing. Apparently, not only the day, month and year we’re born – but
the actual time of day – can be predictive of one’s true nature.
Sounds bananas, but it’s as if humans grow and whither seasonally like everything else on the planet. Go figure.
Apparently after thousands of years of observing nature (including us), ancient Chinese scientists figured out that – just like flowers planted and blooming in different seasons have different characteristics –
times of human conception and birth influence the output. Who knew?!
Friggin’ fascinating. They’ve got it down to such a precise science that the time of day we’re born has a distinct effect on:
- our bloom potential (i.e., how we’re likely to grow and “bloom” naturally baring a catastrophe), and more importantly,
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how best to maximize that potential (in short, what combination of body-mind-consciousness work is most likely to restore someone to their true, balanced self?)
The “charting” gives the “doctor” (in this case a Zen Master I’m fortunate enough to have access to) another piece of information to work with when prescribing a personal “restoration protocol” for the student (i.e., so I can adjust my personal practice to make the most of it holistically).
Thanks Bud – for the time of day info and listening. Love you.
