Do not be too smart, otherwise you will remain the same, you will not change. Half-hearted measures on the way to love, half-hearted methods on the way towards meditation will lead you to confusion. Theywillnothelp...
However, asking for help is contrary to the principles of the Ego, and that is why you are looking to find a compromise. This compromise will be even more dangerous. It will confuse you even more: created from chaos, it will generate even more chaos. That is why it is important that you try andunderstand why you want to compromise. Sooner or later, you will be able to understand that compromise will not help. It can be a road that does not lead anywhere, or simply a way to suppressyour embarrassment.It will support itself.
Never suppress anything, but instead be clearly aware of your position. When you are confused, accept the fact that you feel confused. This will be the first clear thought about yourself: an understanding that you are confused. Then you have started your journey.
In courts of ancient Japan, male employees were often selected from among the petty criminals who were neutered. Since they intimately knew all the processes of the courts due to their past, they were often involved in political and public intrigues, and therefore had great behind-the-scenes power.
The two figures on this card remind us of slippery, conspiratorial situations in which we can get involved when we compromise our own truth. It is one thing to meet someone, understand a point of view different from ours, and to try to achieve harmony of opposites. It’sa completely different thing to “shut down” and betray your own truth.
If you take a closer look at it, you can usually recognize that you were trying to get something out of it – power or the approval of others. If you are tempted, beware – the reward received as a result of a compromise of this kind always leaves abitter aftertaste.