Tai describes the optimal energetic state of a system. Heaven (vision) lies beneath Earth (reality) – they interpenetrate and fertilize each other. It is the phase of unhindered growth and maximum connectivity.

Flow StateSynergy

Peace brings success. The small goes, the great comes. Good fortune!

System Coherence

Tai is the state in which vision and reality are perfectly synchronized. Energy flows without resistance.

Operative Resources

The ability to use the flow state to create lasting value and strengthen networks.

System Blocks

Complacency – 'resting on one's laurels', which leaves the system vulnerable to entropy (decay).

System-Hacks

Anchor your success.

Success Journal: Document exactly WHY things are going well right now (proven methods).
Investment: Put 20% of your energy/resources into future projects.

Image

Heaven and earth join together: the image of Peace. So the noble one orders the workings of the cosmos within his system.

Shadow Challenge

Shadow: Comfort Trap – The danger of growing sluggish in success and forgetting that every state is cyclical ('No plain not followed by a slope').

Strategy

Use the tailwind for smart expansion. Invest surpluses in structural consolidation. Enjoy the flow, but stay alert.

The Lines

Beginning: Synergy Effect (Network Kickoff)Pull up reed grass and the turf comes with it. Each after its kind. Undertakings bring good fortune. You pull others up with you. Rising together as a team.
Level 2: Tolerance (Foresight)Gently putting up with the uncultivated, resolutely wading through the river, not neglecting what is far away. Keeping to the middle brings resources. Integrating opposites strengthens the system.
Level 3: Realism (Cycle Awareness)No level ground without a slope. No going forth without a return. Whoever stays steadfast in danger is without fault. Be aware of the cycles, even at a high point.
Level 4: Cooperation (Social Bond)He comes fluttering down, not flaunting his wealth. Together with his neighbor, free of malice. Honest connection across hierarchies.
Level 5: Humility (Sovereignty)The ruler Yi gives his daughter as a wife. This brings blessing and exalted good fortune. True greatness shows itself in the ability to serve and to share.
Conclusion: Consolidation (Retreat)The rampart collapses into the ditch. Do not use an army. Proclaim orders in your own city. The cycle ends. Withdraw and secure what you have achieved.

Reflection Journal

In which area am I experiencing flow right now, and how can I stabilize this state?