Thatlon - Managers' Destiny and Direction and Phone Shwe

There is an interesting saying among the Cantonese. When discussing the factors that affect the quality of life, they often say, “The direction of fate comes first. The right opportunity comes second. The phone comes third.”

So I begin this book with a detailed discussion of destiny. By destiny we mean something that is determined by a higher power and is beyond our free will and control. The factors that make up destiny are the innate qualities of a person. We are born with different intelligence, temperament, interests, physical appearance, and character. Each of us brings these qualities into this world at the moment of our birth. These factors will have a significant impact on our growth and journey throughout our lives. Many of these factors cannot be changed by education or the environment in which we grow up. These innate factors can be considered as the factors that make us who we are. These combined differences are what make people different from each other.

Therefore, destiny can be seen as the inherent combination of each person, and as the differences in this combination. Destiny does not refer to the biological structure of the body. The biological structure of the body is more or less the same. We should take a broader view. It should encompass all aspects of a person’s life, from a person’s character, his or her genetic makeup, our place in the complex social system, our relationships with others, human fortune, the distribution of fortune, and even the very subtle issues of fate. To explain this inherent combination of a person, the Chinese have a unique system of cosmology. This system can be used to interpret and explain destiny. This system is known as the five basic principles of Mahabharata.

The underlying concept of the five fundamental principles

The origins of this concept are lost in ancient Chinese history, but the expression and use of this concept can be traced back to the Warring States period, which preceded the Qing Dynasty, around 240 BC. The five elements, metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, were believed to be the fundamental energies or forces in the universe. Everything in the universe, both physical and spiritual, was created through the interaction of these five elements. These five elements were used in all aspects of life. For example, spring is considered the season of wood. Of the seven musical tones, the note “la” is water. White is the color of metal, and black is the color of water. The south is the direction of fire, and the human stomach is the direction of earth. The Qin Dynasty itself is considered a water dynasty, and its first emperor wore all-black robes and used black flags.

Although the names of the great elements are derived from objects found on earth, they should not be viewed as physical entities. In fact, they are five invisible forces that interact with each other and can be considered the basic driving forces of the universe. However, each of these forces has a physical symbol. The element of wood, which grows strongly in the spring, is green in color, and controls the earth. The earth is controlled by the roots of trees that penetrate deep into the earth. Therefore, it is convenient to understand these elements or forces by their physical names.

Humans are just a tiny thing in the universe, and we are governed by the laws of the universe. We obey the laws of the universe. Everything in the universe is composed of five basic elements. The differences in the destiny and direction of each person are revealed through the differences in the composition and combination of these five elements.

Before delving deeper into the subject of determining a person's destiny through the underlying principle of the Mahabharata, let's first examine two basic relationships that occur within the Mahabharata.

Interactions between fundamental macroscopic elements

The five elements of the universe are not static. They are constantly interacting with each other. Therefore, all the movements and changes that occur in the universe are caused by the interaction of all the people, objects, and events in the universe. All movements and changes appear to be the result of the interaction of the five elements. However, the universe is not chaotic. The elements interact with each other according to fundamental laws. These laws are the cycle of birth and death (or the cycle of birth and death).

Cycle of Birth and Cycle of Destruction

(1). The cycle of birth and death.

The cycle of birth shows that one element can cause birth (or support) another element in a cycle. This is the harmonious relationship of mother and child. On the other hand, the cycle of death shows that one element can destroy, control, and suppress another element in a conflictual relationship.

The world is made up of five fundamental elements interacting with each other. By understanding this law or three, the ancient Chinese gained a great deal of knowledge about the universe. The five elements not only explained time, space, and nature. This background concept also built a bridge between humans and the universe. Only through this background concept of the five fundamental elements could the Chinese develop a profound method for analyzing the direction of human destiny. This method could reveal the influence of the universe on each individual throughout the course of time. It could also predict.

It is hard to believe that the complex universe and human society are all related to the five elements. Yet, the basis of Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture is this simple underlying principle. Such medical skills have served the Chinese people for thousands of years, and their effectiveness in treating many diseases is now attracting the attention of Western medical experts.

Chinese medicine associates each of the body's vital organs with one of its basic elements. For example, the fire element represents the heart. The metal element represents the lungs. The wood element represents the liver and the heart. The water element represents the kidneys. If the five organs represented by the five elements are balanced and harmonious, and interact with each other according to the cycle of birth and death, the person will be in good health. On the other hand, if one of the elements becomes too strong or too weak, the balance will be upset and illness will occur. For example, if the kidneys are weak, the water element, which is the kidney, will not be able to control the fire. This can lead to heart-related diseases such as irregular heartbeat or high blood pressure. This is because fire represents the heart and blood. Treatment involves taking medication or acupuncture to restore the body's balance.

The interaction of the fundamental elements not only governs the functions of our organs, but also determines the direction of our lives and destiny. Since such magnificent laws govern the universe, it is logical to think that humans should also be subject to these laws. This knowledge, which directly relates to the universe and humans, has not only been used very successfully in Chinese medicine, but has also become a profound basic framework for analyzing and studying the direction of human destiny. This system is known by many as the “Four Pillars of Destiny”.

In many divination systems around the world, the moment of birth is considered the starting point of life and the starting point of the child’s future life, and predictions about the child’s future life are based on that moment. In other words, the moment of birth is the mark of our identity, the universal code, or the blueprint upon which we must build. The moment of birth provides a unique expression of who we are as individuals. Through this expression, we can discover the composition of our karma, destiny, and future life path. Western astrology uses birth data to create a horoscope. The horoscope thus created reflects the positions of the planets in the solar system. Western astrology uses the planets to determine destiny.

In China, the method for this is not very clear. It is enough to talk about the birth data as a combination of five elements, and by identifying the strengths and weaknesses of these elements and how they interact with each other, we can fully determine our destiny. To become the secret of destiny, only four pieces of information are needed. These are the year, month, day, and hour of birth. This knowledge is called the “Four Pillars of Destiny,” and one piece of information is called a pillar.

``Before we attempt to understand how the "Four Pillars of Destiny" drawn up based on our birth data reflect the composition of our destiny, let me briefly explain the background and arrangement of the Chinese calendar.

* Four Pillars of Destiny

Understanding the Chinese calendar

The Chinese have two different calendar systems. The common people use the lunar calendar, which is based on the lunar cycle. The year is divided into 12 months and is based on the movement of the moon around the earth. There is another calendar. This calendar is not only used to calculate dates, but also for crop cultivation and for divination. This lunar calendar, also known as the Xia calendar, is called the Xia calendar by the Chinese. It is so called because it is found in records dating back to the Xia Dynasty, which appeared 4,000 years ago.

The main difference between the Siya calendar and the Sandamata calendar is that the Siya calendar is a Sunamata calendar. This means that the year is calculated according to the movement of the Earth around the Sun, and each month is divided according to the position of the Sun relative to the Earth. The Siya calendar is unique. This is because it is closely related to the five basic elements. Each year, month, and day in this calendar is represented by two Chinese characters, one of which is one of the five basic elements. For example, the year 1993 is represented by two Chinese characters “ * ” in the Siya calendar. The first character is water, and the second character is metal. Any moment in time can be represented by using the five basic elements. When we want to calculate the moment of time, the year, month, day, and hour become the eight great elements that dominate that moment.

In this way, a person's birth year, birth month, birth day, and birth hour can be shown using four large columns, each containing 8 elements. It will be shown with Udaharuna.

Let's say a boy is born at 2:000 AM on January 9, 1913. According to the book "The Thousand Year Calendar," this moment can be plotted in the Gregorian calendar. The Chinese characters representing this moment are as follows:

4-Lunar calendar 5- Solar calendar 6- Hsia calendar