The Teachings of Billionaire Yen Tzu: Realising Desires; Needing Nothing V. 2

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by  Colin Turner

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Contents
Author's Note 1
Lesson 7 KNOWING THE EAGLE 5
Realising Desires; Needing Nothina
Lesson 8 FIGHTlNG THE RAT 31
f-IamessinB Conscience Power
Lesson 9 SEEING THE SNAKE 57
Raising Awareness and Concentration
Lesson 10 HOLDING THE CARP 91
Cu1tivadog Your Superconscious
Lesson 11 KlSSING THE SCORPION 117
FolJo\lrina Your True Nature
Lesson 12 AWAITING THE TURTLE 14-5
Being in the Riaht Place at the Riaht Time
Epilogue 179
Volume II
Author's Note
There i a legend that tells of a famous Academy, now lost in
th mountains of an Eastern Province. Foundeu some two
and a half millennia ago by an imm nsely successful Patriar h,
Yen Tzu, the School attra t d the intere t of gr at leaders,
merchants, and individuals, from aU over the ancient world;
earnestly seeking the Sec,Tets of a new aldlemy proven to
deliv r prosperity and well-b mg.
Po ibly a memb r of th inner cir Ie of Taoist ag s, Yen
Tzu would have been fully versed ill the Metaphysical
Wisdom of the Ancient. His paradoxical philosophy,
therefore, would ha e certainly followed th wa, of self
master through individual inner understanding.
Over several generation th chool's acclaim gr w
through word of' mouth, a each tudent, nlightened by
their under tanding of this new thinking, graduat d. uch a
I, vel of understanding was rtainly instrumental in Yen TLu
nr,
becoming Ancient hina's t commercial bilbonair;
though such suc e ineVitably attract d the attention of an
aspiring Emperor.
History records that in th year 2 13 BC almost all
I' mnants of thi anei nt teaching weT destro ed by the fir t
Emp 1'or of what v no' consider to be geographical hill:
til ruthless Qin hi Huang, famous for the army of hl -size
TC'rracotta Warriors guarding his mau oleum; unearthed in
Lintong County, Shaanxi.
Vic\! ing ucb tea bing as a threat to th divin rule he bad
Ic'creed, he was convinc d tbat by destroying it no-one
~\ )Ldd <Juestion or usurp hi dictator hip. Pursuing this policy
Yen Tzu Volume II
to control society's thinking, his brutal Prime Minister, Li achieving self-mastery through individual inn r
Ssu, ordered countless ages to be executed and their places wlderstanding is the only sur and timeless way to fully
of learning to be burned to the ground. In an attempt to save d velop our potential, achieve our purpose and ensure our
them from destruction, valuable scrolls and texts were hidden spiritual growth.
in hollow d wall:, a time-honoured custom utilised by Paradoxically, througb their initial obscurity, th answers
numerous cultur s over the ages. cw-rently sought by our modem world appear. Work can no
History record, that the Qin Dynasty lasted only during rus longer be viewed as a separate compartment to the way we
lifctim , a m r forty-one years; a vivid reminder that live OW" lives, either per onally or professi nally. With the
motives seeking manipulation and control are always hort increasing demand for a practical philosophy for meaningful,
lived. UnWittingly, Qin had destroyed the very wisdom that purposeful and sustainable Sllccess, my own research and
could have been his greatest strength as a leader. hands-on studies led to me writing these two volumes. ill
Yet today, in the 21st Century and despite th immense doing so, I sought to unlock and share esotel'i seGTets and
power at our fingertips, the majority of businesses survive a explain forgotten truths in the form of twelve lessons. They
few years and most people retire with little money. Clearly encapsulate through parables my interpretation of the gem
the application of a new thinking and practice i as valid now of ancient wi dom, as taught by Yen Tw.
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as it was to prosperity over two millennia ago. By reading these volumes that comprise. The Teachings Yen
Though there js growing awareness in the Western world Tzu, y01.l will begin to percei e opportunities to test th
of the danger of being enslaved to mindless consumption - potency of the ideas th y contain. In tbis way you will
indeed most of llS prefer sustainable quality over disposable become a graduate of self-mastery.
quantity - we continue to sufFer on many COWltS. The labels
of me, my and mine impo e artificial limitation on the Colin Turner
enjoyment of our life; and worrying over ow' status and
what we can solicit from others prevents us from being true
to ourselves.
There are many delusions to be cleared and the thought
provoking lessons taught by forgotten sages and harnessed by
great leaders and merchants are revealed within this book.
Although these revelations shak the pHIal'S of current
thinking, they uncannily strik d ep chords within u,
b cause of th sound truths that resonate from them. For
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Realisin8 Desires; Needin8 Nothin8
Knowin8 the Ea8le
IU :Ir mit Wei 8limpsed three ea8les soarin8 above him.
~allin8 if
them down to him he requested the first:
'How much to carry me across the plains to the nei8hbourin8
state, please?'
'It's a two day fli8ht at least and you are a heavy load,'
replied the first ea8le, 'I would like ten fish, a 80at and a
if
fla80n soya milk. '
So much,' said Hermit Wei, and turnin8 to the second ea8le
asked, 'What will you do it Jod'
'It is riaht you are a heavy load, ' answered the second ea8le,
'yet as I am due to 80 in that direction in any case 1 would
if
want five fish, a kid-8oat and a fla80n rice-water. it is a
lon8 trip that will require sustenance. '
Askin8 the third ea8le what the char8e would be, the hermit
if
was surprised to hear: 'Five fish and a litre water. '
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'What kind Jool answer is that?' Wei shouted. 'Why do
you possibly ask Jar an amount that will not even sustain you
Jar the trip?
1 needed the order, said the cres!fallen ea8le.
'Needed the order! the hermit retumed an8rily 'Well my
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Knowing the Eagle
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desire to go will not be at the mercy your need. In h has desired for him~elf. It is the nature of intent behind
compromising your wortn you compromise my life! Come, tho e desires that counts.
speaking to the second eagle (let tIS plan our trip. With your
desire to go my waj' and ),our considered charge, [ know my ¥ The question then arises: 'wby \ auld I want to desire
journey is assured. '
lements which ar undesirable to m • such as fmur and
sorrow?' The answer is that you did not desire them as you
see them now but as you saw them before. One does not
The Polarities oj Desire
k pain purposely. one seeks pleasure, yet very often pain is
hiding behind the fa ade of pJeasur . Similarly a seeker of
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Hea.lthy de ire is the starting point of all achievement. The success may not se fwure hiding b hind what h or she
d sire to live for instance, is the unconscious motivation to b Ii :v S to be success.
take our Ilrst breath of life. Th re ar , however, polarjti s to
our desires, so that, d pending on how much we want ¥ Desil-es spawned from a false self lead to false activity and
sam thing, we can unWittingly bring about adverse subs quent discomfort. One , ho desires a partner for the
condition . A simple illu tration of this can be seen by an sake of parental pressure. alJpearance, security, jealousy,
ambitious individual. who desiring to impress others, brings obs 'sion, irrfatuati n, habit or Ion lin 5S, will oon di over
ab ut th opposite eff< ct. pain behind short-liv d plecsure. Another who d ir s STIce 55
for the sake of promotion, acquisition, statu , tit! , money,
¥ Our desires attract to us the lem -nts which make us respect or receiving the credit, will similarly experience a
what w ar and fom'l our behaviom-. The exp >riences we hollowness to th iT rewards.
manifi st in OUT live, therefore com from what w
conSciously or unconsciously attract to us. Every living thjng ¥ As the whole principl of cr ation is based on th power
displays a pecuJiarity because it has attracted a particular of illt nt. it is important to think and undf'rstand wbat you
element to becom o. Th insect living in the mud di plays want and why you want it. When au enter into btl mes
different gualitie to th insect Living in the b autiful flower. with another, you must know the philosoph of your
The soaring eagl displays differ ot qualities to t11e tiny paTin r. When young people ar in love. the intensity of
sparrow. Man, who i the flni h d specimen of creation, their passion blinds their respectiv philosophies. With the
reveals this doctrin in its fullness. His success and failure . bort-teml ne d satisfied, long-t nn limitations to deeper
his sorrow and joys all depend on bat h desires and what desire are 0 erlook d. [n complaining to ourselves that we
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Knowina the Eaale
n ver receive what we con ide, we are duly entitled to,
out ....r ith the bath water. Many of us counteract OUT desires
there i no end to our complaining. Unconsciously we, in
.. vith guilt, particularly in regard to relationships and wealth.
effect, desire something to complain about. Ther fore, in
order to hav no complaints, w must become aware when ¥
The importance of desire is that with its pow r you
and why we complain.
already have the capacity to manifest, or attract, whatever
you want in your life. The very fact you have a deSire, the
¥ In desi.ring things we must distinguish, at each step in
Latin root of which tran.lates as of the father,' means that
life, what we must manifest for ourselves and what we must
you bay tb God-given ability to achieve it. In other words
not manifest for ourselves. Our lives are decided by ow'
you would b incapable of holding a desire unless you had
innermost pictures, gen rat d by what we might wittingly, or
the capability to cr ate its reality. Although most of what we
unWittingly, desir from life. Fortune is not xternaJ; it j are taught to believe conflicts with this, your desires are the
decided by how you de sir it.
v ry tools that assist you in expressing your purpose. Ttis
I ecau e of faJ e indoctrination, however well-meaning, that
the art of manifesting our elesiT . for positive benefit has
The Importance of Desire
been forgotten.
¥ Desire.s a fonn of energy )joked to our lower phYSical and
higher mental energies. Only when desir is out of balance The Four Keys to Higher Desire Power
with th higher en rgy fWlctions of th mind, and serves the
lower instead, does trouble folJow. Out of physical desir , for ¥
The I-ligher-S If is simply another tid for the strong r,
example, a person may 10. e their calmne s and clarity of mind
truer and real you, who, although never ab ent, is seldom
and be compelJed to act against their b tter judgement.
paid attention to. When ornething just right for you alTives
out of th blue for instance, it is beCilu.'; , your Higher- elf is
¥ The fact is, however, nature has de igned desire and it
ting in the interests of your bonest desires. It is of course
prop r use as one of th rna t important el ment· of life.
c< oj'r to belie\' that it is 'imply luck, coindd nee, or 'too
Implanted in every living being is a ~trong desire for that
g od to be true,' whicb is why opportuniti s are often
which i ne essary for well-being, nOUJ;shment and growth.
i&mored. Because YOUl" Higller Desire Power always operates
Where perhaps pirituality gains relea e, for example, religion
indir elly, it causes YOll to tak the longest way round as the
seeks control and, in censoring Man against the cur es of
quickest way for you to attain YOUT desire. If n cessary,
having de ires, has, metaphOrically speaking, thrown the baby
lh refcx , it will cause your well-laid plans to be 0 erturned
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