Do not pursue
the outer conditions
nor dwell in the inner void.
Rest yourself in oneness with
things and all barriers
will disappear.
the mother of the universe
Something mysterious
and perfect existed before even heaven
and earth were born. Silent, immeasurable,
standing alone and unchanging, moving
without end or exhaustion, it is the
mother of the known and
unknown universe.
I don’t know
its name, so I call it by an
alias: tao. Forced to describe
it, I only say, “It is
great.”
That which is great continues.
That which continues goes far.
That which goes far returns.
Therefore tao is great,
Heaven is great, earth is great,
a person of tao is great. These
are the four greatnesses
in the universe.
A person of tao follows earth.
Earth follows Heaven.
Heaven follows tao.
Tao follows its
own nature.
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in the pursuit of tao
In the
pursuit of learning,
every day something is added.
In the pursuit of tao, every
day something is
dropped.
Less and less
is done, until one arrives
at non-action. When nothing is
done, nothing is left undone.
The world is won by letting
things take their own
course.
If you still
have ambitions,
it’s out of your
reach.
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what is meant by emodying the tao
Dualistic thinking is
a sickness. Religion is a distortion.
Materialism is cruel. Blind spirituality is unreal.
Chanting is no more holy than listening to the murmur
of a stream, counting prayer beads no more sacred
than simply breathing, religious robes
no more spiritual than
work clothes.
If you wish
to attain oneness with the tao,
don’t get caught up in spiritual superficialities.
Instead, live a quiet and simple life, free of ideas and
concepts. Find contentment in the practice
of undiscriminating virtue, the only
true power.
Giving to others
selflessly and anonymously,
radiating light throughout the world
and illuminating your own darknesses,
your virtue becomes a sanctuary
for yourself and all beings.
This is what is meant by
embodying the
tao.
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the fruit is for others
Whatever I do,
the responsibility is mine,
but like one who plants an orchard,
whatever comes of what I do,
the fruit, will be for
others.
I offer the actions
of this life to the God within,
and wherever I go, the
way is blessed.