Saturday, February 27, 2010

Tao Te Ching - verse 4

the tao is empty, but inexhaustible
bottomless, the ancestor of all

within it the sharp edges become smooth,
the twisted knots loosen,
the sun is softened by a cloud
the dust settles into place

it is hidden, but always present

I do not know who gave birth to it,
it seems to be the common ancestor of all,
the Father of things

1 comment:

  1. fullness from nothingness, infinite potential
    from stillness, silence and the still centre within and without

    the face before we were born,
    the background, the ineffable being

    it is, it always has been and 'probably' always will be?
    what do I know? not the answer to that question

    I guess that is why 'it' is hidden,
    it is always and all ways present
    and it is the source of all things

    the id in identity
    is not who I am, so what I am i?

    energy is neither created
    nor destroyed
    just transformed

    observe the infinite
    with all my sense and senses,
    with my whole being

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