Prior to the existence of Heaven and Earth,
there was something formed naturally.
It is silent, void, unique and never changing.
It is all-pervasive and existing eternally.
It is the Mother of all things in the universe.
I do not know its name,
and address it as ‘Tao’.
If I need to describe it,
I would say that it is supreme,
all pervasive,
far reaching,
and paradoxical.
Therefore, Tao is more supreme than Heaven,
more supreme than the Earth,
and more supreme than Man.
It is the uttermost supreme in the universe!
Man should conform to the Tao of the Earth,
the Tao of Heaven,
and the Tao of Tao.
All these are the ways of Tao. [Lao Tzu – Tao Te Ching]
Tao is Supreme
Tao was formed naturally prior to the existence of the universe and nature. It is the origin of all things in the universe.
Tao pervades all things, exists eternally, but seems to be paradoxical.
Tao is the uttermost supreme in the universe: It is more supreme than the universe, more supreme than nature, and more supreme than humans.
Man conforms to the natural laws of nature, the physical laws of the universe, and the natural way of Tao. All these conform to the way of Tao.
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A book that very much aided me in understanding the Tao is an unusual book by an Eastern Orthodox monk entitled Christ the Eternal Tao. Absolutely fascinating.
Hi James,
Thank you for introducing the book “Christ the Eternal Tao”!
I do believe that the teachings of Lao-tzu and Jesus can save the human race.
Lao-tzu was born between 600 BC and 300 BC, which is the Eastern Zhou period (770 BC -221 BC) marked by the decline of the ancient superstition that man’s life and destiny are deliberately controlled and intervened by gods and spirits.
According to Lao Tzu, the Tao was formed naturally.
“Gods attained Tao so they could be spiritualized”, and thus “without the spiritual powers (enabled by Tao), gods would wither and fade.”
According to Lao-tzu, Tao gave life to all things, which were not consciously made by a personalized creator who imposes his will to direct and control them, and claims lordship over them. Therefore, man can only understand Tao from its effect on all things in the universe.
Lao-tzu was a humble, wise and down-to-earth person, and had never claimed himself to be a prophet. For 2,500 years the philosophical schools of Lao Tzu and Confucius have dominated the thinking of the educated Chinese, for whom gods and spirits play a much lesser role in their living.
Best regards,
Ed
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