Look, it cannot be seen — it is beyond form. Listen, it cannot be heard — it is beyond sound. Grasp, it cannot be held — it is intangible. These three are indefinable; Therefore they are joined in one. From above it is not bright; From below it is not dark: An unbroken thread beyond [...]
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The Way of Life No. 1
Posted in Inspiration, Life, Poetry, Spirituality, tagged Existence, Heaven, Lao Tsu, Poems on March 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Image by Feng Jiang Existence is beyond the power of words To define: Terms may be used But are none of them absolute. In the beginning of heaven and earth there were no words, Words came out of the womb of matter; And whether a man dispassionately Sees to the core of life Or passionately [...]
The Way of Life No. 14
Posted in Inspiration, Life, Poetry, Spirituality, tagged Existence, Lao Tsu, Oneness, Poems on March 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Image by Feng Jiang What we look for beyond seeing And call the unseen, Listen for beyond hearing And call the unheard, Grasp for beyond reaching And call the withheld, Merge beyond understanding In a oneness Which does not merely rise and give light, Does not merely set and leave darkness, But forever sends forth [...]
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