Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Tao Te Ching, 23

Nature says few words.
For the same reason a whirlwind does not last a whole morning.
Nor does a rainstorm last a whole day.
What causes them?
It is Heaven and Earth (Nature). (Tao Te Ching, 23)


Today, I would try to interpret the above text from the topic "Expressions of the Tao".

In the above text, it can be understood that the Tao has its own natures. It may not be the same as with anything in nature but it still has its own nature that is different from the whirlwinds and the rainstorms. Although unknown to man, it doesn't mean that the Tao is not present. It is still here, it is still present yet nature has not let it reveal itself first.

Nature reveals the Tao. It reveals the "what" and the "how" that circulated a man's mind. It is with nature that people knows about the Tao.

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