won’t be grasped when you reach
won’t be heard when you turn an ear
It’s not bright above nor dark below
seamless and un-namable
It is from and goes to no-thing
the no-form form-source
subtle and without image
preceding conception
passing beyond
trace It to Its no-beginning
track It to Its no-end
It can’t be known
only lived as ease in your own life
to understand where you’re from
is the nut of knowledge
.
Lao Tze, Tao te Ching, V. 14
Image source: Freer Sackler Collection
4 comments:
Lovely. Learning this by living, as well as by reading and observing art and nature. As always, thank you!
Hi Kathleen.
Lao Tze is a poet/sage I turn to again and again through the years, and the insight just gets deeper with each re-reading.
Beautiful post. Beautiful page. I will share on my blog.
www.larengreyumphlett.blogspot.com
Hi Laren.
Thanks for sharing.
And for the nice comment.
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