The mysterious nature of time

[Confused]

37
The Tao never does anything,
yet through it all things are done.
If powerful men and women
could venter themselves in it,
the whole world would be transformed
by itself, in its natural rhythms.
People would be content
with their simple, everyday lives,
in harmony, and free of desire.
When there is no desire,
all things are at peace.

source: http://www.ai.rug.nl/~ronald/zinvol/tao.pdf

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[godwide_void]

These Taoist verses are very much so resonating with me. It looks to be one of the closest philosophies to the Law of One which is 'man-made'.

Please do not stop posting them, my friend!

[Confused]

In case I disappear due to some reason, like it happened for 3 weeks, I hope an individual who is interested posts a verse every day, until the Tao Te Ching book is exhausted.

[Confused]

38
The Master doesn’t try to be powerful;
thus he is truly powerful.
The ordinary man keeps reaching for power;
thus he never has enough.
The Master does nothing,
yet he leaves nothing undone.
The ordinary man is always doing things,
yet many more are left to be done.
The kind man does something,
yet something remains undone.
The just man does something,
and leaves many things to be done.
The moral man does something,
and when no one responds
he rolls up his sleeves and uses force.
When the Tao is lost, there is goodness.
When goodness is lost, there is morality.
When morality is lost, there is ritual.
Ritual is the husk of true faith,
the beginning of chaos.
Therefore the Master concerns himself
with the depths and not the surface,
with the fruit and not the flower.
He has no will of his own.
He dwells in reality,
and lets all illusions go.
source: http://www.ai.rug.nl/~ronald/zinvol/tao.pdf

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[Confused]

39
In harmony with the Tao,
the sky is clear and spacious,
the earth is solid and full,
all creature flourish together,
content with the way they are,
endlessly repeating themselves,
endlessly renewed.
When man interferes with the Tao,
the sky becomes filthy,
the earth becomes depleted,
the equilibrium crumbles,
creatures become extinct.
The Master views the parts with compassion,
because he understands the whole.
His constant practice is humility.
He doesn’t glitter like a jewel
but lets himself be shaped by the Tao,
as rugged and common as stone.

source: http://www.ai.rug.nl/~ronald/zinvol/tao.pdf

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[Confused]

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Origins of Black Holes: Gravity at Its Extreme

[Confused]

40
Return is the movement of the Tao.
Yielding is the way of the Tao.
All things are born of being.
Being is born of non-being.

source: http://www.ai.rug.nl/~ronald/zinvol/tao.pdf

[SomaticDreams]

These Taoist verses are very much so resonating with me. It looks to be one of the closest philosophies to the Law of One which is 'man-made'.

Please do not stop posting them, my friend!

Nothing is man-made.

Realization of the emptiness and infinite nature of reality.

Enlightenment is ineffable because the experience of such is non-categorical.

All being exists as possibility on the horizon of time-space.

[AnthroHeart]

For me Tao is all about being flexible. I think sooner or later we must all face our dark side. Those that fight it will have a very difficult time. I had a small tendancy to fight when things got hard. But in the end I let go and realized I'm not really in control. I release control to Tao. Then, it gets easier. I feel really bad for those who try with all their might to hold on when the stream of Tao comes. It's only going to get stronger as 4D comes. It can be maddening even for one who is flexible.

If there is to be no darkness left after 2012, we must all face our own. Hard times may be afoot.

But in all, love is a most valuable treasure. For when times get hard.

[Confused]

41
When a superior man hears of the Tao,
he immediately begins to embody it.
When an average man hears of the Tao,
he half believes it, half doubts it.
When a foolish man hears of the Tao,
he laughs out loud.
If he didn’t laugh,
it wouldn’t be the Tao.
Thus it is said:
The path into the light seems dark,
the path forward seems to go back,
the direct path seems long,
true power seems weak,
true purity seems tarnished,
true steadfastness seems changeable,
true clarity seems obscure,
the greatest are seems unsophisticated,
the greatest love seems indifferent,
the greatest wisdom seems childish.
The Tao is nowhere to be found.
Yet it nourishes and completes all things.

source: http://www.ai.rug.nl/~ronald/zinvol/tao.pdf

[Ruth]

Ahhhh, "the path into the light seems dark, " so true, so true!

Thank you, Confused!

Light and love!

[Confused]

Ruth

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42
The Tao gives birth to One.
One gives birth to Two.
Two gives birth to Three.
Three gives birth to all things.
All things have their backs to the female
and stand facing the male.
When male and female combine,
all things achieve harmony.
Ordinary men hate solitude.
But the Master makes use of it,
embracing his aloneness, realizing
he is one with the whole universe.

source: http://www.ai.rug.nl/~ronald/zinvol/tao.pdf

[Confused]

43
The gentlest thing in the world
overcomes the hardest thing in the world.
That which has no substance
enters where there is no space.
This shows the value of non-action.
Teaching without words,
performing without actions:
that is the Master’s way.

source: http://www.ai.rug.nl/~ronald/zinvol/tao.pdf

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[Confused]

44
Fame or integrity: which is more important?
Money or happiness: which is more valuable?
Success of failure: which is more destructive?
If you look to others for fulfillment,
you will never truly be fulfilled.
If your happiness depends on money,
you will never be happy with yourself.
Be content with what you have;
rejoice in the way things are.
When you realize there is nothing lacking,
the whole world belongs to you.


source: http://www.ai.rug.nl/~ronald/zinvol/tao.pdf

[Confused]

45
True perfection seems imperfect,
yet it is perfectly itself.
True fullness seems empty,
yet it is fully present.
True straightness seems crooked.
True wisdom seems foolish.
True art seems artless.
The Master allows things to happen.
She shapes events as they come.
She steps out of the way
and lets the Tao speak for itself.

source: http://www.ai.rug.nl/~ronald/zinvol/tao.pdf

[Confused]

[Confused]

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[Confused]

46
When a country is in harmony with the Tao,
the factories make trucks and tractors.
When a country goes counter to the Tao,
warheads are stockpiled outside the cities.
There is no greater illusion than fear,
no greater wrong than preparing to defend yourself,
no greater misfortune than having an enemy.
Whoever can see through all fear
will always be safe.

source: http://www.ai.rug.nl/~ronald/zinvol/tao.pdf

[Confused]

47
Without opening your door,
you can open your heart to the world.
Without looking out your window,
you can see the essence of the Tao.
The more you know,
the less you understand.
The Master arrives without leaving,
sees the light without looking,
achieves without doing a thing.

source: http://www.ai.rug.nl/~ronald/zinvol/tao.pdf

[Ruth]

Without opening your door,
you can open your heart to the world.


I do this many, many days!

[godwide_void]

Likewise. I am truly enjoying these Taoist verses.

Thanks, Confused!

[Confused]

48
In pursuit of knowledge,
every day something is added.
In the practice of the Tao,
every day something is dropped.
Less and less do you need to force things,
until finally you arrive at non-action.
When nothing is done,
nothing is left undone.
True mastery can be gained
by letting things go their own way.
It can’t be gained by interfering.

source: http://www.ai.rug.nl/~ronald/zinvol/tao.pdf

[Ruth]

True mastery can be gained
by letting things go their own way.
It can’t be gained by interfering.

[Confused]

49
The Master has no mind of her own.
She works with the mind of the people.
She is good to people who are good.
She is also good to people who aren’t good.
This is true goodness.
She trusts people who are trustworthy.
She also trusts people who aren’t trustworthy.
This is true trust.
The Master’s mind is like space.
People don’t understand her.
They look to her and wait.
She treats them like her own children.

source: http://www.ai.rug.nl/~ronald/zinvol/tao.pdf

[Aaron]

Dear Confused,

I have a question to deliver to you from our dear friends Oceania and Meerie, coming from all the way on the other side of the world in the Treehouse! :p

Oceania asks: Einstein says movement creates time. did he mean vibration?

[Confused]

Dear Confused,

I have a question to deliver to you from our dear friends Oceania and Meerie, coming from all the way on the other side of the world in the Treehouse! :p

Oceania asks: Einstein says movement creates time. did he mean vibration?

TIME may be a form of the One Infinite Creator itself. If the ONE is the highest vibration of will and love that we know, then I think any movement in it creates the illusion of time and space, for the purpose of projection of itself into infinite units of consciousness. It is all the play of the ONE, which I do not understand. I can only bow and seek its blessings to help me go back home safely, i.e., into the bosom of the ONE.

[Aaron]

Dear Confused,

I have a question to deliver to you from our dear friends Oceania and Meerie, coming from all the way on the other side of the world in the Treehouse! :p

Oceania asks: Einstein says movement creates time. did he mean vibration?

TIME may be a form of the One Infinite Creator itself. If the ONE is the highest vibration of will and love that we know, then I think any movement in it creates the illusion of time and space, for the purpose of projection of itself into infinite units of consciousness. It is all the play of the ONE, which I do not understand. I can only bow and seek its blessings to help me go back home safely, i.e., into the bosom of the ONE.

Thank you, dear friend.