Tao Te Ching Chapter 51-12 Dark Depth Attainment

Today's Tao

It is called the attainment of Dark Depth. (Ch.51)


It is called Dark Depth Attainment.

Let's review Dark Depth Attainment.


1. You give birth to the world, which is your hologram. But you do not possess it.

2. Let it work by itself. Don't be attached to its outcome.

3. Remember that you are Tao. Nevertheless, do not dare try to control your hologram.


A useful tip.

To attain Dark Depth, compose your English sentence, always using "one" as its subject, instead of "he", "she", "you", or "I".


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-Tao by Matsumoto / Tao Te Ching / Chapter 51


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☞In Japanese «I Ching» is called "Eki kyo 易経". The book was brought to Japan in the fifth century. Written in the eighth century, «Kojiki» is the oldest history book in Japan. The title means "the book of old matters". It contains fascinating legends such as the creation of the islands by a goddess and her brother (Izanami and Izanagi), the first arousing dance by a Japanese goddess (Ame no Uzume no Mikoto), and the battle against a monster with eight tails (Yamata no Orochi).

Tao Te Ching Chapter 51-11 No subject

Today's Tao

Be the chief, but don't control it. (Ch.51)


"Although you project your hologram in the mind, you should not try to control it."

"Although you create your hologram, you are not responsible for it."

"True You are not your own self."


Aren't these expressions confusing?

Yes, they are. It is because of the word "you".

"Self" does not exist, which is part of the basis of Zen.

Therefore, Zen and Tao should be discussed without using "I" or "You".

Let's think in a language that does not require a subject.


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-Tao by Matsumoto / Tao Te Ching / Chapter 51


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☞After the sky exploded in Hiroshima in 1945, Black Rain fell. Masuji Ibuse, who was born in a village nearby, wrote the novel «Black Rain». Shohei Imamura, a twice winner of the Cannes Festival Grand Prix, directed the film with the same title. Ridley Scott made a film with an identical title, and this Yakuza film has something to do with the contaminated rain.

Tao Te Ching Chapter 51-10 Don't rely

Today's Tao

Let it work, but don't rely on it. (Ch.51)


Leave the world alone.

The world is your hologram.

In fact, it is working as you like.

Don't rely on your hologram.

It will not give you any preferential treatment.

Don't be attached to it.

"I hate this world because it doesn't treat me right."

Well, why don't we stop using "I, my, me, mine".

Because Self is an illusion.

It only exists in your hologram.

Let's use the word "one" instead.

This is a nice approach to accept No Self 無我 [mu ga / wu-wo] in Zen.


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☞Although the islands are sometimes called the country of the rising sun, their inhabitants enjoy «The Setting Sun» as much. Osamu Dazai describes the strange joy of decadence. Yasunari Kawabata adored the game of go and wrote about a master who just wanted to create the beauty of it. Winning means nothing at all if the game is ugly.

Tao Te Ching Chapter 51-9 Possession

Today's Tao

Give birth, but don't possess it. (Ch.51)


You give birth to the world, which is your hologram.

But you don't possess it.

Therefore, you cannot control it.

Therefore, you are not responsible for it.

No one is responsible for it.

The world is:

"是什麼物恁麼来 [ze inmo butsu inmo rai]"

It's like clouds.

We don't have to know where it comes from.

What a relief!


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-Tao by Matsumoto / Tao Te Ching / Chapter 51


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☞It seems to me that Japan is metamorphosing into a post-consumer society. Although most Japanese go through the transformation for the first time, some of the phenomena in its process are not necessarily new historically in the country. To the people of the archipelago, they are like living in reality what they have read in their literature. In «A Strange Tale from East of the River», Kafu Nagai tells us about a girl who illegally wait for her client by the window. In «The Lake», Yasunari Kawabata portrays a man who follows a woman, which has become illegal these days.

Tao Te Ching Chapter 51-8 Character

Today's Tao

Tao gives birth to this, raises this, leads this, takes care of this, gives this a shape, gives this a character, feeds this, and covers this. (Ch.51)


In this context, "this" means your own self and the hologram.

So, Today's Tao sentence is paraphrased as:

"Tao gives birth to your own self and the hologram.

Tao raises your own self and the hologram.

(This is your life.)

Tao leads your own self and the hologram.

(So, don't worry.)

Tao takes care of your own self and the hologram(, which is the world).

Tao gives your own self and the world a shape.

(True You are not your own self.)

And Tao gives you a character.

(So, you are not responsible for who you are.)"


Naoto Matsumoto adds:

Tao feeds its energy to the hologram.

Tao covers the hologram.


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☞«The Woman in the Dunes» was originally written by Kobo Abe as a novel. Since the story has a very theatrical setting, it is not surprising that he adapted it into a screenplay. Hiroshi Teshigawara directed the film. This is one of the most successful avant-garde novels written in Japanese.

Tao Te Ching Chapter 51-7 By itself

Today's Tao

No one has given them a title or something, but it always so comes about by itself. (Ch.51)


Today we have a Kanreisu (a bar / spring) of Tao and Zen.

You project your hologram, but you are not responsible for it.

We think the society or the world exists outside you, but in fact it exists inside you.

You project your hologram.

But the one who projects it is part of the hologram itself.


In Zen Buddhism, they say:

"是什麼物恁麼来 [ze inmo butsu inmo rai]

Where on earth did this «what on earth» thing come from?"


In your hologram, everything "comes about by itself".

It is 自然 [ji nen].


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-Tao by Matsumoto / Tao Te Ching / Chapter 51
-Transformation 64-20


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☞Sometimes, the language you use is crucial. It enormously affects the way you think. The Japanese language is composed of the mixture of Kanji Chinese characters and Hiragana / Katakana phonetic letters. In the olden days, soft-looking Hiragana letters were not considered official or "masculine", and it was women who started using them with imagination and creativity. «The Tale of Genji» is one of the oldest works written by a female Japanese novelist. «The Housekeeper and the Professor» is one of the latest. It is written by an up-and-coming star in modern Japanese literature, Yoko Ogawa. She tells you about mathematics and love.

Tao Te Ching Chapter 51-6 Honor Attainment

Today's Tao

The respect to Tao, the honour to the attainment. (Ch.51)


Respecting Tao is one thing.

Honoring your own ability to attain Tao is another.

We have a tendency to doubt it.

"Not yet! I am not ready. I have to meditate more to comprehend Zen. I must study more to understand Tao", say many people.

You don't have to do anything to participate in the process of recycling Tao's energy.

Give yourself more credit!

You appreciate the fact that you are alive, right?

Well, you are emitting the energy now.

It's much better if you can live your life in order to thank someone.

Gratitude is one of the easiest ways of loving.


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☞Tatsuo Kimura on the left is the author of «Transparent Power 透明な力». He is an Aikido budoka of Daito-ryu and one of the highest disciples of late Yukiyoshi Sagawa. Some believe that Sagawa is the greatest budoka ever lived in Japan. Tatsuo Kimura on the right is a mathematician of the highest degree and work with Reimann's zeta function and Fournier Transforms. Are they the same individual? Yes, they are. If you are scientifically skeptical about Aikido 合気道, ask this gifted man.

Tao Te Ching Chapter 51-5 Respect Tao

Today's Tao

That's why everything never fails to respect Tao and look up to the attainment. (Ch.51)


Everything in the world, which is your hologram, is a manifestation of Tao.

Why don't we think that everything has got a seed of Tao no matter how it looks on its surface.

Tao's attainment is to accept the seed.

It is Dark Depth Attainment 玄徳 [gen toku].

We accept the fundamental energy Tao through the hologram and emit the same energy "back" to the circulation of the energy Tao.

Respect the world for its role as a catalyst.

Thank the world.

Love the world.

That's how we keep Tao's circulation flowing.


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☞The Japanese respect Tao. Why? Please count the number of Japanese words that ends with the suffix "do", which often means Tao. To us, Tao is the way of devine power. It comes out naturally. So, everything natural is devine, like lust for example. Shunga, which means "a Spring picture", is the source of natural energy as plants and animals wake up in spring. With a Shunga, your soul wakes up.

Tao Te Ching Chapter 51-4 Vessel = Hologram

Today's Tao

Vessels complete this. (Ch.51)


"When Tao (=the uncarved block) scatters, it becomes vessels." (☞See Vessels 28-13)

"The world under the sky is a god's vessel. Don't do anything to it." (☞See A god's vessel 29-2)

"A Vessel" suggests your hologram.

The important point is that your hologram "completes" you.

Your own self is not independent of the hologram.

Your own self, mind and body included, is part of your hologram.

You and non-you constitute your hologram. Both you and non-you need each other.


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☞There is something that never changes, like boy-meets-girl stories. Since the time of «The Tele of Genji» by Lady Murasaki Shikibu through Yasunari Kawabata's «Snow Country», nothing has changed essentially. On the other hand, a society changes. Something that was considered love can be regarded perverted or anti-democratic. You are not allowed to do the same thing any longer. All you can do is to plunge into the world of literature and live what they were allowed to do, in your imagination.

Tao Te Ching Chapter 51-3 They form you

Today's Tao

Things form this. (Ch.51)


"Things form" your own self.


Zen master Dogen says:

"Your own self is like mountains, rivers, and lands".

(Keiseisanshoku 谿生山色, «Shobogenzo»)


When you look at the world in front of you, you can tell what kind of person you are.

You create holograms, and the holograms define you.

In other words, you project a hologram in your "mind", and the objects in your hologram (=the things in the world) define you.

That's why you are not supposed to judge.

You are perfect.

Remember?


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☞Is it possible to "comprehend" Tao and Zen in English? While explaining how Tao and Zen functions in an Indo-European language, we cannot avoid the existence / contradiction of the subject in a sentence. One has to discuss the non-existence of Self by using a language that requires him to use the very symbol of the existence of Self, which is the word "I". On the other hand, there are several languages that do not impose the rule, such as Pacific islands languages, among others. Then, we remember that Japanese language is one of them. We do not necessarily use a subject in a Japanese sentence.

Tao Te Ching Chapter 51-2 Attainment

Today's Tao

Attainment raises this. (Ch.51)


Dark Depth Attainment raises you.

Dark Depth is another name of Tao.

When you attain Tao, you grow up spiritually.

What do we have to do to grow up spiritually?

Do we have to buy exotic costumes or join an organization?

No.

All you have to do is to remember that you are Tao.

This is the attainment of Tao.


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☞Valley god. The goddess of the valley. The little female deity takes a bath in an Onsen Rotenburo, open-air natural hot bath, by the river. And a male student is overwhelmed by the serenity of her naked innocence. Momoe Yamaguchi, a legendary singer-actress, incarnated the dancing goddess in «The Izu Dancer» film. Yasunari Kawabata, its author, created Komako, a hot spa geisha, or an Onsen geisha, in his «Snow Country» and immortalized another female deity slightly more matured than the former.

Tao Te Ching Chapter 51-1 Your birth

Today's Tao

Tao gives birth to this. (Ch.51)


Let's check a few things about Self.


1. Your own self is not true You.

2. True You are Tao.

3. Self is part of your hologram.


Now we are ready to discuss Today's Tao sentence.

"Tao gives birth to" you.

In other words, Tao creates your own self.

Then, your life begins.

It begins and ends simultaneously since time doesn't exist in Tao.

That's why they say, "No life. No end of life 不生不滅 [fusho fumetsu]" in Buddhism.


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☞Women are goddesses. There is no argument about it. Well, at least, in Japan where people often call their wives "The goddess of the mountain / Yama no kami 山の神". The country's most important deity Ama terasu o o mi kami 天照大神 is female. The name of the goddess is translated as "The great goddess who lights up Heaven". No wonder there are male characters who try to raise a girl to be their perfect wife in Lady Murasaki's «The Tale of Genji» and Junichiro Tanizaki's «Naomi / Odd obsession». It is purely a pious act of female worship.