Tao Te Ching Chapter 81-7 Tao in Heaven

Today's Tao

Heaven's Tao gives benefits and does not damage any. (Ch.81)


"Heaven" signifies "this world right here right now", which is your hologram.

Therefore, "Heaven's Tao" means Tao in a hologram, that is to say, Tao manifested as a hologram.

This manifestation is called Hossho 法性 in Buddhism.

Your life is Hossho.

Don't worry about how you live and how others live.

All the lives are more or less the same.

Your life that manifests itself right here right now is the most important.

Don't worry about someone else's criteria to judge a man's life.

When you see them in a book or on TV, just say "thanks" and ignore them.

Gratitude is an act of sending Love (=Tao).

All the acts take place in a hologram.

So, an act of sending Love takes place in a hologram, which is the life right here right now.

That's why you must not despise this world.

You receive "Tao's Love" and all the hologram it projects.


Zen Master Dogen says:

"You must not look at anywhere but this world in order to meet Buddha".

いわゆる世界は十方みな仏世界なり

(Kobutsushin 古仏心, «Shobogenzo»)


Meeting Buddha is receiving Love.

It takes place on your face. (☞See Face Transmission / Menju / Beauty 80-8)

That's why Dogen asks you to wash your face and body well. (Senjo 洗浄, «Shobogenzo»; Senmen 洗面, «Shobogenzo»)

The world is an extension of your body.

Keep your face clean.

It is one easy and practical way to accept this world.


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-Tao by Matsumoto / Tao Te Ching / Chapter 81


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☞«Recommended Books 17» Zen Master Ikkyu was a good friend of Konparu Zenchiku, a dancer/actor of Noh theatre. This eccentric duo wrote and performed «Yama Uba» in a village in medieval Japan. You can study Zen Buddhism, but studying something is not necessarily living it. Rather, you can learn Zen without analyzing Sutras and Mantras. Meditation will certainly help you find out what Zen is, but if you think squatting a la Japonaise will teach it better than theatre does, you will never learn what it is. You can even learn Zen while frying French fries at a diner. Peter Brook's «Empty Space» inevitably makes a Japanese think about "Ma 間", spacial or sonic emptiness. The Japanese have been considering it as the rich source of creativity. If you find the concept of Everything = Nothing a bit too hard to grasp, why don't you look to this theatrical genius for advice? You don't have to go straight to the gate of Tao or Zen. Anne Bogart will show you some backstage door to get in there. Read her «Viewpoint», and you will see why theatre is a good friend of Zen Buddhism.

Tao Te Ching Chapter 79-4 No favoritism

Today's Tao

Heaven's Tao has no favoritism. It is always on the side of a good person. (Ch.79)


"Heaven" means your hologram as the word "sky" does.

So, Heaven's Tao signifies Tao's energy inside all the beings in the hologram.

In other words, it is Hossho 法性, the nature of manifestation. (☞See Hossho stays low 76-9)

Tao does not judge.

It seems that the limited capacity of human beings judge.

Tao's energy inside your hologram has no favoritism.

There is neither good nor bad in Tao.

Then, what does "a good person" mean?

"A good person" means you.

True You are Tao.

Therefore, only you can sustain the Tao/hologram mechanism, Shin 心.


Japanese philosopher Kitaro Nishida 西田幾多郎 (1870 - 1945) says:

"Practically speaking, we have only one true Good, which is to find out the true Self. That's all."

(translated by Naoto Matsumoto; Book III, Chapter 13, The Perfect Good Action, «A Study of the Good 善の研究» ☞See A study of the Good 49-3 and Goodness 49-5)


[Note]
What is the true Self?
"It is the true body of the cosmos", Nishida answers. (Ditto)
The true body of the cosmos is the Tao/hologram mechanism, Shin 心.


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-Tao by Matsumoto / Tao Te Ching / Chapter 79


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☞«An Inquiry into the Good» and «A Study of the Good» are the same book. Kitaro Nishida 西田幾多郎 first wrote this book in order to teach his high school students. The Japanese title is «Zen no Kenkyu 善の研究». Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki 鈴木大拙, the author of many important books on Zen in English, was Nishida's close friend. They met each other at a high school in Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan. High school education is no longer available exclusively for the elite these days while its level is not so academically "high" as the name declares.

Tao Te Ching Chapter 77-9 Love & Excess

Today's Tao

Who can have excess and give it to the world under the sky? Only those with Tao can. (Ch.77)


You should avoid excess.

It's even better if you reduce and reduce everything till you have nothing left. (☞See Tao by Matsumoto / Tao Te Ching Chapter 48 / Reduce and reduce)

"The world under the sky" is your hologram, remember?

So, be generous to the rest of your holographic world.


A: "Master Bonbon, I want to help poor children in Japan. What should I do?"

B: "Send the latest Nintendo 7DS video game consoles. Some may have lost theirs. Others have old consoles, on which they cannot play holographic games."


Whether you give something to someone materially or not, you are sending Love to the world.

Send Love as generously as you get completely detached from your holographic world.

Then, you will remember that you are always one with Tao.

Only you can send Love.

No one else.


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-Tao by Matsumoto / Tao Te Ching / Chapter 77
-Tao by Matsumoto / "Do nothing" Corporation. "Ninten 任天" of Nintendo means "to trust Heaven and do nothing".


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Nin 任 means "to give responsibility to someone". If you add kyo 侠, Ninkyo 任侠 signifies "gallantry", which sometimes implies a gangster. Ten 天 means "Heaven or sky" like the spanish word "cielo". If you add ka 下, Tenka signifies "under the sky", which is normally a synonym of "the whole world". Do 堂 means "a hall, a shrine, or a temple". If you add Ninten 任天, Nintendo 任天堂 means "the temple of doing nothing" or "the hall of trusting Heaven", which can be used outside Japan as the name of the video game consoles they sell. Nintendo has been contributing their creative toys to our good memories of childhood in the country for many decades. Therefore, it is impossible for the Japanese boys and the men who once were boys to use the company's name only as the name of the video games.

Tao Te Ching Chapter 77-7 Man's self

Today's Tao

Man's Tao is not like that. (Ch.77)


Here, Lao Tzu says:

"Man's Tao is not like Heaven's Tao".

As we discussed in the previous entry, "Heaven's Tao" signifies Tao's nature of manifestation in each hologram.

What is "Man's Tao", then?

"Man" suggests the so-called individual "self", which does not exist. (☞As for non-existence of self 無我 [mu ga], visit Know yourself 72-4. There are a few links to the related articles. See also Chapter 33 / Self and Chapter 7 / No self of Tao Te Ching.)

What happens after the end of one's self, that is to say, the end of one's life?

His soul goes up to somewhere?

Or, it re-integrates itself with Tao?

No. I am sorry.

It is not like that.

You are Tao, so you are never separated from Tao.

Like a frame in a movie, Tao flashes a hologram every moment.

"Life" is a name given to the sequence of innumerable holograms.

The end of another person's life is a backdrop of your hologram asking you to emit more Love (=Tao).

A self does not exist, so how can one's life exist independently!

不生不滅 [fusho fumetsu]

No life. No end of life.


[Note] Time does not exist in Tao, so all the holograms are created simultaneously.


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-Tao by Matsumoto / Tao Te Ching / Chapter 77


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☞«Tao Te Ching» Key word comparison (17) / -Do nothing (treat things without interference) 無為 - Let's see how they translate 是以聖人処無為之事 行不言之教 in Chapter 2. / "Therefore the sage keeps to the deed that consists in taking no action and practices the teaching that uses no words." On the left, «Tao Te Ching (Penguin Great Ideas)» translated by D. C. Lau. / "Therefore the sage resides in nonfabrication, and conducts himself according to wordless teachings." On the right, «Tao Te Ching: An All-New Translation» translated by William Scott Wilson.

Tao Te Ching Chapter 77-6 Nirvana / Reduced excess & Supplied lack

Today's Tao

Heaven's Tao reduces excess and supplies what it lacking. (Ch.77)


A: "Give us food. Give us clothes. Save us, Master Bonbon!"

B: "Give us money first. We will invest it on the financial market. Then, the profit will save you."


Please trust yourself.

Trust Tao.

"Heaven" means your hologram.

"Heaven's Tao" signifies the the presence of Tao inside all the bits and pieces of your hologram.

Tao's nature of manifestation is called Hossho 法性 in Buddhism.

This world is your Nirvana.

Don't try to look for a better place somewhere over the rainbow.

Your holographic world is perfect.

Stop saying silly things like: "We have to improve this world".

Instead, thank the world for being as it is, and Tao will take care of the rest, by reducing excess and supplying what is lacking.


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-Tao by Matsumoto / Tao Te Ching / Chapter 77
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☞«Tao Te Ching» Key word comparison (16) / -Do nothing (treat things without interference) 無為 - Let's see how they translate 是以聖人処無為之事 行不言之教 in Chapter 2. / "The Sage acts without action and teaches without talking" On the left, «Tao Te Ching: The New Translation from Tao Te Ching: The Definitive Edition (Tarcher Cornerstone Editions)» translated by Jonathan Star. / "Therefore the Sage is devoted to non-action, Moves without teaching," On the left, «Tao Te Ching» translated by Stephen Addiss and Stanley Lombardo with the illustrations by Stephen Addiss and the introduction by Burton Watson.

Tao Te Ching Chapter 77-1 Bend a bow

Today's Tao

Heaven's Tao is like bending a bow! (Ch.77)


"I'm in Heaven... I'm in Heaven..."

Some call it a silly love song.

Others see a profound truth in the silly love song.

The point is: you are always in Heaven.

You don't go to Heaven because you are already there.

Your Heaven is "right here right now".

One thing has to be clearly understood.

Please do NOT think that you will go back to Tao after you finish your life or hologram.

This is wrong.

You are always "inside" Tao while projecting your holographic life because true You are Tao itself.

You never leave Tao.

You just project doubt.

Why do you do it?

You have to bend the bow when you put a string on it.

This is the key to answer the question, Lao Tzu says.


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-Tao by Matsumoto / Tao Te Ching / Chapter 77


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☞«Tao Te Ching» Key word comparison (11) / -Do nothing (treat things without interference) - Let's see how they translate 是以聖人処無為之事 行不言之教 in Chapter 2. / "Therefore the sage manages affairs without doing anything, and conveys his instructions without the use of speech." On the left, «Tao Te Ching: The Way of Virtue» translated by James Legge. / "that's why a sage abides in the realm of nothing's own doing, living out that wordless teaching." On the right, «Tao Te Ching» translated by David Hinton.

Tao Te Ching Chapter 76-10 Hoben gate / Soft & Weak

Today's Tao

The soft and weak stays high. (Ch.76)


"The soft and weak" thing is a hologram, which stays high, that is to say, at the superficial level.

If you want to mature spiritually, what do you have to do?

Meditate for thirty years?

No.

You can mature right now right here.

All you have to do is to open the gate of Dark Depth Female. (☞See The root of heaven and earth 6-3 and Tao Te Ching Chapter 6 Valley God)

It is also called "the gate of various surprises" (☞See Reverse Thinking 1-9 and Tao Te Ching Chapter 1 Gateway to Tao)

and

"Heaven's gate" (☞See Tao Te Ching Chapter 10 Magic words).


In Buddhism, Buddha calls it "the gate of Hoben 方便門",

which means "the gate of Buddha's tool to enlighten people".

(Shohojisso 諸法実相, «Shobogenzo»)


How can you open the gate?

It is easy.

You have only to accept the world in front of you (=your hologram).

Then, what do you see after it opens itself?

Exactly the same scenery.

But do you see the difference?


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☞«Tao Te Ching» Key word comparison (10) / -Dark Depth 玄 [gen]- Let's see how they translate 玄之又玄衆妙之門 in Chapter 1. / "The deepest and the most profound, the door of all mysteries." On the left, «A Taoist Classic: The Book of Lao Zi» translated by Ren Jiyu. / "and both are called mysterious, and the mystery itself is the gateway to perception. 同謂之玄玄之又玄衆妙之門" On the right, «Tao Te Ching: A New Translation» translated by Sam Hamill.

Tao Te Ching Chapter 73-9 Tao = Net

Today's Tao

Heaven's net is vast. Its mesh is not fine, but it doesn't lose any. (Ch.73)


天網恢々疏にして失せず [tenmo kaikai so ni shite shissezu]

In Japan, this is one of the best known sentences in Tao Te Ching.

What is "Heaven's net"?

It is the net of Tao's energy, which covers everything in your hologram.

In Chapter 11, Lao Tzu said: "30 spokes share one hub". (☞See 30 spokes 11-1)

In Chapter 28: "When the uncarved block scatters, it becomes vessels". (☞See Vessels 28-13)

Can you picture the images?

All of them are metaphors in order to explain the relation between Tao and a hologram, the projector and the projected.

In Buddhism, it is symbolized by the infinite light of Amida Butsu (Amitāba Buddha).

What is the infinite light, then?

It is the movement of Tao and true You.

And this is the light that projects your holographic world in the 360 degree movie theater, so to speak.

The content of the film is not important.

The light of the projector is.


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-Tao by Matsumoto / Tao Te Ching / Chapter 73


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☞On the left, «The Promise of Amida Buddha: Honen's Path to Bliss». Honen is the teacher of Shinran. Amida Buddha is the pillar of Jodo Shin Shu / Pure Land Shin School of Buddhism. / On the right, «Living in Amida's Universal Vow: Essays on Shin Buddhism» is edited by Alfred Bloom and has some articles by him and Daisetz Suzuki among others. Later in his life, Suzuki, the author of «Zen and Japanese Culture», got interested in Jodo Buddhism as Zen Master Ikkyu did.

Tao Te Ching Chapter 73-8 Plan

Today's Tao

It is relaxing and plans well. (Ch.73)


Heaven's Tao never rushes you.

It relaxes you.

Even if your wish is not granted immediately, don't be annoyed.

"I wonder why Amitāba Buddha (=Amida Butsu 阿弥陀仏) keeps ignoring my wishes!"

Would you like to complain about Amida Buddha's unfair treatment against you?

Tao and Buddha's wisdom, which is your true wisdom, is far wiser than our superficial intelligence.

Do you believe in coincidence?

In Tao, there is no such a thing as a coincidence.

Amida Buddha's acts are completely planned and premeditated, you see?

Well, it is not exactly right since there is no time in Tao.

But if you think Amida Buddha is choosing the best thing for you every moment of your life, isn't it easier to accept your hologram as it is?

It is an excellent thought device.


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-Tao by Matsumoto / Tao Te Ching / Chapter 73


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☞«Tao of ****» The first line comparison (12) / "The process of breathing is a living metaphor for understanding how to expand our narrow sense of ourselves and be present to the healing energies that are both in and around us." On the left, «The Tao of Natural Breathing: For Health, Well-Being, and Inner Growth» written by Dennis Lewis. / "The self is deathless. Why? Because life transforms into life and love never dies." On the right, «The Tao of Healing: Meditations for Body and Spirit» written by Haven Trevino and Gerald G. Jamplsky. / Life and self are metaphors to teach us how Tao functions.

Tao Te Ching Chapter 73-5 Heaven's Tao wins

Today's Tao

Heaven's Tao doesn't compete but wins well. (Ch.73)


In Chapter 68, Lao Tzu says:

"A true winner doesn't compete".

(☞See True winner 68-3)


In Chapter 22 and 66, he repeats twice:

"Simply he doesn't compete. That's why no one under the sky can compete with him".

(☞See Aikido 22-12 and Don't compete 66-7)


Neither a true winner nor a sage compete.

Lao Tzu gives us a little hint about the reason.

The key is the expression "Heaven's Tao".

Heaven = Hologram

So, it means that every part of your hologram has Tao's energy.

It is ridiculous to force the energy of one part to compete against that of another.

Then, what does "winning" mean?

It is to maximize the circulating energy of Tao by receiving it without resistance and sending it as much as possible.

You are always winning because you are always receiving Love and sending Love through your hologram no matter what you are doing.


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-Tao by Matsumoto / Tao Te Ching / Chapter 73


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☞«Tao of ****» The first line comparison (9) / "We struggle. Always… For me, there was a time when the dream was incarnate. And the dream's name was Muhammad Ali." On the left, «The Tao of Muhammad Ali» written by Davis Miller. / "Rule 1: Don't dig yourself into a hole when you first sit down." On the right, «The Tao of Poker: 285 Rules to Transform Your Game and Your Life» written by Larry W. Phillips / You always find Tao everywhere, even in the most unusual places.

Tao Te Ching Chapter 73-4 Hatred

Today's Tao

Who knows why heaven doesn't like what it hates. (Ch.73)


"Oh, my god. He hates me. She hates me, too. Everyone hates me! I hate them. They deserve my hatred. I hate all."

If you feel so once in a while, please listen to what Lao Tzu says here.

"Heaven" suggests the world, or your hologram.

He is saying that no one knows the reason why someone hates another.

Why?

It's simple.

Because there is no reason behind it. Of course, not.

In your holographic world, it seems that one hates another, but in fact no one hates anyone.

Hatred is an interpretation you are projecting on what you see.

How can holographic characters in your mind movie hate someone?

All of the catalytic characters are asking you to do just one thing:

Send more Love.


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-Tao by Matsumoto / Tao Te Ching / Chapter 73


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Tao Te Ching Chapter 67-14 Heaven, Love, Tao

Today's Tao

Heaven surely saves those who send Love, and guards them by sending Love. (Ch.67)


Heaven, or the heavens, mean a hologram here.

Tao sends Love through your hologram.

The world is part of the hologram, which functions as a catalyst.

You receive Love through it.

And you send Love back to Tao by accepting and loving your hologram.

This is the cycle of Tao.

Everything exists in order to maintain this cycle.

But remember?

True You are Tao.

Tao is Love.

The exchange of the energy takes place in one entity, which we call Tao, Love, or true You.


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-Tao by Matsumoto / Tao Te Ching / Chapter 67


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☞There are quite a few translations of «Tao Te Ching» available for Kindle. Here we have one in Einstein Books and another in Public Domain Books. It is important to compare the translations. Besides, one has to be aware that most of them are interpretations rather than word by word translations.

Tao Te Ching Chapter 59-1 Don't waste

Today's Tao

To govern the people and work for heaven, the best way is not to waste any as if you store the harvest. (Ch.59)


"The people" and "heaven" signify the hologram.

Don't try to "govern" or "work" on your hologram.

"The best way" is to try not to waste your hologram, which stimulates you as a catalyst.

What is "not to waste" the hologram?

How do we do it?

Don't worry.

It is nothing too extraordinary or metaphysical.

It is simple.

For example, don't waste your ballpoint pen, paper or electricity.

Don't waste the lives of other beings. When you eat their meat or grains, chew it well and appreciate the life inside.

In short, accept all with respect "as if you store the harvest".


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-Tao by Matsumoto / Tao Te Ching / Chapter 59


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☞Don't see. Don't hear. Don't say. See no evil. Hear no evil. Say no evil. Nikko Toshogu shrine's three monkeys will show you an attitude. If you are in Tokyo, catch any subway train and change trains at any Ginza Line station. Then, catch the train for Asakusa. Asakusa deserves your visit in its own right, but not today; today you wanna go to Nikko. Get off the subway train and take the Tobu train for Nikko at Asakusa station. I guarantee you that the day trip will stay in your memory forever. But, be prepared! There is a little surprise. The monkeys are much smaller than you imagine. Lonely Planet Japan or Rough Guide to Japan might be handy.

Tao Te Ching Chapter 47-2 Not out of Self

Today's Tao

Without looking out of the window, you see Heaven's Tao. (Ch.47)


Although Tao is not visible, thank God, Heaven's Tao is.

"Heaven" means your hologram, which is the world.

"Heaven's Tao" means a manifestation of Tao.

"The window" suggests your own self, which is part of your hologram.

Therefore, Today's Tao sentence signifies:

"Without going out of your own self, you can see a manifestation of Tao".

You don't have to go into any altered state or anywhere.

Satori is "right here right now".


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☞Soto Zen Buddhism in Japan was founded by Dogen in the thirteenth century. «Shobogenzo», which embodies the entire philosophy of the greatest philosopher we have ever had in the land of the floating world Uki-yo, is written in the mixture of Japanese and Chinese. For some monks, it was too metaphysical and uninviting, so they found a refuge in the warmth of geisha girls. Way to go!

Tao Te Ching Chapter 42-10 Father of Teachings 2

Today's Tao

I definitely make this the father of teachings. (Ch.42)


What is the father of all the teachings?

It is the explanation of how Nothing / Form cycle works.

We discussed the process 1 to 4 yesterday.

Now, let's continue the explanation.


5. When its nature (=task) is completed, the process goes back to the beginning of Nothing = Everything.

6. People's thoughts exist because of the One. They are the same as heaven and earth (=material things, =holograms). They go back as well.

7. Going back to Nothing is called Dark Depth Attainment. It is the same as Big Natural Flow or Tao's integration. (☞See Tao by Matsumoto / Chapter 65 / Integration)

8. The cycle is so perfect that you are not aware at all. Once you are aware, you find it stupid and idiotic.


Once a cycle ends, another begins.

Remember?

Since Tao has no time, every step takes place simultaneously.

Therefore, imposing your way (judgment or act of influence) on others creates a hindrance against the free flow of the energy cycle.

That's why it is not recommended.


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-Tao by Matsumoto / Tao Te Ching / Chapter 42


Tao answers your question!



-I wonder if we have already met on the beach, Mr John Kaizan Neptune and I. But I have known for a long time that in Chiba prefecture, Japan, where I was born and still go surfing once in a while, lives an Occidental gentleman who plays and makes the Shakuhachi bamboo flute. I was wondering why this gentleman chose Chiba peninsula to live in. It was quite stupid of me not to associate his name Kaizan 海山, which means sea / mountain in Japanese, with surfing up until now. I have just seen a photo of this excellent musician playing the flute on a short board on the wave.

Tao Te Ching Chapter 42-8 Chuang Tzu's teachings

Today's Tao

There is something people teach. I teach it, too. (Ch.42)


I read the entire part of Chuang Tzu's writing concerning the birth of a hologram and Dark Depth Attainment.


At the very beginning, there is Nothing.

No existence. No names.

Where One rises up, there is One but it doesn't have a form yet.

Everything is born by getting this One.

This is called Attainment.

There are divisions in the One not yet formed.

Without intermission, without in-between space.

This is called Life.

The One flows and gives birth to things.

Things are completed and have discerning lines.

This is called Form.

Formed bodies keep the spirit.

Each of them has its rules.

This is called Nature.

When Nature is mastered, it goes back to the Attainment.

When the Attainment peaks, it is the same as the beginning.

Being the same means being void.

Being void means being big.

It unifies people's noisy speeches.

When they are unified, it is unified with heaven and earth.

This union is so perfect that they even know they are together.

It seems stupid.

It seems idiotic.

This is called Dark Depth Attainment.

It is the same as Big Natural Flow (=Tao's integration 大順).


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-I know it is quite voluminous. I know most of them were written by later hands. Nevertheless, I recommend that you read the complete works of «Chuang Tzu», or at least the Inner Chapters and the Outer Chapters. You will find Chuang Tzu's writing I quote here in the Outer Chapters. Besides, the story of «the frog in the well» is told in 17 - 4 of the Outer Chapters («Soji 荘子» by Osamu Kanaya 金谷治, 1995, Iwanami Bunko 岩波文庫, Iwanami Shoten 岩波書店).