Tao Te Ching - Verse 1

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Weekly Contemplation

Every week I will post a verse from the Tao Te Ching to help encourage your awareness to blossom. I will be drawing upon Dr. Wayne W. Dryer's book, "Change Your Thoughts Change Your Life" as a point of reference. Dr. Wayne's book is a wonderful tool to aid in your transformation process.

As you go about your week, keep the verse in mind, applying it whenever and however you can.

Also known as The Great Way, the Tao was written 500 years before the birth of Jesus by an awakened soul named Lao Tzu. The Tao is regarded by many as the ultimate commentary on the nature of our existence. I envite you to open yourself to the beautiful, universal truths of this 2,500 year old text

1st Verse

The Tao that can be told

is not the eternal Tao.

The name that can be named

is not the eternal name.



The Tao is both named and nameless.

As nameless it is the origin of all things;

as named it is the Mother of 10,000 things.



Ever desireless, one can see the mystery;

ever desiring, one sees only the manifestations.

And the mystery itself is the doorway

to all understanding.

"The Tao is an unknowable, unseeable realm where everything originates; while at the same time, the Tao exists within everything. When we desire to see this invsibleness (mystery), we attempt to define it in terms of the outer world of form - what Lao Tzu calls the 10,000 things. Lao Tzu counsels us that letting go of trying to see the mystery will actually allow us to see it."

In this reference to the Tao,
disireless means trusting, permitting, and allowing.

The point here is to recognize the difference in your body between trying and allowing, and to then become aware of the effortless sensation of the latter."

Putting the Tao into Practice:

• Enjoy the mystery of life! Don't try so hard to make something work - simply allow.
• Let go of the need to always name and label - Judge Less and Listen More.

There is magic in the world. Open your heart to the mystery.
Namaste
~JaquelineMarie~