25. There is something that is perfect in its disorder
There is something that is perfect in its disorder
Which is born before Heaven and Earth.
So silent and desolate! It established itself without renewal.
Functions universally without lapse.
We can regard it as the Mother of Everything.
I don’t know its name.
Hence, when forced to name it, I call it “Tao.”
When forced to categorize it I call it “great.”
Greatness entail transcendance.
Transcendance entails going-far.
Going-far entails return.
Hence, Tao is great, Heaven is great, the Earth is great
And the human is also great.
Within our realm there are four greatnesses and the humanbeing is one of them.
Human beings follow the Earth.
Earth follows Heaven.
Heaven follows the Tao.
The Tao follows the way things are.
April 27th, 2007 at 4:02 pm
The mind boggles!