Tao Teh Ching 1

Tao Teh Ching
(1) The Hidden One

The sensation,
You perceive,
Is not eternal

The perception,
You observe,
Is not permanent

The name,
You can name,
Is not the eternal name

Only BEYOND perceptibility,
Sensibility, naming,
Lays the origin of the world

Because before the earliest beginning of the world,
There is NOTHING,
That could be perceived

Because before the earliest beginning of the world,
There is NOTHING,
That could be observed

Because before the earliest beginning of the world,
There is NOTHING,
That can be named.

Beyond the earliest beginning
Lays the origin of creation.
Beyond all outward manifestations
Lays the origin of all that is created.

Because all forces take THERE their beginning,
Leads the path into the ONE origin,
To see the origin forces.

With the own entry into the origin,
The essence of space and time will be seen.

Both have ONE origin, but different alignments.
The ONENESS OF BOTH is the great secret.

This secret is not to explore,
Because it is without an origin.
Would the secret to be explored,
It would be unveil in this way.
Only as an origin of a still greater more secret.

The last origin knows no creator,
Because it is the door of manifestation of all forces of itself.

Transcription by Regina Svoboda © 2007

Credits to Ton Koopman + The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra for playing Air from John Bach.

Thanks, credits & love to Regina Svoboda

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Tao
• Teh
• Ching
• Lao=tsu
• Laotse

[me2super]

Nice video, Volker~! This Tao roller is more like Zen. The big question that all wise ones have contemplated on is, "Is God personal or impersonal or both?" I think it's both, but I'd like to know your thoughts on this.

[volkerdoormann]

Dear brother, is consciousness a person? :) Lao=Tzu (TTC 1) (verbatim): dào kê dào, fei cháng dào showable tao, not timeless tao míng kê míng, fei cháng míng nameable name: not timeless name Question? :) cháng yôu yù yî guan qí jiào ever having desire, means looking outside gù cháng wú yù yî guan qí miào, base: ever without desire, means looking inside Thank you for your comment. love volker

[LizBizToo]

Beautiful, Volker. Send Regina my best. You both surely must be pleased to have some of her writing now exposed in this way.

Warm thoughts to you both,

Liz :)