Ep. 07: Listening for the Still Small Voice
Mystical Paths - Taoism & Christianity
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With this video we will explore two mysteries of the Great Tao: "weakness" and "non-being." These mysteries are unveiled by the sixth-century B.C. Chinese sage Lao Tzu in his work the Tao-Te Ching.
"Weakness" is also called "softness" and "non-being" is also called "emptiness." These are essential qualities of the Great Tao. The Tao is the all-pervading principle of the universe--the First Cause, the Absolute. The Tao gives birth to all things and sustains all things. It is that to which all things return. Tao is usually translated as "the Way."
Toshihiko Izutsu comments that "behind the pages of the Tao-Te Ching we feel the presence of a man who has experienced the most intimate union with the Absolute, who consequently knows what the Absolute is."
What did Lao Tzu learn about non-being and the "weakness" of the Tao? What relevance do "weakness" and "non-being" have to our own spiritual path? Weakness and nonbeing are both spoken of by Lao Tzu in chapter 40 of the Tao-Te Ching.
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