Cosmic energy [/Tao] flows eternally, indefinably,
obvious in effect, yet so subtle in operation
that its patterns can never be taken for granted.
If the emperior [/conscious will] can hold to a virtuous course all will follow:
heaven and earth will respond with rich dew,
in sweet accord wherever people cooperate without coercion.
Once, existence was extremely simple:
people knew little but collaborated.
But as they learnt more,
societies became increasingly complex.
We should beware of this process
lest we lose sight of the underlying unity that weds us to the earth.
That way disaster lies.
The cosmic environment within which energy flows
is felt in the smallest of springs
as they rise in wooded valleys,
emerging into streams and rivers
that flow finally into the mighty oceans of the world.
obvious in effect, yet so subtle in operation
that its patterns can never be taken for granted.
If the emperior [/conscious will] can hold to a virtuous course all will follow:
heaven and earth will respond with rich dew,
in sweet accord wherever people cooperate without coercion.
Once, existence was extremely simple:
people knew little but collaborated.
But as they learnt more,
societies became increasingly complex.
We should beware of this process
lest we lose sight of the underlying unity that weds us to the earth.
That way disaster lies.
The cosmic environment within which energy flows
is felt in the smallest of springs
as they rise in wooded valleys,
emerging into streams and rivers
that flow finally into the mighty oceans of the world.
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