In the æons of deep space before the worlds were even gas clouds
there was a silent beauty
drifting
timeless
unformed yet coherent
pervading all
pregnant with life.
Nameless,
we call it Tao [/cosmic energy flow].
Beyond attribute,
we call it stupendous.
Yet size implies growth
and growth implies decay:
Growth and decay together imply cycles.
There are four unstoppable forces:
Tao, the heavens, the earth, and the emperor.
For cosmic order all four must work in harmony.
For humans' relationship to the earth
depends on the earth's relationship to the sky
which depends on its own relationship to the cosmic energy flow.
Thus Tao governs all existence.
there was a silent beauty
drifting
timeless
unformed yet coherent
pervading all
pregnant with life.
Nameless,
we call it Tao [/cosmic energy flow].
Beyond attribute,
we call it stupendous.
Yet size implies growth
and growth implies decay:
Growth and decay together imply cycles.
There are four unstoppable forces:
Tao, the heavens, the earth, and the emperor.
For cosmic order all four must work in harmony.
For humans' relationship to the earth
depends on the earth's relationship to the sky
which depends on its own relationship to the cosmic energy flow.
Thus Tao governs all existence.
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