Once Upon A Blog

Now that we are near the end of the Tao teachings we can see in greater depth the incredible connection to the Bhagavad Gita in which you are acting by performing no action. And no action could be greater than action itself.  Not only the connection is evident and repetitive but there is a mention to change in the world.

Basically what is being stated is that by trying to change the world you will destroy it. It is the perfect imbalance and negative to positive ratio that makes it perfect. Perfection due to contrast, the Ying and the Yang. Not only does it refer to the change in the world but it sets the ideal panorama to the life that we should all live. In Earth one must learn to loose, because by loosing one wins. You can’t have one without the other, and precisely that is what the Tao wants the reader to understand.

Salvation and the state of complete peace are only reached by understanding the main and core principles of the Tao teachings.

Wisdom and the value and quality of knowing are mentioned:

“Knowing when to stop averts trouble.” (Passage 32)

Continuing with the idea that one must stand where you are meant to be, it is a mix of all the teachings. Be comfortable with what you have and don’t seek for more. Appreciate what you have but don’t love it, for then loss is greater. Stand firm to where you belong, you have a role and a duty to your space and it is expected for you to fill. 

A passage I found personally appealing is the following,

“Without going outside, you may know the whole world….

The farther you go the less you know.” (Passage 47)

What is interpreted of this set of verses is that you can know the world from where you stand, there is no need to traveling far. The more you travel the more is left to discover, never fulfilling the “goal” of knowing the world. Stay where you are and it will come. Inaction makes action.