Tao, the Mother of the Universe, is akin to the Hindu concept of the Brahman

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shriadishakti , " jagbir singh "

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> But absolutely nothing whatsoever, even Her incarnation as Shri

> Mataji Nirmala Devi, can ever tarnish the Devi within where She

> remains ever spotless and without any blemish, untouched by even

> the minutest trace of earthly negativity. The www.adishakti.org

> site is based almost entirely on the Shakti within. Except for a

> few incidences where it was necessary to contact the physical Shri

> Mataji Nirmala Devi, everything is based on what the Shakti has

> revealed from within. So the question of those who reject the

> Shakti does not arise as none of them have met Her. They may have

> seen Shri Mataji in Cabella or India and accused Her of pretending

> to be the Devi, but have they met Her in their own Sahasraras? So

> if they have not how can they reject the evidence of those who

> have meditated with Her in person daily for years?

>

>

 

 

You don't have to go out the door

to know what goes on in the world.

You don't have to look out the window

to see the way of heaven.

The farther you go

the less you know.

 

So the wise soul

doesn't go, but knows;

doesn't look, but sees;

doesn't do, but gets it done.

 

Tao Te Ching: Chapter 47 (translated by Ursula K. Le Guin)

 

 

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The master has no mind of her own.

She works with the mind of the people.

 

She is good to people who are good.

She is also good to people who aren't good.

This is true goodness.

 

She trusts people who are trustworthy.

She also trusts people who aren't trustworthy.

This is true trust.

 

The master's mind is like space.

People don't understand her.

They look to her and wait.

She treats them like her own children.

 

Tao Te Ching: Chapter 49 (translated by Stephen Mitchell)

 

 

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The ancient Masters were profound and subtle.

Their wisdom was unfathomable.

There is no way to describe it;

all we can describe is their appearance.

 

They were careful

as someone crossing an iced-over stream.

Alert as a warrior in enemy territory.

Courteous as a guest.

Fluid as melting ice.

Shapable as a block of wood.

Receptive as a valley.

Clear as a glass of water.

 

Do you have the patience to wait

till your mud settles and the water is clear?

Can you remain unmoving

till the right action arises of itself?

 

The Master doesn't seek fulfillment.

Not seeking, not expecting,

She is present, and can welcome all things.

 

Tao Te Ching: Chapter 15 (translated by Stephen Mitchell)

 

 

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The Tao is called the Great Mother

empty yet inexhaustible,

it gives birth to infinite worlds.

 

It is always present within you.

You can use it any way you want.

 

Tao Te Ching: Chapter 6 (translated by Stephen Mitchell)

 

 

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The valley spirit never dies

Call it the mystery, the woman.

 

The mystery, the Door of the Woman,

is the root of earth and heaven.

 

Forever this endures, forever.

And all its uses are easy.

 

Tao Te Ching: Chapter 6 (translated by Ursula K. Le Guin)

 

 

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The way you can go

isn't the real way.

The name you can say

isn't the real name.

 

Heaven and earth

begin in the unnamed:

name's the mother

of the ten tousand things.

 

So the unwanting soul

sees what's hidden,

and the ever-wanting soul

sees only what it wants.

 

Two things, one origin,

but different in name,

whose identity is mystery.

Mystery of all mysteries!

The door to the hidden.

 

Tao Te Ching: Chapter 1 (translated by Ursula K. Le Guin)

 

 

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TAOISM

 

Taoism is an ancient faith centered around the concept of the Tao

(literally " the way " ), the inexpressible source of being, the divine

principle which underlies nature sometimes referred to as

the " mother of all things. " The followers of Taoism did not trust

conventional knowledge and reasoning and rejected the artificial

world of civilized society and etiquette. They realized that

transformation and change are essential features of nature. While

Confucianism stressed the masculine, active, rational, and social

side of human nature, Taoism emphasized the feminine, yielding,

intuitively-mystical, and private part. This the relationship of

Confucianism to Taoism is itself an example of the yang-yin

interplay of dynamic opposites.

 

Founder: Lao-Tzu (literally " Old Master " ) who supposedly lived

during the early part of the 6th century B.C.E., but may have lived

either later (4th century B.C.E.) or not at all. Chuang-Tzu (ca. 369

B.C.E. - ca. 286 B.C.E.) was the most distinguished representative

of later Taoism and is considered one of the formulators of Taoist

thought.

 

Scriptures: Tao Te Ching (the Classic of the Way and its Power),

according to tradition written by Lao-Tzu.

 

Key concepts: the Tao, introduced in the Tao Te Ching as

follows: " The Tao that can be expressed is not the eternal Tao; the

name that can be defined is no the unchanging name...There is a

thing inherent and natural, which existed before heaven and earth.

Motionless and fathomless, it stands alone and never changes; it

pervades everywhere and never becomes exhausted; it may be regarded

as the Mother of the Universe. I do not know its name. If I am

forced to give it a name, I call it Tao, and I name it supreme...Man

follows the laws of earth; earth follows the laws of heaven; heaven

follows the laws of the Tao; and Tao follows the laws of its

intrinsic nature. "

 

What is this Tao? The concept transcends the powers of reason and

must be grasped intuitively, it is beyond words, beyond all

differences and distinction, it is the unchanging, permanent reality

of constant change, it is the ground of being and nonbeing, it is

akin to the Hindu concept of the Brahman.

 

Taoism

http://www.usao.edu/~usao-ids3313/ids/html/taoism.html