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Once up on a time, somebody attained One.
Heaven attained One and got clear.
Earth attained One and got stable.
Gods attained One and got spiritual.
The valley attained One and got filled.
Everything attained One and was born.
Lords and kings attained One and became the masters of the world under the sky.
It is One who did these.
If heaven were not clear, it might be torn apart.
If earth were not stable, it might collapse.
If gods were not spiritual, they might rest.
If the valley were not filled, it might be exhausted.
If everything were not born, it might be ruined.
If lords and kings were not masters, they might stumble and fall.
Therefore, the noble make the mean their root.
The high make the low their basis.
That's why lords and kings call themselves "orphans", "less virtue", and "no good".
This act is making the mean their root, is it not?
Therefore, if they often do something honourable, there is no honour.
They don't want to be like jade.
They are like stone.
Rapid Decoded
<POINT> One = Tao. Not all the
time, though.
Once upon a time, somebody attained Tao. In fact, it is you who
attained Tao. In fact, you didn't even attain it because you didn't
need to. True You are Tao itself. All you have to do is to remember it.
When you project the clear "heaven" in your hologram (=the world in
front of you), you need the fundamental energy Tao, which is true You.
Your own self is not true You. It is part of your hologram, which is a
catalyst to provoke you to react to the beauty of the clear sky. When
you appreciate it, you emit the energy. This "give and take" takes
place inside true You (=Tao). It's the Yin Yang circle.
When you project the stable "earth" in your hologram, you need Tao. Space is part of your hologram.
Invisible things like "gods", feelings, thoughts, and time are part of
your hologram. You project them. So, they are projected as you wish no
matter how much you feel otherwise. At the same time, they are
catalysts, and true You (=Tao) have nothing to do with them. So, you
don't have to be responsible for them no matter how much you feel
otherwise.
"The valley" means void in Taoism. Void needs Tao's energy and has
plenty of it. In Buddhism it is expressed as "Void is justly colours".
"Everything" is projected in your mind's hologram. It doesn't really
exist. It is an elusive catalyst. That's why they say in Buddhism,
"Colours are justly void". Nevertheless, it doesn't mean that it is not
important at all. On the contrary, its role as a catalyst is essential.
To give birth to this precious catalyst, we need Tao's energy.
"Lords and kings" are the masters of the world (=your hologram), who
mean you. To explain the relation between the hologram and its
projector, Buddha said, "In heaven and the world under it, I am the
only respectable one".
Tao, which is true You, creates all.
Without Tao's energy, the hologram of "heaven" will disappear.
Without Tao's energy, you cannot project the hologram of "earth".
Without Tao's energy, you cannot feel or think. Everything spiritual, including your own self, will stop functioning.
The void around you is filled with Tao's energy. It is part of your
hologram. Without the energy, the void and the hologram can no longer
appear and stimulate you as a catalyst.
"Everything" is a hologram, a catalyst, and an illusion. However, it
doesn't mean that it is less important than Tao. Tao needs its
recreation, the constant circulation of the energy. Without your
hologram (=the world), it couldn't have it. The whole system of Yin
Yang circle wouldn't work. So, don't look down on your hologram (=the
world). Cherish the world and emit more of the fundamental energy
(=Tao, =Love).
Although your own self (="lords and kings") is a hologram, it is as important as Tao (=true You). Your own self stimulates Tao. All the holograms stimulates it. Therefore, don't despise your own self. Don't be too concerned about it, either. Just remember that true You (=Tao) are the master of the world (=your hologram). The world is perfect no matter how much you think otherwise. If you forget that you are its master, it "might stumble and fall", in other words, you will suffer from feelings caused by your hologram (=the world).
Therefore, you should not segregate something noble from something
mean. Then, you assimilate the root of everything, which is Tao.
You should not tell something high from something low. With no judgement, you assimilate the basis of everything, which is Tao.
That's why you should be humble. Don't brag that you are the master.
Don't try to control the world (=your hologram). Don't judge.
This is how you can be one with Tao, is it not? By accepting and loving all, that's the way!
Therefore, if you do something with any kind of intention, the act is useless. It is not Tao's way.
You should not shine and stand out.
Be like dust.
Videos
- 39-1 Attain One
- 39-2 Heaven
- 39-3 Earth
- 39-4 Gods
- 39-5 Filled valley
- 39-6 Hologram's birth
- 39-7 Hologram's master
- 39-8 One = Tao
- 39-9 Heaven torn apart
- 39-10 Earth unstable
- 39-11 Gods rest
- 39-12 Inexhaustible valley
- 39-13 Ruined
- 39-14 Lords & Kings = Masters
- 39-15 Noble = Mean
- 39-16 High = Low
- 39-17 Lords & Kings = Less virtue
- 39-18 Mean = Root
- 39-19 No honor
- 39-20 No jade
- 39-21 Like stone
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| ☞«Drama and Desire: Japanese painting from the Floating World» includes Hokusai and Utamaro, the great masters of Ukiyo-e 浮世絵 painting. Desire is the subject of worship in the country of the rising sun. But, sometimes desire, which the Japanese word "iro (=color) 色" also implies, can be prohibited. Yukio Mishima 三島由紀夫 puns with the word "Kinjiki 禁色", which originally signifies the colors which common people were not allowed to wear in the old days. You can interpret the word as forbidden desire.
Key Words
1. Tao
2. Hologram
3. The floating world Ukiyo
4. Play
5. Gate
6. Dark Depth
7. Dark Depth Female
8. Do nothing
9. Body soul and Spirit soul
10. You and non-you
11. Yin Yang circle
12. No judgement
13. Resistance
14. Satori
15. Act without acting
16. Colour
(Last modified: 10 June 2011)
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