Tao by Matsumoto

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78. Resistance

[Chapter 78 / English Translation] - click the line to watch the related video.
Nothing in the world under the sky is softer and weaker than water.

As for attacking something hard and strong, nothing is better than water.

It is because nothing can change it.


The weak beats the strong.

The soft beats the hard.

Everyone in the world under the sky knows them.

No one does them.

That's why the sage says, "Those who accept the filth of the country are called the master of the state.

"Those who accept the bad omen of the country are called the king of the world under the sky."

Right words sound contradictory.


Rapid Decoded
<POINT> Do not resist. Resistance blocks the natural flow of the fundamental energy Tao (=Love, =Buddha).

Water is the softest and weakest in your hologram (="the world under the sky"). Be like water. (☞See Ch.8)

If you try to be tough in your hologram (=the world), you will be stuck there. If you are like water, you are one with Tao.

Everything "changes" except Tao itself. You should know that true You are Tao. Nothing can change you.


Be weak and accept all.

Be soft and don't resist.

Everyone in your hologram (="the world under the sky") is a character you create. Knowledge is part of your hologram, too. It is shared by all. "All" means you. Do you know those rules? Be weak and soft. No resistance is the best manoeuvre.

No one in your hologram acts. You shouldn't act, either. More you act, more resistance you create. Do you follow the rules? Accept all and don't resist.

"The sage" means you. "The country" and "the state" are decoded as your hologram. If you can accept "the filth" of your hologram, that is to say, if you can accept all, you can remember that you are "the master of" your hologram.

Don't be superstitious. Ignore bad omens. If not, you will be ruled by the fear of future. Past, present, and future are being created by you here now. Accept your fear of future as a catalyst stimulating you to emit more of the energy Tao. After all, you are the creator of your hologram (="the king of the world under the sky").

Right words sound wrong, don't they?


Videos / YouTube playlist

- 78-1 Water summary
- 78-2 Water's attack
- 78-3 No change
- 78-4 Be weak
- 78-5 Be soft
- 78-6 Everyone = You
- 78-7 No one acts
- 78-8 State filth
- 78-9 Bad omens
- 78-10 Contradiction


[Related Articles]
-Be like dust. You don't have to be excellent. It is a smart way to be One with Tao.

-Summary. "A knowledgeable man doesn't know. The sage doesn't accumulate. Heaven's Tao give benefits and does not damage any", says Lao Tzu.





Read Yama Uba the Zen play

☞Daisetz Suzuki's «Buddha of Infinite Light» and Hiroyuki Itsuki's «Tariki» 五木寛之「他力」are good reading materials when you think about Tariki 他力 / Other-power and Jiriki 自力 / Self-power. Infinite Light / Mugeko 無碍光・無礙光 is another name of Amida 阿弥陀 / Amitabha. Mu 無 signifies nothingness. Muge 無碍・無礙 literally means no disturbance / no hindrance / no attachment / freedom. Ko 光 signifies light. Now you know why Amida Butsu 阿弥陀仏 (Amida Buddha), Tao 道, Love 愛（慈悲）, and Zen 禅 are the same. Hopefully, these books will help you discover that Tariki / Other-power and Jiriki / Self-power are the same as well. If we have no Self, how can they be different! (☞See Self and No self)
  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: 14 November 2011)