excerpts from
Telling the Tao and Seeing the Wisdom
Words by Andre Iton
1.
The untold, The unspoken,
The beginning, The end,
The darkness. The path to
Eternal Light.
4.
The Source of all existence is
unknowable.
It fills the rivers.
It parches the desert sands. It
fashions birth.
It decrees death.
It is knowable only
To its unknowable Self.
11.
The Soul, the space where the good that is visible
in the outer being, finds repose.
It is the only space where harmony,
Union of the Seen and the Unseen,
Union of the Knowable and the Unknowable is
attained. Praise The Space.
Praise the outer being.
20,
In the pursuit of knowledge,
I am terrified by my lack of knowledge.
In the pursuit of good,
I am terrified by my capacity for evil.
In the pursuit of wealth,
I am terrified by my fear of poverty.
Observing others,
I am terrified by my capacity for envy.
Looking at the world,
I am confused and dejected.
Looking outwards,
I am always invisible to the world.
Looking inwards,
I am illuminated by my connection to
The Source. Looking inward, I am in the
embrace of the Eternal.
33.
Through observation, knowledge is accumulated.
Through the accumulation of knowledge, wisdom is gained.
Through introspection, self-knowledge is accumulated.
Through the accumulation of self-knowledge, strength is gained.
With strength and wisdom, one is satisfied with one’s lot.
He who is satisfied makes provision for the satisfaction of others.
He who makes provision for the satisfaction of others
seamlessly blends into the Eternal Giver, The Source.
