oneness 365 Tao

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If I break down the walls, I will be surrounded
by the garden.
If I break the levee, water will inundate me.
Meditation is not to be separated from life.



The task of following Tao is to cease all distinctions between the
self and the outside world. It is only a matter of convenience that
we label things inside and outside, subjective and objective.
Indeed, it is only at elementary stages that we should talk of a Tao
to follow. For true enlightenment is the realization not that there
is a Tao to follow but that we ourselves are Tao.

That understanding comes after a simple breaking down of a wall, a
shattering of the mistaken notion that there is something inherent
in this life that divides us from Tao. Once the wall is broken, we
are inundated by Tao. We are Tao.

Do we continue to meditate once we come to this understanding? We
still do, but it is no longer a solitary and isolated activity. It
is a part of life, as natural as breathing. When you can bring
yourself to the understanding that there is no difference between
you and Tao and that there is no difference between meditation and
"ordinary" activities, then you are well on your way to being on
with Tao.




oneness
365 Tao
daily meditations
Deng Ming-Dao (author)
ISBN 0-06-250223-9

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