by Louis Bertrand Shalako
c2010
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We must ignore the dictates of society and seek only to conform with the underlying patterns of the universe.
The Tao, or ‘way,’ cannot be described in words, nor conceived in thought. To achieve oneness with the Tao, one must do nothing, ‘wu-hei,’ which is to say we must do nothing strained, artificial, or unnatural. It is a state of openness and humility.
One must obey the impulses of one’s spontaneous nature, and empty oneself of all doctrines and ‘knowledge,’ such a prideful word.
To achieve unity with the Tao is to derive from it a mystical power, one which surpasses ordinary human experience. It is to transcend all mundane limitations and distinctions, even the distinction of life and death.
Serenity is mine.