The Tao is the Way

  

Yes Way, Jose!

What in the HELL is the “Tao”?
How do you say THAT?
It’s Chinese?
Is that some kinda Kung-Fu?
Too weird.
I don’t get it!

Well, let’s simplify.  I believe many westerners are obviously unfamiliar with the Tao (pronounced “Dow”) due to language and cultural barriers.  Yet, I guarantee that if the Chinese had ice cream, and we did not, it wouldn’t be long before most in America knew what it tasted like and how to pronounce it.

“Well, that ain’t the same!  I don’t have to sit and THINK about ice cream.  I can taste it, enjoy it and let the pleasure fill my innards!”  Actually, it is pretty much the same with the Tao.

That’s the entire point!

The Tao, translated into English, means “The Way”.  Jesus said, “I am the Way.”  It’s the same Way.  The Way simply means the flow of life, the God-essence not only within all things, vibrating from the core, but the energy traveling through all things, giving it life.

No beginner’s lesson on the Tao is complete without mentioning the bible of Taoism.  It is the “Tao Te Ching” (Dow Day Ching) by Lao Tsu (Lah-oh Soo).  First of all, this book is relatively short, or might I say concise.  The translation I own is 86 pages.  I love that!  This brevity allows one to contemplate the impact each line delivers.  Secondly, it is written in a poetic fashion.

The metaphor of water is attributed to the Tao.  The Tao Te Ching, literally translated as “Book of the Way”, illustrates the way in which the Tao, as water, seeks to fill all voids (nature abhors a vacuum.)  It is supple and yielding, yet, can be most powerful and destructive.

This book speaks much of balance, illustrated as the familiar concept of yin-yang.  You know, the black and white teardrop image we’ve turned into stickers that kids can buy out of bubble gum machines.  After all, life is a delicate dance of opposites all around us, causing the force of friction that animates our very being.

Whoa, dichotomy!

Finally, what I most love about the Tao, is that those who enjoy its beauty and wisdom have not made a god out of it.  The Tao is the way of God, but it is also God!  The Tao is inside each of us, and it is us!  It is all one force – energy.  This spiritual expression comes closer to the proven laws of physics than any I’ve encountered, and the Tao Te Ching was written in the 6th century BC!

I implore you to listen to the stream.  Breathe.  Feel the pulsating rhythm of the Being within you and flowing through you.  Experience the balance and centeredness that result.  Keep breathing.  Keep flowing.  Be the stream!

Gently release the idea of who you think you need to be.  When you let yourself go, you will return to who you are – the Way, the Tao.

Thanks to Tanis Justice for the re-inspiration!

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