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"Christianity is framed as a hidden
mystery
that is revealed by the
Holy Spirit." - Michael Hoffman
"The Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the
Father will send in my name, will teach you all things
and will remind you of everything I have said to you." - John 14:26
There is a
mystery,
beneath abstraction,
silent,
infinite,
alone,
unchanging,
ubiquitous and liquid, eternal,
the
Creator of
nature.
It has no
name, but I call it the
"Way";
It has no limit, but I call it "limitlessness".
Being
limitless, it flows away
forever;
flowing away forever, it returns to the
self.
The Way is limitless,
as
nature is
limitless,
as
the universe is
limitless,
as I am limitless.
The Way is a
limitless vessel;
used by
the self, it is not filled by the
world;
it cannot be cut, knotted, dimmed or
stilled;
its depths are hidden, ubiquitous and eternal.
Looked
at, but cannot be seen - it is beneath form;
Listened to, but cannot be heard - it is
beneath sound;
held, but cannot be touched - it is beneath feeling;
this
infinite thing evades
definition,
and blends into a single mystery.
In its rising there is no
light,
in its falling there is no
darkness,
a continuous thread beyond
description,
its form formless,
its
image nothing,
its
name
silence;
follow it, it
has no back,
meet it, it has no face.
It nurtures all
things,
though it does not
control them;
it has no easily
discernable intention,
so it seems inconsequential.
It is the
substance of all
things;
though it does not
control them;
it has no exception,
so it seems infinitely
important.
The
motion of the
Way is to return;
the use of the
Way is to accept;
all
things come from the
Way,
and the Way
has always existed.
The world is shaped by the
Way;
it cannot be shaped by the
self.
Try to change it, you damage it;
try to possess it, you lose it.
Empty the self
completely;
embrace perfect peace.
The world will rise and move;
watch it
return to rest.
This
return is peaceful;
it is the flow of
nature,
an eternal decay and renewal.
Accepting this
brings enlightenment,
ignoring
this brings misery.
Who accepts nature's flow becomes
all-cherishing;
being
natural he becomes one with the
Way;
being one with the
Way he becomes immortal:
though his
body will
decay, the Way
will not.
Embracing the
Way, you become
embraced;
breathing gently,
you become newborn;
clearing your mind, you become clear;
opening your
heart, you become accepted;
accepting reality, you
embrace the
Way.
Harmony is
found in following the Way.
The
Way is without form or quality,
but
expresses all forms and qualities;
the Way is hidden and implicate,
but
expresses all of
nature;
the Way is unchanging,
but
expresses all
motion.
the
Way bears all things;
harmony
nurtures them;
nature shapes them;
use completes them.
Each follows the Way
and honors
harmony,
not by
law,
but by
being.
The Way takes no action,
but leaves nothing undone.
The Way flows and ebbs,
creating and
destroying,
implementing all the
world,
attending to the tiniest
details,
claiming nothing in
return.
When you accept the
Way
the Earth will flourish,
in
harmony with
nature.
Experience is a
riverbed,
its source hidden, forever
flowing,
the Way moves
within it.
draw upon it; it will not run
dry.
Attend to the present to deal
with the past;
thus you grasp the
continuity of the Way,
which is its
essence.
With
but a small understanding
one may
follow the Way like a main
path,
fearing only to leave it.
following a main path is easy,
yet humans delight in
difficult paths.
When
palaces are kept up
fields are left to weeds
and granaries
empty;
wearing fine clothes,
bearing sharp swords,
glutting with food and drink,
hoarding wealth and
possessions,
these are the ways
of theft,
and far from the
Way.
The Way
is the fate of men,
the
treasure of the saint,
and the refuge of the
sinner.
Fine
words are often borrowed,
and great
deeds are often appropriated;
therefore, when a man
falls, do not abandon him,
and when a
man gains
power, do not honor him;
only remain impartial and show him
the Way.
Why should someone appreciate the
Way?
The ancients said,
"By it, those
who seek may easily find,
and those who
regret may easily absolve."
So the Way is
the most precious gift.
- Lao
Tze
The
Holy Spirit,
the invisible Spirit,
whom it is not right to think of as something similar to a
god.
For
Holy Spirit is more
than a god, there is nothing above
the Spirit, the
Spirit bends to no
one.
The Holy
Spirit did not lack anything to complete the
Spirit; as the
Spirit is always
complete.
Holy
Spirit does not exist in something inferior to the
Spirit as everything
exists in the Spirit.
Holy Spirit
is ineffable, no one was able to comprehend the
Spirit or speak about
the Spirit.
Holy Spirit
is unnameable, there was no one prior to the
Spirit to give the
Spirit a name.
Holy Spirit
is unsearchable, there exists no one prior to the
Spirit to examine the
Spirit.
Holy Spirit is
immeasurable, there was no one prior to the
Spirit to measure the
Spirit.
Holy Spirit is
illimitable, there was no one prior to the
Spirit to set limits
to the Spirit.
Holy Spirit
is infinite, since the Spirit cannot be
contained.
Holy
Spirit is eternal, since the
Spirit exists
eternally.
Holy
Spirit is invisible, since no one saw the
Spirit.
The
Holy Spirit
established the Spirit.
Holy Spirit is total
perfection.
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