Dao De Jing Chapter 1

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the universe, but is visible only through what has been created out of it, in accordance with it: all the world, and all the living beings. It is the way the universe works.
But that also means it can be understood, by observing what can be observed: the manifestations. When we indulge in the world as we perceive it, we might be blinded by the splendor and magnitude of it all, but we do witness the workings of the Way, the principle behind it. We don’t see the interior, but the surface, which by its shape still reveals a lot about what it covers.
If we want to see beneath the surface, into what really makes up the world, we have to detach ourselves from the attraction of that surface. When we distance ourselves from the world as if we are not at all part of it, then we can see through it. The mystery of its true nature becomes evident.
This is like an echo of Buddhism, although preceding it. Truth is revealed to the one who detaches himself from the world, who is not ...

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