Everyday, I'm going to type one verse of the Tao Te Ching for anyone who doesn't have access to it - feel free to discuss the meanings in the comments section. Spend some time reading it over and contemplating the words carefully. Meditate on any thing that holds meaning to you, be it a single line or more.
Verse 1
A way that can be walked
is not The Way
A name that can be named
is not The Name
Tao is both Named and Nameless
As Nameless, it is the origin of all things
As Named, it is the mother of all things
A mind free of thought
merged within itself,
beholds the essence of Tao
A mind filled with thought,
identified with its own perception
beholds the mere forms of this world
Tao and this world seem different
but in truth they are one and the same
the only difference is in what we call them
How deep and mysterious is this unity
How profound, how great!
It is the truth beyond the truth,
the hidden within the hidden
It is the path to all wonder,
the gate to the essence of everything!
