Those of you with any concern for nature might find this spiritual perspective on life and extinction helpful, its from the Tao Teh Ching, verse 39. Since ancient times there have been those who have attained the subtle essence of the universe and thus become what they are. Heaven attained the subtle essence of the universe and became clear. Earth attained the subtle essence of the universe and became stable. Divine spirits attained the subtle essence of the universe and became powerful. The Valley of the Universe attained the subtle essence of the universe and became productive. The myriad of things attained the subtle essence of the universe and became prosperous. The sages attained the subtle essence of the universe and became wise All they became what they are by attaining the subtle essence of the universe and hence their true nature. Extinction happens to one who violates his true nature. Without being pure, Heaven would cease to be. Without being stable, Earth would burst into bits. Without maintaining their potency, spirits would disperse. Without being productive, the vast Valley of the Universe would become exhausted Without being reproductive, the myriad of things would perish. Without fortifying themselves with integral virtue, sages would stumble and fall. Greatness is rooted in plainness, just as the low forms the foundation of the high. Realizing this, the ancient sovereigns were content to style themselves as desolate, unworthy, and needy. Therefore, one who does not separate his being from the nature of the universe follows the Integral Way. He has no wish to sound like jingling jade pendants in order to court a good name, nor like the rumbling of a stone rolling from a cliff in order to create a bad name. Each one should work on ones own subtle spiritual integration with the subtle essence of the universe.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 02:38:40 +0000
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