Tao Te Ching

Returning to our Origins

Everything has a common origin
That we might call
The Mother of the Universe.

Once in pre-conscious times,
We were all a part of this Mother
Just as we – all her children –
were a part of each other.

This was when we were all
Umbilically still attached
To the Great Integrity.

Some thousands of years ago,
Our species alone
Issued a declaration of independence
From our Mother
Now it is time to reunite with her.

Thereafter, we will never any more suffer
The 10,000 miseries
That only we human beings have acquired.

Block all the loopholes!
Shut al the doors to the old temptations!
And we will never again feel deprived.

If we crawl through the loopholes,
If we race through the gate
Back to the 10,000 addictions,
We will never be fulfilled.

How shall we know the Great Integrity?
When our insights proliferate
Even in the smallest matters.
When our strength is boundless
Even while ever yielding.

We can keep our outsights
When returning to our insights.
In this way, we will reharmonize
With our Mother,
Celebrating the Great Integrity
On a higher level.

Verse 52
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