This Tao is very different to me, because it is something that even us at humans cannot even begin to understand. “The Tao Te Ching announces in its opening line that words are not equal to it: The Tao that can be spoken is not the true Tao” (Smith 198). In my mind, this means that no one really can grasp the whole meaning of Tao, so if someone were to try and explain it they would most likely be telling you a false acquisition of what Tao really is. The way of ultimate reality is also how we arise in the life and also to which all life falls. In this Tao this is unknown and is considered a mystery in the Tao Te Ching. It is understood that no one will be able to grasp this whole concept about the mystery of Tao, but one should understand that Tao will always be the
This Tao is very different to me, because it is something that even us at humans cannot even begin to understand. “The Tao Te Ching announces in its opening line that words are not equal to it: The Tao that can be spoken is not the true Tao” (Smith 198). In my mind, this means that no one really can grasp the whole meaning of Tao, so if someone were to try and explain it they would most likely be telling you a false acquisition of what Tao really is. The way of ultimate reality is also how we arise in the life and also to which all life falls. In this Tao this is unknown and is considered a mystery in the Tao Te Ching. It is understood that no one will be able to grasp this whole concept about the mystery of Tao, but one should understand that Tao will always be the