Tao
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Tao
The Tao is the ancient Chinese word for Undifferentiated Consciousness.
Syncretic Terms
Undifferentiated Consciousness > Absolute Essence, Ain, Dhat, E, Govinda, Light of the Void, Nondual God, Para Brahman, Supreme Essence, Tao, The Four Unthinkables, The Imperishable, The Unity, Undifferentiated Godhead, Unmanifest, Wuji
Related Terms
Notes
"(Conceived of as) having no name, it is the Originator of heaven and earth; (conceived of as) having a name, it is the Mother of all things.
Always without desire we must be found, If its deep mystery we would sound; But if desire always within us be, Its outer fringe is all that we shall see. Under these two aspects, it is really the same; but as development takes place, it receives the different names. Together we call them the Mystery. Where the Mystery is the deepest is the gate of all that is subtle and wonderful."[1]
"(The Tao) produces (all things) and nourishes them."[2]
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