The Way (Laozi)
There is something before heaven and earth —
An undifferentiated whole.
It has no concrete form, only abstract images.
It is deep, dark, silent, undefined.
To give it a name, I call it Dao, the Way.
Mountains are high, oceans are deep
Because of it.
Animals run, birds fly
Because of it.
Unicorns roam, phoenixes soar
Because of it.
The stars run their courses
Because of it.
Adapted from Wen-tzu: Understanding the Mysteries, Ch. 1, trans. John Cleary (Shambala, 1992)
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