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The thing that is called Tao is eluding and vague.... From the time of old until now, its manifestations ever remain, by which we may see the beginnings of all things.

Tao Te Ching

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The Beginnings of All Things

Topic: Ultimate Reality, God, Heavenly Parent

“The thing that is called Tao is eluding and vague.
Vague and eluding, there is in it the form.
Eluding and vague, in it are things.
Deep and obscure, in it is the essence.
The essence is very real; in it are evidences.
From the time of old until now, its manifestations ever remain,
By which we may see the beginnings of all things.
How do I know that the beginnings of all things are so?
Through this.”

Taoism
Tao Te Ching

Wilson, Andrew, editor. World Scripture - a Comparative Anthology of Sacred Texts. Paragon House, 1991, p. 47 [Tao Te Ching 21].

Tao Te Ching 21

The word essence (ching) also means spirit, intelligence, life force. ‘This’ in the last line can mean through intuition.

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