Companion Encyclopedia of Asian Philosophy by Carr Dr Brian; Carr Brian; Mahalingam Indira

Author:Carr, Dr Brian; Carr, Brian; Mahalingam, Indira
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 179120
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

In order to shrink one must first allow for expansion;

In order to weaken one must first allow for strengthening;

In order to abolish one must first allow for advancement;

In order to take one must first allow for giving–

This is called ‘subtle enlightenment’.

(36)

By the returning (fu) ‘to the root’ we realize a state that brings us into harmony with that of Dao itself, becoming receptive to the facticity of human life and death:

The Ten Thousand Things all come into being,

And I thereby contemplate their return.

All things flourish,

Each returning to its own root.

Returning to the root is called ‘tranquillity’;

This is called ‘returning to [natural] destiny’;

‘Returning to destiny’ is called ‘the enduring’ [Dao].

To know the enduring is called ‘enlightenment’;

Not to know the enduring is to blindly invite disaster.

To know the enduring is to be all-encompassing;

To be all-encompassing is to be none other than impartial;

To be impartial is to be none other than complete;

To be complete is to be none other than natural;

To be natural is to be none other than Dao;

To be Dao is to be none other than everlasting–

Free from danger throughout one’s life.

(16; see also 22, 24, 27, 33, 52, 55, 65)

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