A way that can be walked
is not The Way
A name that can be named
is not The Name
Tao is both Named and
Nameless
As Nameless, it is the
origin of all things
As Named, it is the mother
of all things
A mind free of thought,
merged within itself,
beholds the essence of Tao
A mind filled with thought,
identified with its own perceptions,
beholds the mere forms of this world
Tao and this world seem
different
but in truth they are one and the same
The only difference is in
what we call them
How deep and mysterious is
this unity
How profound, how great!
It is the truth beyond the
truth,
the hidden within the hidden
It is the path to all
wonder,
the gate to the essence of everything!