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TAO : The Art Of…

Wikipedia on Tao:

While the character itself translates as ‘way’, ‘path’, or ‘route’, or sometimes more loosely as ‘doctrine’ or ‘principle’, it is used philosophically to signify the fundamental or true nature of the world.In Taoism, Tao both precedes and encompasses the universe. As with other nondualistic philosophies, all the observable objects in the world [...] are considered to be manifestations of Tao, and can only operate within the boundaries of Tao. Tao is, by contrast, often referred to as ‘the nameless’, because neither it nor its principles can ever be adequately expressed in words. It is conceived, for example, with neither shape nor form, as simultaneously perfectly still and constantly moving, as both larger than the largest thing and smaller than the smallest, because the words that describe shape, movement, size, or other qualities always create dichotomies, and Tao is always a unity.

One of my favorite books is The Tao of Physics – it discusses how Eastern mysticism and quantum physics share basic tenets that are fundamental to life, the universe, and everything. Like how we exist amidst the dualities of order and chaos, and somehow attain balance. How we change, and are changed by, our universe through actions and reactions. And how we are all made from, and connected by, forces we can’t currently perceive.

This isn’t a post about metaphysics or physics, though. This is about “The Art Of…”- a series of posts I’m starting that happen to involve the same basic tenets as Tao & physics. But as addressed through Art.

My Moment of Zen : Feeding the turtles …

It’s been a crazy couple of weeks. When I’m less stressed, I’ll write about it. In the meantime, I’m going to zen out and feed the turtles…*click*…*click*…*click*… :-)

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