Free from desire, you realize the mystery.
Caught in desire, you see only the manifestations.
Yet mystery and manifestations arise from the same source.
This source is called darkness.
Darkness within darkness.
The gateway to all understanding.
Re:Merry Christmas, HN
by CMCDragonkai on Saturday December 24, 2022 @06:19PM
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Is this original daoism or did you derive it from something?
Yes, this is from the start of the Tao Te Ching. Ursula le Guin rendered it thus:
> For the unwanting soul sees what's hidden, while the ever-wanting soul sees only what it wants. Two things, one origin, but different in name, whose identity is mystery. Mystery of all mysteries! the door to the hidden.
I surround myself with things that are of these words: good, love, kindness, peace, serenity, tranquility, purity, loveliness, wholesomeness, cleanliness, positivity, light, fruit, right, proper, meant, should, high.
Reject dark, evil, bad, negative, low, death, darkness, sinister.
It's a duality you need to escape. Pick the good side.
If you surround yourself with light, your life gets brighter. I cannot imagine surrounding myself with anything negative.
If you keep walking where you're going, you might get there. If you pick the side of good, then you should end up somewhere more positive than walking toward darkness.