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picture14 Mar 2010 @ 19:54

AFFIRMATION

Stand at the precipice,
That existential darkness,
And call into the void:
It will surely answer.



The precipice represents our dilemma as human beings, the sense that
this existence is all too random, all too absurd. Is there order? Is
there a force directing things? These are the important issues, so
important that we cannot rely on scripture, but must instead explore on
our own.

The followers of Tao compare the void to a valley. A valley is void,
yet it is productive and positive. The emptiness of the valley permits
water to accumulate for plants. It allows life-giving sunlight to flood
its surface. Its openness gives comfort to people and animals alike. The
void should not be frightening. Rather, it contains all possibilities.
Peer into it, call out, not just with your voice, but with your whole
being. If your cry is deep and sincere, an echo is sure to return. This
is the affirmation of our existence, the affirmation that we are on the
right path. With that encouragement, we can continue our lives and our
explorations. Then the void is not frightening, but a constant
companion.



365 Tao: Daily Meditations
Deng Ming-Dao


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