What Is Tao?
Of course, this begs the question asked by Bodhidharma, “You talk about non-realization. But how do you realize non-realization?” Thus, Lao-tzu says, “Those who seek learning gain every day / those who seek the Way lose every day / they lose and they lose / until they find nothing to do / nothing to do means nothing not done.” (Taoteching: 48)
Red Pine • The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom
and murky like a puddle but those who can be like a puddle become clear when they’re still and those who can be at rest become alive when they’re roused those who treasure this Way don’t try to be seen not trying to be seen they can hide and stay hidden
Red Pine • Lao-tzu's Taoteching
David Hinton, gives some good descriptions of how "Presence" & "Absence" are essentially synonymous with Tao, with the source-fabric of all things,
"Presence" just emphasizes the way that consciousness differentiates the source-fabric into the ten thousand things,
"Absence" just emphasizes the way that the source-fabric is a single, unbroken weav... See more
from the standpoint of Zen this is a long way short of true naturalness since it involves the use of the artificial concept-“everything is God” or “everything is the Tao.” Zen annihilates this concept by showing that it is as unnecessary as every other. One does not realize the spontaneous life by depending on the repetition of thoughts or affirmat
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