The Tao gave rise to Te.
Tao gave rise to Chi.
We are Chi in Te in Tao.
We are Te in Chi in Tao.
Chi binds Te and Tao.
as Te binds Chi and Tao.
Our 'soul' is as a prism (chi)
to the light of the Tao
which scatters through our prism
into the spectacle of Te
which we observe and manipulate.
Through cultivation of Chi (T'ai Chi)
our prism becomes more pure and
our spectrum broadens and comes into focus.
We become all
as
all becomes one.*
*It is only once one sees that all is connected that one can become detached, yet one with the all.
Jul 9, 2012
Jul 9, 2012 at 4:53 AM UTC
The Tao gave rise to Te.
Tao gave rise to Chi.
We are Chi in Te in Tao.
We are Te in Chi in Tao.
Chi binds Te and Tao.
as Te binds Chi and Tao.
Our 'soul' is as a prism (chi)
to the light of the Tao
which scatters through our prism
into the spectacle of Te
which we observe and manipulate.
Through cultivation of Chi (T'ai Chi)
our prism becomes more pure and
our spectrum broadens and comes into focus.
We become all
as
all becomes one.*
*It is only once one sees that all is connected that one can become detached, yet one with the all.
A poem I wrote for a T'ai Chi journal when I was taking a class at the college.
Lexicon:
Tao: Infinite, ineffable energy probability field thing
Te: Manifest Tao (we call this 'matter')
Chi: Personal/universal energy ('energy')
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