beyonder Posted March 2, 2014 (edited) The invisible Tao was existed before the vacancy of space. Heaven and Earth are the manifestation of Tao. In emptiness, there is no good nor evil. You're basically talking about this: http://internalart.tripod.com/images/taogram2.gif That's cool, but the Zhuangzi quote refers to how all that (daoist cosmology) figures in with daoist psychology, or in more esoteric terms, how the macrocosmic relates to the microcosmic. What Musashi is trying to explain at the end of his book (in the scroll of emptiness) is what Zhuangzi called "the mysterious quality" when he is talking about there being good but no evil. Wilhelm explains it quitte well when he explains hexagram 25 of the I Ching: When, in accord with this, movement follows the law of heaven, man is innocent and without guile. His mind is natural and true, unshadowed by reflection or ulterior designs. For wherever conscious purpose is to be seen, there the truth and innocence of nature have been lost. http://www.wisdomportal.com/IChing/IChing-Wilhelm.html#25 Edited March 2, 2014 by beyonder Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChiDragon Posted March 2, 2014 (edited) What you talking about is all the aftermath of manifestation of Tao from Lao Zi's TTC. So, was Zhuang Zi. Edited March 2, 2014 by ChiDragon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
