Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth? It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in.Both passages point to "something" being "out there." There is something that causes existence to be existence and life to be life.
~ King James version ~
The nameless is the beginning of heaven and Earth.
The named is the mother of the ten thousand things.
~ from Verse 1 of the Tao Te Ching ~
For Christians, that something is a distinct entity, a He who loves and cares for all.
For Taoists, that something is an indistinct process or principle. Tao is impartial and "relates" to everything in an egalitarian manner.
If you're interested in reading more from this experimental series, go to the Tao Bible Index page.
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