☯️📜 Tao Te Ching 38

Long have I dwelled on verse 38 and ever has it unveiled these nested levels of consciousness.

Level 1 – Way – being in perfect harmony and accordance with nature, a living embodiment of the cosmic law, unlocking higher orders of consciousness and synchronicity with the universe.

Level 2 – Integrity – synchronizing word and action, action and thought, thought and feeling so they are all in accord and equilibrium with the Tao.

Level 3 – Humanity – the basic goodness of the heart to be part of community, ecosystem, creating trust for symbiotic relationships and right relationship with the human world.

Level 4 – Duty – adherence to agreements made and fulfilling basic responsibilities and agreements with the world or otherwise finding closure with them.

Level 5 – Ritual – the pure grind of overcoming chaos by patterns of behavior and repetition required for survival.

Without which humans decend into chaos.

All the levels are co-existing simultaneously and nested in descending cycles.

See attachment for the brilliant piece by Lao Tzu. Translated unto English by David Hinton.

This is my favorite translation to date of The Tao te Ching: 38