Tzu-ssu

“What is bestowed by heaven is called human nature. The fulfillment of human nature is called the Tao. The cultivation of the Tao is called true learning.” To me this is talking about our basic human, natural instincts that we have and that we need to answer to. The need to eat or worship. It is apart of us no matter where we are or what we are doing at that precise moment. Living for the moment and living only in the moment, not worrying about tomorrow or the past, no planning or scheduling only living and understanding. “Once we find the center and achieve harmony, heaven and earth take their proper places, and all things are fully nourished.” To me this means that once we fully understand that we have no control over tomorrow and that we can only look at the now and be grateful for the now we will reach harmony, Tao. Everything is already decided for us we are just acting it out, it is all Gods will and only what God wants will happen. “This means that there is no place where the Tao doesn’t penetrate. For the mature person, the Tao begins in the relation between man and woman, and ends in the infinite vastness of the universe.” This to me means that in order to fully understand and appreciate Tao you need to first understand that it is in ourselves. Then we need to understand that it is inside all living people. Only when we understand that it is in everyone will we be able to believe and trust that it is also in everything, therefore it can only end, begin, and be throughout the universe. Meaning that it is everywhere. “To find the Tao, there is nowhere you need to search, If it is not inside you, it is not the Tao.”