The being of the meditator — it's the living proof of the origin. Things rising, things falling. Things experienced, things perceived. Tornadoes swirling. Stars collapsing. Entire universes expanding and contracting. And yet — nothing at all. Just nothing. A great void — that, by its own will and decree, sucks everything into itself. And then, on a change of mood, let loose the universe. That's the origin.
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Questioner: The first question is from Akhil. Acharya Ji Pranam, Chapter 14 of Tao Teaching states: “He who knows this ‘Origin,’ shall know the teaching and principle of the Great Tao.” The origin has been variously touched upon by Lao Tzu as follows. Then he quotes from three chapters where the origin has been mentioned.
Chapter one: “Nameless, is the origin of Heaven and Earth; This same origin is called ‘The profound mystery.’ As profound the mystery as it can be, it is the gate to the essence of all life.”
“Tao (The Way)” says, chapter 4 “can be infused into the nature and put to use without being exhausted. It is so deep and subtle like an abyss that is the origin of all things.”
And then again in chapter 52: “By knowing the creation of all lives, one can then return to the origin and abide by the mother.”
