This verse of the Tao Te Ching focuses on the Paradox of Unity.

It’s a concept that I’ve grappled with, and I suspect all of the human community has as well. This idea that what we truly are is formless, even though the world we currently live in is all Form.

The mind is incapable of grasping this idea. I’ve always been the Intellectual type, having the natural inclination to make sense out of everything. It wasn’t until I started letting go of the religious concepts I had been conditioned to believe, that I started to delve deeper into Spirituality and the formless nature of life.

The concept of oneness is what I’m starting to wrap my head around, seeing the fundamental nature of everything in life as coming from the same source. It’s allowed me to see myself in others, and that has made me a little bit more compassionate and forgiving towards others.

I believe the languages of the Universe are Paradox, Humor and Synchronicity. Paradox being the one that has taken some time for me to really accept and understand. The notion of having without possessing/being attached to it, acting with no expectations, leading without trying to control; this is what Lao-Tzu refers to as the Supreme Virtue.

I think when thinking from the mind of the ego, it is almost impossible to fathom this concept of Oneness, as the ego seeks to separate itself from others. It starts with stepping back from the mind and making the journey from the mind to the heart, choosing to live from a place of love and acceptance for myself and naturally emanating that energy outward unto others.