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* '''The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao;<br> The name that can be named is not the eternal name.'''<br> The nameless is the beginning of [[heaven]] and [[earth]]. <br> The named is the mother of ten thousand things.<br> Ever desireless, one can see the mystery.<br> Ever desiring, one can see the manifestations.<br> These two spring from the same source but differ in name;<br> this appears as darkness.<br> Darkness within darkness.<br> The gate to all [[mystery]].
** [[Laozi|Laozi (Lao Tzu)]], in ''[[w:Tao Te Ching|Tao Te Ching]]'' Ch. 1, as translated by Gia-Fu Feng & Jane English (1972)
* '''Tao mystics never talk about [[God]], reincarnation, [[heaven]], [[hell]]. No, they don't talk about these things. These are all creations of human mind: explanations for something which can never be explained, explanations for the mystery.''' In fact, all explanations are against God because explanation de-mystifies existence. Existence is a mystery, and one should accept it as a mystery and not pretend to have any explanation. No, explanation is not needed – only exclamation, a wondering heart, awakened, surprised, feeling the mystery of life each moment. Then, and only then, you know what [[truth]] is. And truth liberates.
** [[Osho (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh)]], in ''Never Born, Never Died'' (2002)
* '''Tao has [[reality]] and evidence but no action or physical form.''' It may be transmitted but cannot be received. It may be obtained but cannot be seen. It is based in itself, rooted in itself. Before Heaven and Earth came into being, Tao existed by itself for all time. It gave spirits and rulers their spiritual powers. It created Heaven and Earth. It is above the zenith but is not high. It is beneath the nadir but is not low. It is prior to Heaven and Earth but is not old. It is more ancient than the highest antiquity but is not regarded as long ago.
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