21

The material world
Is the mirror to the Tao

All reflections are shallow
Lacking in substance
In comparison to what casts it
Yet the reflection does not know this
It behaves as though it is the source
Unaware and unknowingly

There is no reflection
Without the source
There is no mirror
Without the builder

The Tao is both builder and source

To the mirror …
Immeasurable
Ungraspable
Timeless
Radiant

Do not measure
Do not grasp
Understand eternity

Shed the mask of the internal foe
Reflect radiance

Spoken Word

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