The teachings of Lao-tzu #1

The tao that can be toldis not the eternal Tao.The name that can be namedis not the eternal Name. The unnameable is the etrnally real.Naming is the origin of all particular things. Free from desire, you realize the mystery.Caught in desire, you see only the manifestations. Yet mystery and manifestationsarise from the same source.This source is called darkness. Darkness within darkness.The gateway to all understanding.   I would like to point out that in this context darkness is not evil, but lack of understanding.  We first start in the darkness of ignorance and as we progress in our awakening we move toward the light of understanding (aka, enlightenment).  This is what all the great Masters of the past have strived to teach us.