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The Oceans of Tao

The Ocean of Tao 
Cannot be called an ocean 
For there is nothing else to give it name. 
There is no sky above it, 
No earth below it, 
No shore that surrounds it. 
And so it "is". 
And yet, "it" is not. 
For what is "it" if there is nothing else? 
And so there is only "one". 
And yet, there is not. 
For "one" to be, there must be "two". 
And there is not. 
There is only entire. 
And yet, there is not. 
For to be entire Is to measure complete. 
And can there be measure Of what has no beginning or end? 
Void of name; Void of substance; Void of measure. 
Such things define nothingness- 
But only if such things "are". 
And, since the "are" not, What is? 
Everything and Nothing- 
The Ocean of Tao 
That can not be called an ocean, 
or even Tao. 

– Ch'onsa Kim
October 1999

Articles by Ch'onsa Kim
Awakening to Peace  
Conquering Life - An essay on Karma  
Generosity  
Light  
Precepts of a Peaceful Warrior  
The Eight-Fold Path  
The Oceans of Tao  
The Way of the Wise 

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