Tao Te Ching

[The Gnosis] was manifested not only in the Middle East, but also in ancient China, in the form of the Tao Te Ching, a book still treated with veneration in China today. The wisdom set down in the Tao Te Ching is every bit as relevant now as it was in Lao Tzu's time. Take this verse from chapter 31, for instance:

The finest weapons are instruments of disaster.
Those who possess Tao will have nothing to do with them.

Or this verse, from chapter 33:

He who overcomes others is strong,
but he who overcomes himself is omnipotent.

The author's interpretation of this event is as follows: 'being omnipotent means unlocking and participating in the core essence, the nuclear power, of the Godhead'. In a few simple words, this summarizes the whole, magnificent task underlying human existence.

The Chinese Gnosis not only explains this task, but also shows how it can be accomplished. Then, say the authors, 'we will see the whole world, the whole of humankind and the whole of our society change'.

Those who from delusion's grasp break free,
find the path to inner reality.
Those who unto not-doing attain,
are linked as one, forever, in the Chain.

From The Chinese Gnosis - Jan van Rijckenborgh, Catharose de Pietri
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