The Great TAO
Truth is the path to heaven above
He who finds it right now on earth
Eludes all sufferings of rebirth
Grace to our Father, the Creator of all
Releasing the Way to save our fall
Every man with faith in mind
And repentance sincere will surely find
These a house so purely divine
Thus fulfilling a greatest wish
At last a treasure we mustn't miss
Of Eternal Bliss !
What is TAO?
The Chinese character for "Tao" literally means "the way" or "the path". In short, Tao is the way, or path, to Heaven - the Kingdom of god. It is a unique way shown by the Creator to lead His people to His land. As human beings, we are a combinition of spirit and body. spirit, like intangible light, or enery, can not be seen, heard, smelled, tasted, nor touched. Commonly it is called "soul". The source of its being is from God; though our physical bodies come from our parents. Eversince this globe was created, our souls have been constantly changing from one mortal residence to another or have been existing in other forms in other spaces. When a soul resides within a body, it can come to mistake itself for that body and to belive that the body is really of itself. The soul will then come to be controlled and directed by that body which will cause it to be lost entirely. Furthermore, if a soul should fall because of this attachment t oa body, and if it should forget what its self really is, then the wheel of birth and death for the
soul starts turning in this world. The Creator's purpose, in His gift of Tao, is to remind us never to lose our "true self" nor to forget God's land, our real home town. This world and this life are the place and time for us to retrieve, improve, and cultivate our true selves in preparation for returning to Heaven some day.
The difference between TAO and Religion
'Religion' is the teaching of good and kind, to turn into a righteous one so that one is being rained to keep up a kind heart, so as to be ready when TRUTH is revealed to us. religion does not reveal the 'TRUTH' to us, but to prepare us for a better life in the furture. Thus TRUTH is being gifted to people from all religions, in order that the latter will be able to gain 'Eternity', i.e. to return to HEAVEN. People of all rank, and social status, irrespective whether rich or poor, can receive TAO, THE WAY also known as Universal 'TRUTH'.
Tao is not a religionTAO is also known as the 'Way To Universal Truth', or the 'Way of Life', 'Truth', 'The Way'. Tao is Heaven's root, Life is beginning. When one has gained th Truth, one will be able to know where one comes from and when on his death, to return to the same origin. Tao(Truth), as from ancient time till now is heaven's greatest scret.
Tao may be found in different forms, in every great religion. You do not know because it is not make known to everyone, but only those deserving ones, or those destined to receive it.
In ancient times, man had to sacrifice his family and career to seek the 'Great Teacher' in order to obtain the Truth because during that stage of time, 'Truth' is a vital secret, and it was very difficult to get. It was passed from one person in one generation to another one only in the next
generation out of the whole universe. The earlier Saints/Deity who found the Truth dared not note it down into the scriptures or Holy Bible. But now, during this period of time, it is with God's permission that talented men are sent to guide us, so that we can easily obtain and understand the Truth.
Why does Tao appear now?
Actually, the Tao had already existed before th creation of the world but was not recognized by many for a long time. In modern time, most people blindly worship science and technology instead of spiritual harmony, they believe that the power of mankind can surpass nature. They forget how great nature is and believe science and human brain are infallible; spirit or soul, to them, is nothing but a religious term and does not exist at all. But when we look at all the problems on this earth "war, killling, crime, violence, hunger, greed, destruction, etc." We see that they are the manifestations of our inner selves. If our inner selves were always in a states of harmony, the world would be full of peace and free of such evils. Without finding and nurturing our true inner selves, we will continue to be in a crisis of suffering. However, God like our mother, is merciful and compassionate. He wants to deliver us from suffering and thus gave us the Tao and sent the greatest Master Chi-kung and Goddess Yueh-huei to rescue all the peoples. He wants His peoples to enjoy and foster a peaceful and happy world before returning to God's kingdom. Can someone who has not developed his true self nor experienced true inner peace be allowed to go into God's land? The answer is definitely negative.
Links to World I-kuan Tao siteWorld I-kuan-Tao Association Page.Fa-I Chung-De website.