Xi'an Mosque in China (Photo: John Emigh)
Human beings constantly fall into the net of selfish desires, so clarity of perseverance in the Tao becomes difficult. If the ebb and flow of the Utmost Mercy’s uplifting the awareness comes to be seen in them, and if the affairs and tasks of the hidden and the manifest are purified in their heart, then only does the taste of the Tao begin to overcome the taste of the bodily mandate. Laborious toil is eased, and the subtle realm becomes manifest. Selfish intention is removed, and a song of joy arises…
