Explanation Of The Tao Te Ching Part Fifty Four

“What is firmly established cannot be uprooted.
What is firmly grasped cannot slip away.
It will be honored from generation to generation. 

Cultivate Virtue in your self,
And Virtue will be real.
Cultivate it in the family,
And Virtue will abound.
Cultivate it in the village,
And Virtue will grow.
Cultivate it in the nation,
And Virtue will be abundant.
Cultivate it in the universe,
And Virtue will be everywhere. 

Therefore look at the body as body;
Look at the family as family;
Look at the village as village;
Look at the nation as nation;
Look at the universe as universe. 

How do I know the universe is like this?
By looking!”

The Buddha said that once you’ve built your house you need to keep the roof in good repair. To firmly establish our communion with the Tao requires practice, when we’ve strengthened that connection we need to keep it in good repair.

When we’ve internalised it we will naturally influence our environment and those in it, when they are influenced, it will spread to the community and could then eventually become a global connection.

How do we know this is needed and can work?

By looking.