Therewassomethingformlessandperfectbeforetheuniversewasborn.Itisserene.Empty.Solitary.Unchanging.Infinite.Eternallypresent.
Itisthemotheroftheuniverse.Forlackofabettername,IcallittheTao.
Itflowsthroughallthings,insideandoutside,andreturnstotheoriginofallthings.
TheTaoisgreat.Theuniverseisgreat.Earthisgreat.Weisgreat.
Thesearethefourgreatpowers.Wefollowstheearth.Earthfollowstheuniverse.TheuniversefollowstheTao.TheTaofollowsonlyitself.Itis.