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Chapter 9: Fusion as a Bridge
Thus, balance between opposite forces and energies, as expressions
of Yin and Yang, the positive and the negative, is essential
to Taoist perspective, as expressed in the Tao Te Ching, attributed
to the great Taoist Master of self-transformation, Lao Tzu.
From a Taoist perspective, balance is enhanced by entering into
alignment with the universe, when one actualizes the universe within
oneself and so is empowered and realizes oneself. This state has
also been called a state of Selfhood, as one has returned to one’s
original Self. This process is also called “returning to one’s origins”.
This means that one has overcome the contradictions and
imbalances in oneself, so that Yin and Yang enter into balance and
harmonize. The Taoist texts speak of becoming the “Undivided
Being”. Lao Tzu uses the metaphor of the unhewn log (p’u). It manifests
a state of being in which when has returned to the original
state of spontaneity, in the old Taoist texts called “ Tzu-jan) which
can be observed in babies and small children. This reminds us of
the saying of Jesus,” if you do not become as children, you cannot
enter the Kingdom of Heaven”.
Thus the Taoist view on harmony does not carry moral overtones,
as it refers to a state of being which is intrinsic in the body.
This state of being of the body as a microcosmos lies in the balance
within and between its major organs, through which our body
resonates with the energies and forces of the universe.
In the Taoist perception, there are no heaven and hell outside,
above or below us. They are seen as states of being of our bodies
and our inner selves and the way we relate to the universe, ourselves
and each other. As such they reflect states of balance and
imbalance between the positive and the negative. In this view, human
beings are responsible for their own state of being, the quality
of which depends on their state of self-awareness as the key to
self-transformation.
This view is reflected in many ancient spiritual traditions and
cultures which suggest that it is wiser to keep the devil as a friend
than try to combat him and do away with him.
This liberating view, which frees us from self-condemnation with
its tendency to obscure the positive within the negative and its transformational
force, is the basis for the Fusion Practices.
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