1. I believe that the Eternal may be understood as the Tao, or “Way,” which embraces the moral and physical order of the universe, the path of virtue which Heaven itself follows, and the Absolute—yet so great is it that “the Tao that can be described is not the Eternal Tao.”§
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2. I believe in the unique greatness of the sage Lao-tsu and in his disciple Chuang-tsu.§
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3. I believe in the scriptural insights and final authority of the Tao-te-Ching and in the sacredness of Chuang-tsu’s writings.§
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4. I believe that man aligns himself with the Eternal when he observes humility, simplicity, gentle yielding, serenity and effortless action.§
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5. I believe that the goal and the path of life are essentially the same, and that the Tao can be known only to exalted beings who realize it themselves—reflections of the Beyond are of no avail.§
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6. I believe the omniscient and impersonal Supreme is implacable, beyond concern for human woe, but that there exist lesser Divinities—from the high Gods who endure for eons, to the nature spirits and demons.§
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7. I believe that all actions create their opposing forces, and the wise will seek inaction in action.§
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8. I believe that man is one of the Ten Thousand Things of manifestation, is finite and will pass; only the Tao endures forever.§
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9. I believe in the oneness of all creation, in the spirituality of the material realms and in the brotherhood of all men.§
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