The Illusion of Immensity

Every point in the universe is zero distance from the Source, the ineffable Most High God, because everything exists by being imagined by It. I recall an ancient Chinese philosopher saying to the effect: "The ten-thousand things are contained in an inch" (Fung Yulan, 1952. A History  of Chinese Philosophy; Translated by Derk Bodde. Princeton: Princeton University Press). I am sorry I cannot find the exact quote right now.

The idea of the thousand things does not refer to items, but to concepts. All the tools and utensils in the universe = one "thing." All the animals, one thing. Ten thousand things, everything. All the universe is in one inch of the Source. And of course 'inch' is an estimate of meaning by the translator. I believe it would be 'yi fen' in Chinese: one mark, point, or jot. The smallest denominator. Everything exists in one point. Thus when I think of the Ineffable Source, I get scared and feel a little faint. That It can know and manage the whole history of all dimensions of the universes at once is mentally overwhelming. It is a Person, not a impersonal, non-judging force or vibration. Impersonal, non-judging forces do not love with so much passion and design for person.

From http://www.bmeacham.com/whatswhat/TaoTeChingOntology.html, found while I was looking for my quote:

"Another skill is wuwei, often inadequately translated as “no action” or “non-action.” It does not mean not doing anything, although it certainly has the connotation of quiescence. It means “the absence of any course of action that interferes with the particular focus (de) of those things contained within one’s field of influence.” Instead of imposing one’s will on circumstances, instead of interfering, one acts like water, which flows to the lowest place and ultimately prevails. Wuwei is found throughout the Tao Te Ching. Here are some examples:

[T]he sage goes about doing nothing, teaching no-talking.
The ten thousand things rise and fall without cease,
Creating, yet not possessing,
Working yet not taking credit.
Work is done, then forgotten.
Therefore it lasts forever. (Chapter 2)

Tao abides in non-action,
Yet nothing is left undone.
If kings and lords observed this,
The ten thousand things would develop naturally.
If they still desired to act,
They would return to the simplicity of formless substance.
Without form there is no desire.
Without desire, there is tranquility.
And in this way all things would be at peace. (Chapter 37)

Returning is the motion of the Tao.
Yielding is the way of the Tao.
The ten thousand things are born of being.
Being is born of not being. (Chapter 40)

The natural order is a manifestation of the nature of God. There is unconditional love and unconditional forgiveness in action. Yet there is a goal being achieved. By a shepherd. A Personal shepherd Who was Not-being, but now It is in us.