Get out the microscope, because we’re going through this poem line-by-line.
- This chapter kicks off by asking us a bunch of questions.
- We're guessing the TTC is just trying to make us think and is not actually asking our advice.
- So with that in mind, here are some deep questions to get lost in:
- Is it possible to be totally at one with everything and never stray from that oneness?
- If we concentrate our energy and find total relaxation, can we be as simple as babies again? (Hopefully, not too baby-like, or else we'd need diapers...)
- If we don't get all wrapped up in the world, will we be clean of imperfections?
- By loving the people we rule, can we rule without manipulating them?
- Can we keep our minds peaceful while still actively processing the world around us?
- The chapter ends by defining something called the "Mystic Virtue," which is basically the ability to help and teach those around you without being all full of yourself about it.