Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth — Page 169
'He is indivisible and His true nature cannot be grasped. All creation originates from Him. He existed before heaven and earth were created. He is. One and alone without form or sound. He exists independently without any support. Nothing changes in Him. He is in constant motion, but never tires. He can be called the Begetter of the universe. "4. TAOISM. The description of Tao given in the above passages is also found in different verses of the Quran, which when read together, reproduce everything covered by the above quotes. The image of God thus described in the Holy. Quran, is summed up by the founder of the Ahmadiyya. Muslim Community, the late Hazrat Mirza Ghulam. Ahmadas of Qadian (India), in the following words: 'He is near yet far, distant yet close. . . He is highest of high, yet it cannot be said that there is anyone below Him farther than He. He is in heaven, but it cannot be said that He is not on Earth. He combines in Himself all the most perfect attributes and manifests the virtues which are truly worthy of praise. '5. It is pertinent to note that Chinese philosophy had its roots in religion, but with the passage of time its religious origin was obscured. Its followers adhered to the philosophy itself but thought it unnecessary to have any direct link with the source which had nourished it in the past. Consequently, the image of God was gradually impersonalised and the followers of Tao ceased to cultivate a personal relationship with Him as a Supreme Conscious. Living Being. . I. IN SHORT, like Confucianism, Taoism too at its source believed undoubtedly in a living, personal God to be the. Eternal Truth. In the original works of Taoism or. Confucianism, it was not considered sufficient just to gain 167