When the human transcends the ego and becomes one with the spirit of the universe, he/she has experienced enlightenment. Most people feel that one must physically die first to achieve such, but the masters know that the real achievement is made when an individual experiences this while living.
The 40th verse, the shortest of all of the 81 verses of the Tao Te Ching, suggests that people must return and yield to the Tao. Further, people should realize that they are just one minuscule particle of countless particles that make up the universe. For one to truly realize his/her destiny, he/she must jettison the ego and return to the spirit. More specifically, the individual must realize that the ego is responsible for nothing and that it is the Tao that creates. The Supreme Being is responsible for everything in the world of being, and it manifested from a world of triple-stage darkness, a place of nonbeing and/or spirit alone. If one is to achieve this degree of transcendence, he/she must be willing to yield to the Tao.
Peace and blessings!
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