Sentient beings, like we people on the planet Earth, have repeatedly proven to be competent enough to gather the essential meaning behind life. Mankinds cultural history is repleat with episodes, lasting over centuries and even ages, where we lived peacefully and in harmony with the Cosmos, whose off-spring we literally are. All elements in our human bodies were created in stars, eons ago. Hydrogen, Oxygen, Carbon, Iron (as basic oxygen-carrier in human blood) and all other elements that compose our flesh originate in these stars. As they withered away or simply vanished into outer space, all they had gathered, all they had brought out during their life-span has had to be given back to the Cosmos, who once provided these stars with nourishment, that let them come into being in the first place. Dependant arising, existence and passing is evident and clearly visible in every sort of life that be observed. It is a law of nature, steady and reliable as Ariadne's thread. The essence behind human life is more than physical conditions dependant to positive and negative influence. Physis is simply one single facette of our Awareness about our apparition on Erath, which of course is the most visible, that has come to be called exoteric. The true nature is more of a subtile kind, called Aura. This Aura comprises of somewhat concentric bodies, that can be imagined like multiple coats, wrapped around among a common center; the Ether- and the Astral body, Mental, Kausal, Budhi and Atman body represent much more what we really are. When a soul is on its way to incarnate on Earth, conseequently following the latural law of cause and effect, chronology of coming to Earth is more the other way around. This is a process from the finest to the coarse, the human physical body. Alike a process of condensation, physis literally sinters to the very ground. The Etheric body and also others provide something that could be called "docking stations" to the Cosmos, to the sentient cosmic light (and therefor color). A commonly used name for these connecting links, is Chakra. By means of these chakras we can "breath" the esoteric nourishments, provided by the Kosmos and Earth. Hence, dimensions and conditions of the chakras, and therefor the aura is depending on this kind of flux between Kosmos and idividual. We are deeply engaged with and linked to Earth, and as she is an off-spring of the Cosmos herself, we are permanently linked to the Kosmos as well. The vehicle or call it medium, that carries the "life" in Cosmos is the Ether, the so called quintessence, which originates in "quinta essentia", the fifth element, added to the basic four (earth, water, fire and air). As a consequence, anything is linked totgether in this Cosmos. This profound structural concept was evident and widely respected as basic knowledge, handed down to the children on Earth in those days. Mankind grew up in respect and gratitude to nature, Kosmos, understanding and sensinf themselves as a distinct part of the whole. Any action, even any thought and intention was known to cause effects. Training of the mind, of the human heart has bee nidentified to be vital for a peaceful and content life. Individual responsibility for the family, the neighbourgh, the friends, and mother Earth and awareness of such liability was commnon knowledge. True beauty resides within.

Now, to capture this beauty embedded in the Cosmos, that shines into our life, is our task at Tao. We intend to bring to you what is there. Cosmos and mankind, one and the same. A part of entirety we are. Bound together among mankind and with the Kosmos itelf and yet individuals while we dwell on Earth is what and who we are. Mother Earth sends out her leaves, and among so many other living creatures (be these visible or not), we humans can be counted for such leaves. Therefor we owe her respect and gratitude and should in any case try our uttermost best, to live in a way, that voices this knowledge and intention to address ourselves as part of the cosmic ensemble.