> 道 -- dao, it means literally a road or path; metaphorically, it used to mean a spiritual way of life
Some relate Tao to Logos from the Greek, and as in the first chapter of the Gospel of John. The meaning of Logos is quite complex[0], and the typical translation into most languages as "word" is grossly inadequate.
And so, if Christ is the Incarnate Logos, and Tao is Logos, then Christ is the Incarnate Tao. And John 14:6 reads "I am the _way_, and the truth, and the life.". (Hieromonk Damascene has written a book on exactly this subject[1].)
These have also been related to Rta, Asha, and Ma'at.
[0] https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/morph?l=lo%2Fgos&la=gre...
[1] https://a.co/d/0btyDy8i
Some relate Tao to Logos from the Greek, and as in the first chapter of the Gospel of John. The meaning of Logos is quite complex[0], and the typical translation into most languages as "word" is grossly inadequate.
And so, if Christ is the Incarnate Logos, and Tao is Logos, then Christ is the Incarnate Tao. And John 14:6 reads "I am the _way_, and the truth, and the life.". (Hieromonk Damascene has written a book on exactly this subject[1].)
These have also been related to Rta, Asha, and Ma'at.
[0] https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/morph?l=lo%2Fgos&la=gre...
[1] https://a.co/d/0btyDy8i