From a systems view there is a hierarchy exemplified here. This derives out of that.
There is a singularity out of which all things occur and manifest. It seems to me being aware of this deep context provides the place of strength and peace while encountering the seemingly unresolvable issues of the day.
That, and understanding that every thing that we see is governed by a level we do not. Questioning after that level is key to deeper understanding of the things we do engage with.
Tao Te Ching: Chapter 11
translated by Stephen Mitchell
We join spokes together in a wheel,
but it is the center hole
that makes the wagon move.
We shape clay into a pot,
but it is the emptiness inside
that holds whatever we want.
We hammer wood for a house,
but it is the inner space
that makes it livable.
We work with being
but non-being is what we use
