04道德经英译本85种-第102章
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Refuse to take her physical body any further; yet her body still moves forward。
Remain outside of her body; yet her body perseveres。
Doesn't she seem to be unselfish?
That's how she can attain true selfishness。
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The foremost goodness is like water。
Water is good at benefiting all living things; even though there are arguments about how it could reside in places that most people hate。
In that way it is very close to being like Dao。
It is good at residing in the earth; the mind sees that goodness as bottomless。
It is good at giving through nature; words express that goodness with sincerity。
It is good at showing the right course of governing。
It is good at enabling all work to be completed; through motion goodness adjusts to the time。
Well then; there is really no reason for arguments。
Because there is nothing that is at fault。
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Try to become prosperous; and the process of accumulation will never come to an end。
Try to keep moving swiftly; and not even a crowd of people will be able to provide protection。
Try to fill up a room with treasures; and no one would be able to guard them。
Someone who values their good luck and becomes arrogant will not be able to notice their own faults。
By working hard to try to satisfy your cravings; you will remove yourself even further from nature's Dao。
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By being loaded down with trying to manage your base instincts yet embracing your unity with all things; will you be able to not depart from either of them?
By focusing on the energy of your spirit until it becomes gentle; will you be able to be like an infant?
By eliminating the need to carefully examine every mystery you come upon; can you stop looking for flaws?
By loving people as though you were administering to them; can you be able to not expect to understand them?
By letting your spiritual gateway open and close; can you act with femininity?
By seeing clearly in every direction you might travel; can you still realize that you know very little?
Encourage the growth of life and nourish it。
Encourage life; but realize you'll never possess it。
It increases; and yet you won't regulate it。
This is known as mysterious De。
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Fit thirty spokes into the hub of a wheel。
It is the space between the spokes that makes the wheel valuable; thus the vehicle can be put to use。
Bake clay and make it into cups。
It is the space within the cup that makes it valuable; thus the cup is useful。
Cut out doors and windows。
It is the space created by the doors and windows which makes them valuable; thus a house is useful。
Therefore; what has substance is beneficial。
What is without substance is useful。
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The five colors make a person's eye go blind。
Galloping and hunting make a person's emotions go crazy。
Merchandise that is hard to find causes a person's performance to be obstructed。
The five flavors make a person's mouth over…stimulated。
The five notes cause a person to go deaf。
A wise person correctly:
Responds to the basic hunger of her body; not the enticements placed before her eyes。
In that way she would be able to ignore what is out of her reach; and appreciate what she has。
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Being honored is a disgrace as it causes bondage。
Being valued will cause great discomfort to the body。
How can it be said that being honored is a disgrace?
Honor is based on subserviency。
Obtaining it causes bondage; losing it causes bondage。
That's how it can be said that being honored is a disgrace as it causes bondage。
How can it be said that being valued will cause great discomfort to the body?
My own experiences in life have caused me to have anxiety about how I should act。
My own experiences in life have shown me that my body can be easily defeated。
Without a body; what would I have?
That anxiety; therefore; causes emphasis on the actions of the body and how it relates to the rest of the world。
That would seem to make us be willing to adapt to the world。
It's through the love of the way my body can act in the world that I am willing to repeatedly change along with the world。
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Look for it but you won't see it;
It is said to be imperceptible。
Listen for it but you won't hear it;
It is said to be intermittent。
Reach for it but you won't be able to obtain it;
It is said to be slippery。
In these three ways it can't be investigated。
Therefore; blend them together and allow them to act as one。
Seeing them as one shows us that:
What is superior doesn't show itself clearly;
What is inferior doesn't become uncertain。
Searching and looking everywhere!
You see that it can't be named。
You have to go back to depending on the fact that it has no substance。
It is correctly described as having an appearance without shape。
Being devoid of content it appears to be like what would be called formless。
Look forward to following it and you don't realize that you're already behind it。
Attempt to graciously welcome it as your mentor and you don't realize that its always been leading you。
You are holding onto Dao this very moment。
By taking control of this very moment you have it。
By understanding what has occured throughout history you can begin to correctly describe the progression of Dao。
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Those in the past who were good at becoming scholarly had to find something subtly wonderful in what was enigmatic。
They tried to reach out and inquire into what couldn't be understood。
So; it was only in what they couldn't understand that they found a correct way of showing respect。
Hesitating? They walked as though they were crossing a stream in winter。
Undecided? They seemed as if in fear of their own neighbors。
Serious? They appeared as though they were guests。
Dissolving? They were like ice melting。
Natural? They appeared simple。
Like a vast empty space! They were as open as a valley。
Confused? They appeared muddy。
Who has the ability to be muddy then calmly wait to change slowly into clarity?
Who has the ability to be peaceful then move to change slowly into growth?
Safe were these Daoists who didn't desire to become filled to the brim。
You see; it was only because they didn't desire to be filled to the brim that they naturally acquired the ability to become weary and not accomplish their goals。
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Arriving at emptiness is reaching an extreme。
Guarding what's at neither extreme requires diligence。
All living things; side by side; appear suddenly;
Resting; as though waiting to return to something。
Nature and Dao go round and round; each one reverting to where they began。
That is called being quiet and calm。
It's correctly described as returning to destiny。
Returning to destiny constantly。
This knowledge is always obvious。
Ignorance of it will always cause recklessness。
Recklessness will cause sudden calamities。
This knowledge will always allow endurance;
Endurance; then equanimity;
Equanimity; then sovereignty;
Sovereignty; then naturalness;
Naturalness; then connection to Dao;
Connection to Dao; then the disappearance of the body isn't at jeopardy。
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In order for someone to be extremely superior those beneath them must know of their existence。
Then those who feel inferior will soon try to get intimate with them and give praise to them。
Shortly thereafter they start fearing them。
Shortly thereafter they try to humiliate them。
When sincerity is lacking there can be no truthfulness。
Always deliberating?
Trying to use advantageous words。
The work gets accomplished through much effort and hard work; but let the common people proclaim that they did it naturally by themselves。
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