04道德经英译本85种-第13章

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　　19

　　Dispose　yourself　of　worldly　knowledge　and　cleverness
　　And　it　will　only　be　good　for　mankind
　　Stop　pretending　to　be　nice　and　fair；　but　be　it
　　Then　people　will　love　each　other　unconditionally
　　Dispose　yourself　of　the　work　of　your　hands　and　stop　serving　your　self…interest
　　And　there　will　be　no　thieves　or　robbers　anymore
　　But　these　three　things　won抰　be　enough
　　What　it抯　really　about　is　turning　back　to　simplicity
　　Giving　up　your　selfishness　and　not　wishing　for　anything

　　20

　　When　you　unlearn　what　you　have　learned；　you　will　be　free　from　worries
　　We抳e　learned　that　there　is　but　little　difference　between　yes　and　yes　；　but
　　That　there　is　a　big　difference　between　good　and　evil
　　That　we　have　to　be　scared　of　what　others　are　scared　of
　　What　an　endless　pack　of　bullshit
　　Everybody　is　restless　and　excited　like　they　are　watching　a　soccer　game
　　Only　I　am　at　rest　and　unwound　and　I　don抰　have　to　do　those　things　and　like　a　child；　I　want　nothing
　　I'm　not　attached　to　anything　and　don抰　have　to　go　anywhere　in　particular
　　The　others　already　have　so　much　and　still　they　want　more
　　Only　I　seem　to　have　lost　everything
　　They　think　I抦　crazy　and　confused
　　People　seem　to　be　bright　and　clever
　　And　think　that　I　am　naive　and　foolish
　　It　looks　like　I　blow　with　the　wind　and　don抰　seem　to　find　rest　anywhere
　　The　others　seem　to　know　so　much
　　And　in　their　eyes　I　am　nothing　but　a　boor
　　I　am　only　different　because　I　live　according　to　my　nature

　　21

　　A　righteous　and　blissful　life　is　approachable　only　when　you　follow　your　conscience
　　The　conscience　is　invisible　and　impalpable。　How　can　you　follow　it？
　　It　speaks　through　images；　like　shadows　in　the　dark
　　But　how　faintly　and　obscurely
　　The　conscience　is　hidden　but　it　carries　the　essentials　of　everything　inside
　　The　true　life…force　shelters　itself　inside　conscience
　　Everything　people　know　deeply　inside　is　stowed　within　the　conscience
　　It　has　always　been　there　since　the　beginning；　with　many　different　names
　　The　conscience　separates　truth　from　lie
　　How　do　I　know　all　this？
　　My　conscience　has　told　me　that　it's　so

　　22

　　Dissension　becomes　unity
　　The　impure　becomes　pure
　　The　voids　shall　be　filled
　　The　old　becomes　new
　　One　who　has　nothing；　receives　everything
　　One　who　has　a　lot；　receives　nothing
　　One　who　is　wise　cherishes　simplicity　and　in　this　way　he　is　an　example　to　the　world
　　He　is　modest　and　therefore　he　excels
　　He　doesn抰　have　to　prove　himself　and　that抯　why　people　trust　his　words
　　He　has　nothing　to　defend　and　therefore　he　is　invulnerable
　　So　the　aphorism　of　the　wise　of　old　揟he　imperfect　becomes　perfect？is　true
　　The　perfect　considers　the　world　as　his　home

　　23

　　One　who　knows　oneself　doesn抰　need　a　lot　of　words
　　A　whirlwind　doesn抰　last　all　morning
　　A　shower　doesn抰　last　a　whole　day
　　Where　do　wind　and　rain　come　from？
　　They　sprout　from　nature
　　If　nature　doesn抰　endure　its　rains　and　storms
　　Then　why　should　a　human　being　have　to　talk　so　much？
　　So　the　One　who　follows　his　conscience；　coincides　with　his　conscience
　　One　who　lives　an　exemplary　life；　will　be　an　example
　　One　who　loses　oneself；　doesn抰　know　who　he　is　anymore
　　One　who　finds　oneself；　finds　bliss
　　One　who　loses　oneself；　loses　true　life
　　One　who　does　not　trust　oneself；　will　not　be　trusted

　　24

　　One　who　stands　on　tiptoe；　doesn抰　stand　firmly
　　One　who　walks　in　a　forced　way；　doesn抰　come　far
　　One　who　is　vain；　doesn抰　shine
　　One　who　justifies　oneself；　isn抰　credible
　　One　who　brags；　will　be　unmasked
　　One　who　works　one抯　way　up；　humiliates　oneself
　　To　a　wise　man　these　are　nothing　but　follies
　　One　who　lives　righteously　and　honestly；　refrains　oneself　from　these　things

　　25

　　Before　Creation　revealed　itself
　　There　was　already　something；　perfect　but　formless
　　Quiet　and　unchanging
　　Ubiquitous　and　inexhaustible
　　People　might　consider　it　as　the　creating　force　of　everything　that　is
　　I　cannot　describe　it；　but　I　just　call　it　Tao
　　If　I　have　to　interpret　it　；　I　would　name　it　揟he　Universe？br》　With　that　Universe　I　mean　that　which　extends　itself　everywhere
　　The　infinitely　extending　and　returning
　　Therefore　the　creative　is　great　and　the　creation　great　and　so　is　a　wise　man
　　So　there　is　a　trinity　of　greatnesses　and　one　of　them　is　the　true　human　being
　　A　true　human　being　follows　his　nature；　nature　and　all　its　eternally　unchanging　laws
　　The　laws　of　nature　are　the　eternal　order　of　the　Universe
　　The　order　of　the　Universe　is　well…founded　by　the　Unnameable

　　26

　　Heavy　is　the　source　of　that　which　is　light
　　The　unmoved　mover　is　the　origin　of　all　movement
　　Therefore　a　true　human　being　can　be　in　motion　all　day
　　Not　because　it　is　him　moving　himself
　　But　because　he　just　floats　on　life
　　Like　a　spectator　he　enjoys　the　wonderful　and　sparkling　creation
　　Why　should　he；　as　the　centre　of　the　world；
　　Consider　himself　minor　to　that　world？
　　One　who　knows　his　grandeur；　comes　loose　of　the　world
　　One　who　wanders　restlessly　in　that　world；　has　lost　oneself

　　27

　　A　true　traveller　never　takes　a　beaten　road
　　A　true　speaker　has　an　answer　to　every　question
　　A　true　researcher　has　solved　all　problems
　　A　story　that　holds　water　needs　no　confirmation
　　Nobody　can　refute　a　watertight　story
　　One　who　sees　how　perfectly　everything　is　connected　with　everything
　　Needs　no　theories　or　opinions；　and　no　one　can　bring　him　to　doubt
　　That抯　why　a　true　human　being　is　a　teacher　of　others
　　And　he　loves　his　fellow　men　unconditionally
　　Therefore　he　is　shepherd　of　the　whole　creation
　　And　respects　every　thing　that　lives　and　grows
　　People　call　this：　揟he　light　that　has　become　human？br》　Therefore　a　true　human　being　is　a　mirror　for　the　untrue
　　And　it抯　his　task　to　point　out　their　imperfections
　　One　who　is　scared　to　take　a　look　at　oneself　and　does　not　love　oneself
　　Might　know　a　lot　of　things；　but　he　is　blind
　　It　seems　odd；　but　it抯　true

　　28

　　One　who　knows　his　strength　and　yet　stays　mild；　is　the　least
　　Whoever　is　the　least；　is　balanced　like　the　open…minded　child　he　once　was
　　One　who　has　fathomed　the　lie　is　an　example　for　the　world
　　One　who　became　human　again　is　an　example　for　the　world
　　One　knowing　oneself；　is　a　knowing　among　the　ignorant
　　One　who　has　returned　to　his　original　purity；　realizes　his　grandeur
　　One　who　has　abandoned　his　origin；　becomes　civilized
　　To　the　wise　man　they　act　like　actors

　　29

　　One　who　thinks　he　is　capable　of　improving　Creation；　will　not　succeed
　　Creation　is　perfect　and　cannot　be　corrected
　　One　who　intervenes　in　nature；　will　only　destroy　nature
　　One　who　tries　to　control　nature；　will　lose　to　nature
　　Because　everything　is　what　it　is　and　everything　happens　as　it　happens
　　At　times　it　is　warm　and　then　it　is　cold
　　At　times　there　are　storms　and　then　it抯　calm
　　There　is　growth　and　then　there　is　lying　down
　　A　wise　man　lets　himself　flow　along　with　the　streams　of　life

　　30

　　One　who　advocates　a　righteous　world；　uses　no　violence
　　Because　One　who　uses　violence；　provokes　violence
　　And　where　discord　rules　there　is　chaos
　　And　after　times　of　conflict　lean　years　will　follow
　　The　righteous　one　does　what　he　can　and　forces　nothing
　　Is　not　proud　about　what　he　achieves
　　Does　not　brag　about　what　he　achieves
　　Does　not　boast　about　what　he　achieves
　　He　only　does　what　he　does　because　that抯　all　he　can　do
　　And　he　never　uses　power　or　violence
　　Civilizations　which　have　reached　their　peaks
　　Usher　in　their　decay
　　Civilizations　are　unnatural
　　And　what抯　unnatural；　will　perish

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　　How　ingenious　weaponry　may　seem　to　be；　though　it　will　always　be　disastrous　rubbish
　　Everybody　hates　it
　　A　righteous　man　saves　himself　from　it
　　While　a　true　man　will　not　soil　his　hands　with　it
　　A　fighter　grabs　for　it
　　Weapons　are　not　good　for　meek　people
　　They　bring　nothing　but　trouble
　　One　who　is　wise　will　never　ever　use　a　weapo