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  Nearby states can see each other。
  And hear the sounds of each other's chickens and dogs。
  The peoples reach old age and death without any interaction。

  81

  Making the Essence Clear

  Accurate language is not beautiful。
  Beautiful language is not accurate。
  Those who are good at 'things' don't distinguish。
  Those who distinguish are not good at 'things'。
  Those who know…how are not comprehensive。
  Those who are comprehensive do not know how。
  Sages don't accumulate。
  Although they use it to deem…act 〃others〃
  Themselves increase 'having'
  Although they use it to give others。
  Themselves increase in magnitude。
  The guide of nature: benefit and yet do not harm。
  The guide of Sages: deem…act and don't dispute。  




 

  
English_Hatcher_TTK
  Das Tao Te King von Lao Tse
  Chinese (Wang Bi) … English by
  Bradford Hatcher; 2005

  1

  A path fit to travel
  Is not a general path
  A name fit for calling
  Is not a generic name
  揘othing?names the origin of heaven and earth
  揃eing?names the mother of the myriad beings
  And so; always be dispassionate
  In order to see the mysteries
  Always be passionate
  In order to see the objectives
  These two mean the same (when) emerging
  While diverging in significance
  The sameness tells of their mystery
  Mystery leading to greater mystery
  (Is) the gateway to every mystery

  2

  All under heaven know the beauty of things as beauty
  So ugliness is already there
  All know the good of things as the good
  So the not…good is already there
  And so being and nothingness beget each other
  Difficult & easy complete each other
  Lasting & brief define each other
  High & low rely on each other
  Tone & voice resonate with each other
  Before & after follow each other
  This is how wise ones abide without interfering with the work;
  Practice without speaking their doctrine
  A myriad beings emerge here; but without explanation
  Are produced; but with no claims
  Are developed; but with no expectations
  Works are accomplished; but with no dwelling
  Insofar as there is no dwelling
  This means there is no departure

  3

  Not exalting worthies
  Keeps the people from rivalry
  Not prizing goods which are hard to obtain
  Keeps the people from acting like thieves
  Not displaying the desirable
  Keeps the peoples?hearts from confusion
  This is how wise ones approach government
  Emptying the hearts
  (And) filling the bellies
  Weakening the ambitions
  (And) strengthening the bones
  Always keeping the people free of sophistication; free of desires
  So that even the clever ones will not presume to meddle at all
  (Where) action does not take action
  There nothing is out of order

  4

  The way (is) fluid; and yet in its practice
  Somehow there is nothing in excess
  So deep…
  As if ancestor to the myriad beings
  Blunt in its sharpness
  Resolved in its tangles
  Shaded in its glare
  One with this world
  So deep & clear
  Seeming as though seeming to exist
  We do not know whose child this is
  (But) imagine it divinity抯 ancestor

  5

  Heaven & earth are not compassionate
  Treating the myriad beings as straw dogs
  Wise ones are not compassionate
  Regarding the hundred families as straw dogs
  The space between heaven & earth
  How this is like bellows & flutes!
  Empty; yet never exhausted
  (When) moved then more is produced
  Lots of words adds up to exhaustion;
  (This is) never as good as holding the center

  6

  The spirit of the valley does not die
  It may be known as the mysterious feminine
  The gateway of the mysterious feminine
  May be known as the source of heaven and earth
  Endless; continuous; seeming to exist
  To practice this is not effort

  7

  Heaven is eternal; earth endures
  The reason why heaven & earth can continue and endure
  is this:
  That their lives are not their own
  In this way (they) can go on living
  This is why wise ones put themselves last
  And yet (their) being advances
  Exclude themselves
  And yet (their) being persists
  Is it not because they have no self…interest?
  Thus (they) can fulfill their self…interests

  8

  The highest good is like water
  Water抯 goodness benefits the myriad beings
  And yet does not strive
  Dwells in places which everyone else regards with contempt
  And in this way is close to the way
  In dwelling the good is place
  In mind the good is depth
  In relations the good is compassion
  In speech the good is sincerity
  In government the good is organization
  In business the good is competence
  In movement the good is timing
  It is only when there is no contention
  That there then is no resentment

  9

  To maintain but then overdo something
  Is not as good as one抯 showing restraint
  To rough out but then (over)hone something
  Does not help hold (the edge) long
  (When) coins and jade fill the hall
  Nobody can defend this
  (Being) wealthy & honored and then being proud
  The natural consequence is one抯 own misfortune
  (When) the work succeeds a body retires
  Keeping to heaven抯 path

  10

  (Are) shaping a soul & embracing union
  Possible without separation?
  (Are) concentrating the breath & attaining responsiveness
  Possible (as a) newborn child?
  (Are) cleansing & clearing the mystery抯 vision
  Possible without a stain?
  (Are) caring for people & ruling a realm
  Possible without interfering?
  (Are) opening & closing the gates of heaven
  Possible playing the woman?
  (Are) clarifying & simplifying the four directions
  Possible without knowledge?
  Create things & care for them
  Create but do not possess
  Act but do not expect
  Lead but do not rule
  These may be called 搈ystical powers?br》
  11

  Thirty spokes converge in one hub
  Then depending upon what does not exist
  is the vehicle抯 usefulness
  Mold clay in order to produce a vessel
  Then depending upon what does not exist
  is the vessel抯 usefulness
  Cut out doors and windows in order to make a dwelling
  Then depending upon what does not exist
  is the dwelling抯 usefulness
  Thus; the existence of something serves to make value
  The lack of something serves to make utility

  12

  The five colors will make the human eye blind
  The five tones will make the human ear deaf
  The five flavors will make the human palate jaded
  Racing for speed and hunting for sport
  Will make the human heart go mad
  Goods which are hard to obtain
  Will bring human progress obstruction
  This is why wise ones
  Regard the belly instead of regarding the sight
  And so dismiss That to choose This

  13

  Favor & disgrace are equally frightening
  Exaltation and big trouble are the same as oneself
  Why say that favor & disgrace are equally frightening
  Favor sets up a downfall
  To get it is the same as a warning
  To lose it is the same as a warning
  Which says that favor & disgrace are equally frightening
  Why say that exaltation and big trouble
  are the same as oneself?
  This is the reason that we have big troubles:
  Assuming that we are selves
  As long as we are not selves
  What troubles do we have?
  And so; to respect & regard as oneself
  the workings of the world
  Is the same as deserving to inhabit the world
  To love & regard as oneself
  the workings of the world
  Is the same as deserving to be steward to the world

  14

  Looking for things not seen
  Descriptions will tell of 搕he invisible?br》 Listening for things not heard
  Descriptions will tell of 搕he inaudible?br》 Reaching for things not grasped
  Descriptions will tell of 搕he intangible?br》 These three do not allow complete investigation
  And so are confused a

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