04道德经英译本85种-第260章
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and thus can be the King of all Valleys。
So the desire to be above the People requires speaking as if below them。
The desire to be before the People requires placing yourself behind。
Thus can the Wise Man be placed above; and the People are not burdened;
placed before; and the People are not harmed。
Thus does the world see Gladness; not Loathing。
He does not compete。
Therefore no one under Heaven competes against him。
67
Everyone under Heaven regards my Tao as Great; resembling nothing else。
Great; yes; that is the reason it resembles nothing else。
If it resembled anything else; it would have slight chance of survival。
I have three Treasures to hold and protect。
The first is Compassion。
The second is Economy。
The third is not presuming to be the First under Heaven。
Compassion permits Courage。
Economy makes Generosity possible。
Not presuming to be the First under Heaven is a quality of Leadership。
Now; abandon Compassion and consider Courage。
Abandon Frugality and consider Generosity。
Abandon Humility and consider Leadership。
Impossible !
Now; Compassion in battle leads to Victory; Compassion in Defense lends
strength。
Heaven will assist the commander who exhibits Compassion。
68
A good officer is not aggressive。
A good warrior is not angry。
A good victor is not partisan。
A good commander is humble。
This is the virtue of not competing。
This is the proper use of men's abilities。
This is the ultimate union with Heaven of old。
69
The Military has a saying:
I dare not be the Master; but rather a Guest;
I dare not advance an inch; but will retreat a foot。
This means 。。。
proceed without acting;
repel without arms;
repulse without resistance;
maintain without troops。
There is no misfortune so great as Light Resistance。
Light Resistance may cost me my Treasures。
Therefore; avoid military buildup。
Grief is the only Victor。
70
My words are very easy to understand; very easy to practice。
The World is unable to understand; unable to practice。
Words have a history; Deeds have a master。
Alas; only because of ignorance am I misunderstood。
Those who understand me are rare。
Those who imitate me are honorable。
Thus does the Wise Man bear rags on his back and Jade in his heart。
71
Understanding without Knowledge is Transcendence。
Knowledge without Understanding is an affliction。
Only by recognizing the affliction; are you not afflicted。
The Wise Man is not afflicted;
because he recognizes the affliction。
Thus he is not afflicted
72
When people do not respect authority; a greater authority appears。
Do not invade their homes。
Do not complicate their lives。
Only when they are not wearied; will they not be weary。
Thus is the Wise Man self…aware; but not self…absorbed;
self…confident; but not self…centered。
Therefore; give up the latter for the former。
73
Courage to act means death。
Courage not to act means life。
Of these two; one brings profit and one brings ruin; which Heaven loathes。
Who knows the reason why。
Heaven's Way is to succeed without struggle;
to respond without words;
to summon without commands。
Worship properly; but plan well。
Heaven's net is all…embracing。
Its mesh is wide; but overlooks nothing。
74
People do not fear Death。
If it cannot be avoided; why should Death be feared ?
It would seem that if people normally fear Death; and behave badly;
I should capture and execute them。
Who would dare ?
Normally; government executioners do the killing。
Now; to replace them is to substitute for skilled professionals。
In doing so; take care not to injure your own hand。
75
People are starving;
because their leaders consume too much in taxes;
that is why they are starving。
People are difficult to govern;
because of what their leaders do;
that is why they are difficult to govern。
People treat Death lightly;
because the demands of Life are so great;
that is why they treat Death lightly。
Meanwhile; those who do nothing to support themselves
are more esteemed than honorable lives。
76
At birth; a man is soft and weak。
At death; he is strong and powerful。
From grass to trees; all things begin life weak and frail。
At death; they are withered and dry。
Therefore; the Strong and Powerful are disciples of Death。
The Soft and Weak are disciples of Life。
Thus military strength does not ensure Victory。
A tree's strength is like the army;
the Big and Strong decline;
the Soft and Weak prevail。
77
Heaven's Way is like bending a bow。
The High are lowered and the Low are raised。
The excess is diminished; and the deficiency is repaired。
Heavens way is to reduce the excess and repair the deficiency。
Man's way is not correct;
to decrease the deficient and increase the excessive。
Whoever can accumulate excess should offer it to the World。
This is the only Way。
Thus does the wise man govern and not exploit;
accomplish the results and not remain。
It is not his desire to be considered Wise。
78
Under Heaven; nothing is so soft and weak as water;
but it attacks the strong and powerful; and none can withstand it。
Nothing can change this。
Weak triumphs over Strong; Soft triumphs over Hard。
Under Heaven there is no one who does not know this;
but no one is able to practice it。
Thus does the wise man say:
bear the Country's Humiliation; to be Sovereign of the Soil and the Grain;
accept that the Country is not auspicious; to be King under Heaven。
True words seem a paradox。
79
In resolving great Enmity; some hatred is sure to remain。
How can this be good ?
Thus does the wise man assume the debt; and not blame others。
There is Virtue in taking Responsibility。
There is no Virtue in taking everything。
Heaven's Way is impartial; but generally favors good men。
80
A small country with few people;
who are allowed the use of their Uncles' tools;
but they don't use them。
Let people honor the dead and not move far away。
Although there are boats and carriages; none are used。
Although there are excellent weapons; none are displayed。
Let people return to the use of reckoning cords from here on;
be pleased with their food; satisfied with their clothing;
content in their homes; and happy with their customs。
Adjacent lands within sight of each other;
within the sound of each other's chickens and dogs;
where people live long lives; and die never having met。
81
True words are not flattering。
Flattering words are not true。
The Good do not argue。
One who argues is not Good。
The wise are not learned。
The learned are not wise。
The wise man does not hoard。
The more he does for others; the more he has。
The more he does with others; the better he becomes。
Heaven's Way is to help; not harm。
The wise man's Way is to act without strife。Source Materials
English_Kunesh_TTK
Das Tao Te King von Lao Tse
English adaption by
tom kunesh
1
The atheism that one can come to
by argument
is not true atheism。
A definition given to atheism in one age
is not the unchanging atheism
nor its permanent meaning。
From the original experience
of being human
atheism arises。
Being the original human experience;
it is the parent of all religion。
From theism we derive the essence of atheism;
although from their names; we see only the conflict。
Both ways of experience
have the same origin
only different names。
Their mutual iden