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04道德经英译本85种-第368章

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  The Tao is concealed and nameless; yet it is the Tao alone which excels in imparting and completing。

  42

  The Tao produced the One。 The One produced two; the two produced three; the three produced all things。
  Everything is permeated by the yin and the yang and vivified by the immaterial breath。
  That which men hate is to be kithless; friendless and considered unworthy; but princes and dukes thus style themselves。 Form this it would appear that advantages are disadvantageous; and disadvantages are advantageous。
  I teach what others have taught。
  The violent and the fierce do no live out their years。
  I shall be chief among the teachers。

  43

  The world抯 weakest drives the world抯 strongest。
  The indiscernible penetrates where there are no crevices。
  From this I perceive the advantage of non…action。
  Few indeed in the world realize the instruction of the silence; or the benefits of inaction。

  44

  Fame or life; which is dearer? Life or wealth; which is more? Gain or loss; which is worse?
  Excessive love implies excessive outlay。 Immoderate accumulation implies heavy loss。
  Who knows contentment meets no shame。 Who knows when to stop incurs no danger。 Such long endure。

  45

  The greatest attainment is as though incomplete; but its utility remains unimpaired。
  The greatest fullness is as a void; but its utility is inexhaustible。
  The greatest uprightness is as crookedness; the greatest cleverness as clumsiness; the greatest eloquence as reticence。
  Motion overcomes cold; stillness conquers heat。
  Purity and stillness are the world抯 standards。

  46

  When the empire is controlled by the Tao; riding horses are employed in agriculture; when the empire is without Tao; war horses are in every open space。
  There is no sin greater than covetousness; no calamity greater than discontent; no fault greater than acquisitiveness。
  Who therefore knows the contentment of content possesses unchanging content。

  47

  The world may be known without going out of doors。
  The heavenly way (Tao) may be seen without looking through the window。
  The further one goes the less one knows。
  Hence the Holy Man arrives without traveling; names without looking; accomplishes without action。

  48

  The pursuit of study bring daily increase; the pursuit of Tao brings daily decrease; decrease upon decrease; until non…action is reached; whence all action proceeds。
  Only continued non…concern will win the Empire; where there is concern there is an insufficiency for the task。

  49

  The Holy Man is not inflexible; he plans according to the needs of the people。
  I would return good for good。 I would also return good for evil。 Thus goodness operates (or 搕hus all become good?。
  I would return trust for trust。 I would also return trust for suspicion。 Thus trust operates (or 搕hus all become trustworthy?。
  The Holy Man as he dwells in the world is very apprehensive concerning it; blending his heart with the whole。 Most men plan for themselves。 The Holy Man treats every one as a child。

  50

  Birth is an exit; death an entrance。
  Three in ten are ways of life; three in ten are ways of death; three in ten also of those who live move into the realm of death。 Why is this? Because of their excessive strivings after life。 It has been said that he who thoroughly understands how to care for life will not need to shun the rhinoceros or the tiger; he need not fear weapons even in the midst of battle。 The rhinoceros finds no place into which to thrust his horn; the tiger no place into which to fix his claws; nor the sword a place into which to flesh its point。 Why is this?
  Because such a one is not moved by the thought of death。

  51

  Whet the Tao produces and its energy nourishes; nature forms and natural forces establish。 On this account there is nothing that does not honour the Tao and reverence its energy。 This honour and reverence are spontaneous; not the result of a mandate。
  So the Tao produces。 Its energy nourishes; increases; feeds; establishes; matures; controls; broods over。 It produces; but keeps nothing for itself; acts; but does not depend on its actions; increases; but does not insist on having its own way。 This indeed is the mystery of energy。

  52

  Everything has its origin in the mother of all under heaven
  To know the mother the child must be perceived; the child being born the qualities of the mother must be maintained; to the end of life there will be no peril。
  Close the doors of the senses; and the whole of life will be without care; open them; attend to the affairs of life and to the end deliverance will be impossible。
  Perceive the germ; that is enlightenment。
  Maintain weakness; that is stability。
  Employ the light; revert to this enlightenment; no calamity will then be bequeathed to the body。
  This is indeed to practice the unalterable。

  53

  When knowledge compels me to practice the supreme Tao; the danger lies in putting it into action。
  The supreme Tao is a vast plain; yet the people prefer bypaths。 The palace is magnificent; but the fields are full of weeds; the granaries are empty; but elegant clothes are worn; sharp two…edged swords are carried; fastidiousness in eating and drinking is displayed; many useless things are amasses ?this is robbery and swaggering。
  This is not the Tao!

  54

  Who plants well will not have his work uprooted; who embraces well will not lose what he holds; the offerings of his sons and grandsons will never end。
  Who thus regulates himself has virtue which is genuine; who thus regulates his household has virtue which overflows; who thus regulates his neighbourhood has virtue which excels; who thus regulates the state has virtue which abounds; who thus regulates the world has virtue which is universal。
  Therefore let every man prove himself; let each household; neighbourhood; and state do the same; let the world also follow the same course。
  How do I know that it must be thus with the world? By this same (which has just been said)。

  55

  Who cherishes energy in abundance is comparable to a child。 Poisonous insects will not sting him; fierce beasts will not seize him; birds of prey will not strike him。
  His bones are weak; his sinews pliable; his grip firm; unconscious of sex; his virility is active ?the excellency of his physique。 He may cry all day without become hoarse ?this is the consummation of harmony。
  Knowledge of harmony is called 揟he unalterable;?knowledge of the Unalterable is called 揑llumination。?br》 Increase of life is called infelicity; the resting of the mind in the vitality of forms is called animality。
  The corporeal begins to age as it nears its prime。 This indeed is not the Tao。 What is not the Tao soon ends。

  56

  Who knows does not speak; who speaks does not know。
  Close the doors of the senses; blunt the sharp; unravel the confused; harmonize the dazzling; become one with the all。 This is the Mystery of Unity。 There will then neither be love nor hate; profit not loss; favour or disgrace。 It follows that in the universe there is nothing nobler。

  57

  Rule the Empire with uprightness。 The Empire is won by non…concern。 How do I know this? Thus: The more superstitious restrictions in the land the poorer the people; the more the people are concerned with the administration the more benighted the state and the clans; the more craftiness is displayed the greater the
  number of novelties which arise。 The more legislation there is the more thieves and robbers increase。
  It is for these reasons that a sage has said: 揑 do nothing; but the people spontaneously reform。 I love tranquility; and the people spontaneously become upright。 I have no concerns; and the people naturally grow wealthy。 I am without desire; and of their own free will the people revert to primitive simplicity。?br》
  58

  When the government is not in evidence the people are honest and loyal。
  When the government is meddlesome the people are in want。
  Misery! Happiness lies by its side! Happin

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