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  Sharpen a blade too much and its edge will soon be lost
  Fill a house with gold and jade and no one can protect it
  Puff yourself with honour and pride and no one can save you from a fall
  Complete the task at had
  Be selfless in your actions
  This is the way of Heaven
  This is the way to Heaven

  10

  Hold fast to the Power of the One
  It will unify the body and merge it with the spirit
  It will cleanse the vision and reveal the world as flawless
  It will focus the life…force and make one supple as a newborn
  As you love the people and rule the state can you be free of self…interest?
  As the gates of Heaven open and close can you remain steadfast as the mother bird who sits on her nest?
  As your wisdom reaches he four corners of the world can you keep the innocence of a beginner?
  Know this Primal Power that guides without forcing that serves without seeking that brings forth and sustains life yet does not own or possess it。
  One who holds this Power brings Tao to this very Earth
  He can triumph over a raging fire or the freeze of winter weather
  Yet when he comes to rule the world it抯 with the gentleness of a feather

  11

  Wu is nothingness; emptiness; no…existence
  Thirty spokes of a wheel all join at at a common hub yet only the hole at the center allows the wheel to spin
  Clay is molded to form a cup yet only the space within allows the cup to hold water
  Walls are joined to make a room yet only by cutting out a door and a window can one enter the room and live there
  Thus; when a thing has existence alone it is mere dead…weight
  Only when it has wu; does it have life

  12

  The five colours blind the eye
  The five tones deafen the ear
  The five flavours dull the palate
  Racing; hunting; and galloping about only disturb the mind
  Wasting energy to obtain rare objects only impedes one抯 growth
  So the Sage is led by his inner truth not his outer eye
  He holds to what is deep and not what lies on the surface

  13

  揃e wary of both honour and disgrace?br》 揈ndless affliction is bound to the body?br》 What does it mean; 揃e wary of both honour and disgrace??br》 Honour is founded on disgrace and disgrace is rooted in honour
  Both should be avoided
  Both bind a man to this world
  That抯 why it says; 揃e wary of both honour and disgrace?br》 What does it mean; 揈ndless affliction is bound to the body??br》 Man抯 true self is eternal; yet he thinks; 揑 am this body; I will soon die?br》 This false sense of self is the cause of all his sorrow
  When a person does not identify himself with the body tell me; what troubles could touch him?
  One who sees himself as everything is fit to be guardian of the world
  One who loves himself as everyone is fit to be teacher of the world。

  14

  Eyes look but cannot see it
  Ears listen but cannot hear it
  Hands grasp but cannot touch it
  Beyond the senses lies the great Unity ?invisible; inaudible; intangible
  What rises up appears bright
  What settles down appears dark
  Yet there is neither darkness nor light just an unbroken dance of shadows
  From nothingness to fullness and back again to nothingness
  This formless form
  This imageless image cannot be grasped by mind or might
  Try to face it
  In what place will you stand?
  Try to follow it
  To what place will you go?
  Know That which is beyond all beginnings and you will know everything here and now
  Know everything in this moment and you will know the Eternal Tao

  15

  The masters of this ancient path are mysterious and profound
  Their inner states baffle all inquiry
  Their depths go beyond all knowing
  Thus; despite every effort; we can only tell of their outer signs ?br》 Deliberate; as if treading over the stones of a winter brook
  Watchful; as if meeting danger on all sides
  Reverent; as if receiving an honoured guest
  Selfless; like a melting block of ice
  Pure; like an uncarved block of wood
  Accepting; like an open valley
  Through the course of Nature muddy water becomes clear
  Through the unfolding of life man reaches perfection
  Through sustained activity that supreme rest is naturally found
  Those who have Tao want nothing else
  Though seemingly empty they are ever full
  Though seemingly old they are beyond the reach of birth and death

  16

  Become totally empty
  Quiet the restlessness of the mind
  Only then will you witness everything unfolding from emptiness
  See all things flourish and dance in endless variation
  And once again merge back into perfect emptiness ?br》 Their true repose
  Their true nature
  Emerging。 Flourishing; dissolving back again
  This is the eternal process of return
  To know this process brings enlightenment
  To miss this process brings disaster
  Be still
  Stillness reveals the secret of eternity
  Eternity embraces the all…possible
  The all…possible leads to a vision of oneness
  A vision of oneness brings about universal love
  Universal love supports the great truth of Nature
  The great truth of Nature is Tao
  Whoever knows this truth lives forever
  The body may perish; deeds may be forgotten
  But he who has Tao has all eternity

  17

  To know Tao alone; without trace of your own existence; is the highest
  Next comes loving and praising it
  Then fearing it
  Then despising it
  If one doesn抰 trust himself how can he trust anyone else?
  The great ruler speaks little and his words are priceless
  He works without self…interest and leaves no trace
  When all is finished; the people say; 揑t happened by itself?br》
  18

  When the greatness of Tao is present action arises from one抯 own heart
  When the greatness of Tao is absent action comes from the rules of 搆indness?and 搄ustice?br》 If you need rules to be kind and just; if you act virtuous; this is a sure sign that virtue is absent
  Thus we see the great hypocrisy
  Only when the family loses its harmony do we hear of 揹utiful sons?br》 Only when the state is in chaos do we hear of 搇oyal ministers?br》
  19

  Abandon holiness
  Discard cleverness and the people will benefit a hundredfold
  Abandon the rules of 搆indness?br》 Discard 搑ighteous?action and the people will return to their own natural affections
  Abandon book learning
  Discard the rules of behaviour and the people will have no worries
  Abandon plots and schemes
  Discard profit…seeking and the people will not become thieves
  These lessons are mere elaborations
  The essence of my teachings is this:
  See with original purity
  Embrace with original simplicity
  Reduce what you have
  Decrease what you want

  20

  The difference between a formal 搚es?and a casual 搚eah??how slight!
  The difference between knowing Truth and not knowing it ?how great!
  Must I fear what others fear?
  Should I fear desolation when there is abundance?
  Should I fear darkness when that light is shining everywhere?
  Nonsense!
  The people of this world are steeped in their merrymaking as if gorging at a great feast or watching the sights of springtime
  Yet here I sit; without a sign; staring blank…eyed like a child
  I am but a guest in this world
  While others rush about to get things done
  I accept what is offered
  Oh; my mind is like that of a fool aloof to the clamour of life around me
  Everyone seems so bright and alive with the sharp distinctions of day
  I appear dark and dull with the blending of differences by night
  I am drifting like an ocean; floating like the winds
  Everyone is so rooted in this world yet I have no place to lay my head
  Indeed I am different。 。 。 。
  I have no treasures but the Eternal Mother
  I have no food but what comes from her breast

  21

  Perfect action;
  Rue virtue;
  Supreme power;
  This is how the Tao is revealed through those who follow it completely
  Though formless and intangible
  It gives rise 

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