04道德经英译本85种-第67章
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Yet; show me a man of violence that cameto a good end; and I will take him for my teacher。 I shall make all thisthe father (basis) of my teaching。'Uha。'
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The softest things in the world overcomethe hardest things in the world。 The softest substance radiates throughthe hardest。 Also; what's most yielding can eventually overwhelm the hardest。
Formless penetrates no…crevice; substancelessit can enter where there's no space; all this could be not…yet…being enteringand jostling non…space。 That's how I know the value of action that's actionless。Through this I 'also' know the benefit or advantage of taking no action。
There can be 'sad' teaching without words。To teach without words can be best。 Still few can understand such stuff。And there can be solid value in action that's actionless; or the advantageof taking no action。 Yes; the 'said' benefit of taking no action is withoutcompare。 Few can understand it。
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Fame or one's own self; which matters most?Nay; which does one love more? Which should one love more; fame or one'sown life?
Which is more valuable; one's own life orwealth? One's own self or things bought; the solid goods; which shouldreally count most?
Which is worse; gain or loss? Could it beloss (of self) or possession which is the greater evil? 'Which gain isthe greater evil here?'
Therefore: he who loves most spends most。He who has lavish desires could spend extravagantly。
He who hoards much could lose much。 Who hoardsmuch is in for losing heavily if who has hoarded most could suffer theheaviest loss。
The contented man could meet no disgrace;
Who stops in time knows when to stop。 Whostops in time nothing can harm if free from danger he can long endure andfeel forever safe and secure。 He can long endure who stays forever safeand secure …
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What's most perfect 'ambivalence' seems tobe incomplete; 'its' highest perfection is never impaired。 The perfectseems to have something missing; 'so have something missing'。 Highest perfectionis like imperfection; but its use is never impaired; nor its utility 'attimes'。
What's most full 'opening' seems empty; itsuse will never fail。
The greatest abundance seems meagre indeed;but its use will never fail。
What's most straight seems devious; maybecrooked。
The greatest skills seems to be 'rustic;'clumsy。 The greatest cleverness appears like stupidity; '(Demon skill seemslike clumsiness。 Apt skill seems clumsy; true cleverness seems clumsy。'
The greatest 'harlequin' eloquence seemsto stutter or seems like stuttering。
Hasty movement overcomes cold。
Keeping still can overcome heat。 Tranquillityand staying still can overcome heat。
By being greatly still you'll next be fitto rule the world。 Who is calm and quiet becomes the universe deceit。 Byhis limpid calm he all the time puts right everything 'as universal deceit'。
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When dao reigns in the kingdom; gallopinghorses are turned back to fertilise certain fields with their manure。 Ifthe world in accord with dao; racing horses are turned back to pull refusecarts。
When the world hardly lives in accord withdao; dao doesn't prevail or win。 Next war horses will be reared even ona sacred hill below the city walls; and blatant cavalry will frolic inthe countryside; driving and riding pestering war horses in suburbs inbetween。 Dao does hardly prevail if war is on in city suburbs。
No lure is greater than to possess what otherswant。
There's no greater guilt than 'sudden' discontent。There's (。。。) greater disaster than greed。'Eventually' there's hardlya greater sin than desire for possession。
No disaster could be greater than '。。。' tobe content with what one has 'in dire need and disabling poverty'。 No presageof 'airy' evil is greater than men wanting to get more。
He who has once known the pure 'orgasm' contentmentthat comes simply through being content 'at its peak'; gets rather content…centreda long time after。
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One can know whats happening all over theworld without going out of doors。
One can see the dao of the big wide beyondhere without looking out of ones windows; and see all the ways of thatbeyond…here。
Then; the further one travels the less oneknows。
So the wise man can 'at times' arrive withoutgoing and know without going about; he can understand much without seeing…
or achieve much without 'visible' action。
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The student of knowledge goes into learninga little day by day;
The student of dao reduces his assets bydwindling or losing a bit each day。
Learning consists in adding daily to one'sstock; and the practice of dao consists in loose dwindling day by day。It could be subtracting till one has reached inactivity。 By steady reductions'of certain sorts' you reach certain sorts of laissez…faire。 So decreaseand further decrease until you reach the point of taking no action。
'This is clowning。' By artful inactivityeverything 'bad' can be set in motion。
He who conquers the 'inside' domain doesso 'mostly' by doing nothing。 Those who once won the adherence of all wholive here; did so by not interfering much。
Had they interfered; they would never havewon this adherence。
One who likes to do; may not be able to rulea kingdom 'inside or outside'。
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The wise man makes no judgements of his own。He has no rigid and plump ideas alone。 Maybe no certain; opinionated feelings。
He uses the heart of the people as his owninner side and heart。 People's opinions and feeling are then as his own。
He says:
Good ones I declare good; and I 'often' treatthose who are good with goodness; as I approve of the good man。
I also treat those who are not so good withgoodness。
I often approve of the 'said' bad; he getsgoodness。
So bad ones I also declare good。 That's thegoodness on how goodness can be attained 'by demagogy。'
The honest ones I believe; and 'some' liarsI also believe;
I am honest to those who are honest; andI am also honest to those who are not 'so' honest。 By such means greathonesty; the faith of virtue; can be attained and the honest gets 'closerto rueful' truthfulness。
In dealing with the world a wise man seemslike one dazed with a felt fear; and while governing his 'little' empirehe has no subjective viewpoint。
So a wise man lives in the world in peace;and his bright mind forms a sound whole with that of his 'dear' people。
Then they all lend their sense perceptions… eyes and ears … and he treats them all … infants as well。 But sometimesagain a wise man; dealings with some world; for the world's sake dullshis wits。
Where a hundred families all the time straintheir eyes and ears; the wise man all…sees a people are brought into afold of one heart。 Next the wise man regards them as his own dear children。
At times the wise man sees and hears no morethan an infant。'thats not much。'
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He who aims at life could achieve his death。Out of living; death pops up。 Who comes to life can go to death。
If three out of ten are life companions;then the same number are death companions as well。 As such the latter arelabelled death…spots: some take life; through activity; to death。
How is it?
Its much due to men's intensive strivingafter life; in part the intense activity of multiplying life。 Some do feedlife too grossly。
It's said that he who is a good preserverof his life can meet no tigers or wild buffaloes on land。 Such a one couldhave a true hold on life;
If so; in battle or fighting he should hardlytry to escape from weapons。 He should neither get very much touched norvulnerable to weapons in battle。'Cf。 dont be there'
The wild buffalo cannot butt its powerlesshorns against him;
The tiger cannot fasten its then uselessclaws in him and tear him apart;
And much absent weapons of war should findno place to enter … cannot thrust their blades into him。'The absent partis always to blame。 Demagogy'
And why? (Demagogy; thats why'
In him there's no room for death becausehe is beyond death。 Others find no Achilles heel in him then and there。
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One dao gives them birth; next hidden virtueand glory fost