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04道德经英译本85种-第109章

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  They saw that it was hidden
  And didn't bring it to the fore

  When people think they know the truth
  They want all others to concur
  But they are happy and content
  When they remain unsure

  Don't try to lead with cleverness
  Prefer instead simplicity
  It's obvious that truth must lie
  In nothingness and clarity

  66

  The sea is large and mighty
  Because it lies below
  The streams and rivers of the world
  Thus capturing their flow

  If you want to have your fill
  Then you must see that you are hollow
  If you want to lead the way
  Then you must be prepared to follow

  When you lead you are above
  But no one feels put down
  And when you must be out in front
  Know that no one's losing ground

  When you see that you're not built
  For facing up or confrontation
  No one can contend with you
  Who are the ultimate negation

  67

  On seeing inner nothingness
  You see it's great beyond compare
  Though many find it curious
  That you would even care

  I have three treasures that I keep
  The first is friendliness
  The second is to stay behind
  The third is wanting less

  For if you're friendly and you care
  You can dare to do what's needed
  And if you always stay behind
  The lead will surely be conceded

  And if you're satisfied with less
  You have everything to give
  Keep these treasures in your heart
  Then you will truly live

  68

  Violence is not the way
  The greatest warriors know
  That treachery and anger
  Will not defeat the foe

  You only win if you don't strive
  And gain if you do not oppose
  This is the certain victory
  Simplicity bestows

  69

  In conflict just be cautious
  And always on your guard
  Rather than advance an inch
  Instead retreat a yard

  In this way you go along
  And make your gain without advancing
  You deal with the rival
  As your position is enhancing

  Remember that it's possible
  Your rival just may yield
  So don't advance on such a foe
  Let differences be healed

  70

  Embarrassingly obvious
  And always near at hand
  It is this nothingness you see
  But never understand

  Though truth within is ageless
  Very few will ever see
  My face is what I give to you
  The jewel within is me

  71

  You cannot understand the truth
  Claim to know and show you're ill
  Just see that you are missing
  That truth is bare and nil

  Unknowing is the final cure
  When knowledge takes its heavy toll
  Pure presence is totality
  And absence makes you whole

  72

  When the sense of wonder goes
  Disaster is not far behind
  Don't intrude in people's lives
  And they won't think you are unkind

  The seer sees both this and that
  But doesn't ask for praise
  Finding this immensity
  With just a simple inward gaze

  73

  The way is very easy
  Its purposes prevail
  When all is done in silence
  Intention cannot fail

  Its net is vast and over all
  With meshes large and wide
  Yet it loses nothing
  Holds everything inside

  74

  You truly are what isn't born
  You need not be afraid to die
  Just live your life and know that you
  Will never lose the inner eye

  You can't control what is to be
  In using tools you don't command
  Unlike the master carpenter
  You're bound to cut your hand

  75

  The people starve when taxes take
  The bulk of what they earn
  When leaders interfere too much
  They get rebellion in return

  The people do not fear to die
  If leaders rob them of their lives
  But taking no more than you need
  You see that everybody thrives

  76

  We're soft and supple when we're born
  Hard and rigid when we die
  Living plants are pliable
  Deadwood is brittle and dry

  This way life befriends the weak
  But death draws near the strong
  The hard and stiff are bound to break
  The supple bends and goes along

  77

  Nature's way of doing
  Is like the bending of a bow
  For pulling on a bow you see
  The low go high and the high go low

  Nature takes from those who have
  And gives to those who lack
  When nature takes from human beings
  They fight to get it back

  But if you see you have it all
  You're not afraid to give away
  Expecting nothing in return
  It all comes back with no delay

  78

  Water is so very soft
  It overcomes because it yields
  By wearing down the hardest rock
  It shows what power weakness wields

  The weak can overcome the strong
  The soft can overcome the hard
  Everybody knows it's true
  So hold the low in high regard

  The seer sees serenity
  Where others see affliction
  The seer sees the inner truth
  Where others only see a fiction

  79

  There's little good in making peace
  If resentment lingers
  You'll never see an end to blame
  If everyone is pointing fingers

  It's better to be pointing
  At the peaceful and creative place
  Where you see naught but emptiness
  And others say they see your face

  80

  If a land is small and the people few
  And the rulers recognize what's needed
  The simple ways of courtesy
  Are happily and gladly heeded

  For people need so little
  To live their lives aright
  Are food and home and clothing
  Not enough for pure delight?

  Though nearby lands are close enough
  To hear their roosters crow
  The people will be so content
  That not a one will want to go

  81

  Truth need not be eloquent
  And eloquence may not be true
  There is no need to argue
  When truth is shining through

  Those who see may not be learned
  The learned may not see
  To see you merely need to look
  In pure simplicity

  The seer doesn't have to hoard
  And does not fear to lose
  The more you give; the more you have
  So why should you refuse?

  Why not give it all away?
  For emptiness brings benefit
  And as the seers always say
  The more you give; the more you get  




 

  
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  Das Tao Te King von Lao Tse
  Chinese … English by
  Thomas Cleary; 1991

  1

  A way can be a guide; but not a fixed path; names can be given; but not permanent labels。
  Nonbeing is called the beginning of heaven and earth; being is called the mother of all things。
  Always passionless; thereby observe the subtle; ever intent; thereby observe the apparent。
  These two come from the same source but differ in name;
  both are considered mysteries。 The mystery of mysteries is the gateway of marvels。

  2

  When everyone knows beauty is beauty; this is bad。
  When everyone knows good is good; this is not good。
  So being and nonbeing produce each other: difficulty and ease complement each other; long and short shape each other;
  high and low contrast with each other;
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