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By such activity come back to life。
Who hugs this dao doesn't want to fill himselfto overflowing。
It's just because he guards against beingover…full; there's no overflowing; and next
he is like a garment that endures all; beyondwearing out and renewal。
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Attain complete humility towards the void;
hold firm to the basis of quietude。
The myriad things take shape and rise toactivity;
Now; I watch them fall; worked on;
back to their repose and roots
like plants that flourish
but return to the soil and root they grewfrom。
To return to the root is basic repose;
it's quiet and returning to some destiny。
To submit to a destiny is to find the eternalshelter; the always…so; or the eternal dao。
To know the eternal always…so is to be somewhatillumined。
not to know it courts disaster。
He who knows the eternal shelter has roomin him for nearly everything … he is wide as tolerant。
Being much including; there's little prejudice;
to be without blunt prejudice is kingly;
to be kingly is to be well in accord withnature; it's to be of heaven。
To be of heaven in unison with an undauntednature is to be in dao;
This dao is forever; and he that owns it;is hardly destroyed; even though his body ceases。
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Of the best the people hardly ever know theyexist;
The next best they flock to and praise fornothing。
The next they shrink from;
the next get reviled。
〃Not believing people you turn them intoliars〃 …
such bosses don't command the people's faith。
They lose faith in them and take to oaths!
The wise man is a clever ruler; he valueshis words highly。
It's so hard to get a single word from atany price that when his task is finished; a work well done; everyone says;
〃It happened by itself; and we did it。〃
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When the great dao declined;
jen and i arose; humanity and righteousness。〃
Next; when brightness and know…how came invogue;
the great pretence fully started。
When the six family relationships are notin harmony
There's open talk of kind parents〃 dutifulsons〃 and deep love to children。
A confused country enmeshed in disorder praisesministers in chaos and misrule。
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Banish wisdom; discard knowledge;
Then the people will benefit a hundred times。
Banish human love; just dump righteous; moraljustice;
and then the people will be dutiful and recoverdeep love of their kin。
Banish cunning and skill; dispel profit;dismiss utility;〃
then thieves and robbers will disappear。
These three things are not enough; externalsare somehow
decorations; purpose's not enough; they tendto rob life and make it too little complicated。
Therefore let people hold well on to keepingaccessories;
keeping simplicity to look at。
Go on and shield their internal soul's nature
as some ritual; raw block to hold;
their private; secret means and foster lessardent desires。
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Abandon learning and there will be no sorrow。
Between Yes; sir;〃 and Of course not〃; howmuch difference is there?
Between good〃 and bad〃; how much differenceis there?
That which men fear is indeed to be feared;
alas confused; and the end isn't yet。
All men are wreathed in smiles; ever merry…making;
as if feasting after the great sacrifice;like ascending a tower in spring。
I alone am inert; like a child that has notyet given sign;
Like a new…born child that can't smile yet。
I seem to be without a home; droop and drift;as though I belonged nowhere; completely unattached。
All men have enough and to spare;
I alone seem to have lost everything; I amlike one left out。
Mine is indeed the mind of a very idiot;my heart must be that of a fool;
dull as I seem … muddled; nebulous!
The world is full of knowing people that shine;
I alone am dull; confused。
I seem to be in the dark。
They look lively and clear…cut self…assured;
I appear alone; depressed; or patient asthe sea;
blown adrift; seemingly aimless; never broughtto a stop。
All men can be put to some use; as worldlingshave a purpose。
I alone am intractable and boorish; appearingrustic; stubborn and uncouth; differing from most people;
But I differ most from others in that I prizeno sustenance that doesn't come from the breast of mama mia。
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The marks of great virtue follow alone fromthe (one) dao。
What's called one dao seems impalpable andvague; not to be measured at all。
Dao is an elusive; virtually incommensurableform; but eluding; elusive it contains sub…forms。
Within it lie idea…images of coming things;within it are some shadowy entities or some dormant; vibrant life forceof the firstborn; dim essence … even of objects; somehow; but much rarefied… latent in the essence is the life…force。
The life…force is real and to be trusted。
It's true; and can be set to operate。
and latent in it are evidences。
From the days of old till now
its chunks havent departed or ceased;
By its chunks we can view some origin ofall descended units。
How do I know a father of a thing? How toknow how some origin of a manifestation is formed?
By much developed intuition; possibly。
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〃To remain whole; yield somewhat or seemcurved and bent if you may。〃
To become straight; let yourself look bent。
To become full; seem hollow。
Seem tattered now; that you can be renewed。
Those that have little; can get more;
To have plenty is to be confused。。
Therefore the wise man clasps the primalunity; testing by it everything under heaven by himself … it。
He doesn't show himself much; he is thereforeluminous and clear。
He doesn't define himself; therefore he isdistinct。
He doesn't boast; therefore people give himcredit: he succeeds by that。
He's never outright proud of his work; andtherefore it endures。
Because he doesn't contend; none in the worldcan contend with him。
So the old saying To remain whole; seem twisted!〃was no idle word;
for true wholeness can only be won by returnto dao。
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To be always talking goes against nature。
For the same reason a good whirlwind neverlasts the whole morning; nor a swell rainstorm the whole day。
The wind and rain emerge from nature。 Andif even nature can't blow; last or pour for long; how much less shouldman…given tenets?
So; he who takes to or follows (one) dao;becomes merged with (this) dao。 Or if one uses dao as one's instrument;the results will be like dao。
Who follows virtue; is soaked by it。 If oneuses the power〃 as one's instrument; the results will be like the power。
If one uses whats the reverse of the power〃;
the results will be the reverse of the power〃。
Who is dao identified; could be glad as well。For to those who have conformed themselves to dao; dao readily lends itspower。
To those who have conformed themselves tothe power; the power readily lends more power。
While to those who conform themselves toinefficacy; inefficacy readily lends its ineffec