04道德经英译本85种-第286节
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Losing also obtains joyfully。
Belief without enough within
A lack of belief in what is within happens。
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Those on tiptoe are not standing firmly
Those who stride are not moving
Those who show themselves are not luminous
Those who justify themselves are not conspicuous
Those who boast of themselves are not of outstanding service
Those who brag of themselves are not growing。
They that join tao also say
Surplus food and redundant actions are somehow disliked
So those present with tao are not dwelling there。
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A presence of a thing mixed completely
Before the birth of heavens and earth
So lonely； so deserted
Standing alone yet without deviating
Working everywhere yet lacking danger
Action of the mother of the world can happen。
I have no knowledge of its name
Giving a word； I say tao。
Stubbornly trying to name it I say great
Great； I say passing by
Passing by； I say far…reaching
Far…reaching； I say returning。
So tao is great； heavens are great； earth is great
Kings are also great。
In the center of the universe are four greatnesses
Yet kings stand still； blending them into one。
Man is an offshoot of earth
Earth is an offshoot of the heavens
The heavens are an offshoot of tao
Tao is an offshoot of the natural。
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Heaviness acts as root of lightness
Stillness acts as sovereign of agitation。
Appropriately it happens
That sages travel throughout the day
Without departing from heavy or light
Even though fabulous views are present
They dwell in great comfort and go about like this。
How would one be lord of 10000 war…chariots
Yet have a body which is light in the world？
Following lightness comes loss of the root
Following agitation comes loss of the sovereign。
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Valuing going is absent of trace
Valuing words are absent of flaw or censure
With valuing reckoning； counters or policies are not used。
What is valuably shut
Is absent of a barrier yet cannot be opened
What is valuably tied
Is absent of restraint or restriction yet cannot be untied。
Appropriately it happens that sages
Entirely valuing help others； so others are not thrown away
Entirely valuing help things； so things are not thrown away。
Appropriately called following the luminance。
So those who value others teach those who lack valuing others
Those who lack valuing others are a resource of those who value others。
Without treasuring a teacher； or without loving a resource
Even the wise have great misconception。
Appropriately called an important subtlety。
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Know what is male
Keep to what is female
Act as the ravine of the world。
Acting as the ravine of the world
The ideal entirely lacks separation
Return； merge with； relate to a newborn child。
Know what is white
Keep to what is black
Act as the model of the world。
Acting as the model of the world
The ideal entirely lacks error
Return； merge with； relate to an absence of reaching limits。
Know what is honorable
Keep to what is humiliating
Act as the valley of the world。
Acting as the valley of the world
The ideal entirely becomes sufficient
Return； merge with； relate to true nature。
True nature broken and scattered
Next comes action as tools
Being used by sages
Next comes action as mediums for growth。
In this way great tailors are not cutting。
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It is attained； the desire to grab the world yet be acting on it
I see it has not been satisfied yet
The world； a spirited tool； cannot act either。
Those who act are spoiling
Those who take hold of are losing。
So of things
Some lead and some follow
Some gust and some puff lightly
Some are strong and some thin
Some support and some destroy。
Appropriately it happens that sages are
Apart from extremes
Apart from extravagance
Apart from excess。
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When it happens that tao assists men and lords
The force of the soldier is not in the world。
What takes effort is likely to return。
Briars and thorns grow within the dwelling place of the army
Behind a great military comes the seed for a faminous year。
Those who value
Achieve results yet stop
Are without venturing to strive to hold
Achieve results yet do not brag
Achieve results yet do not boast
Achieve results yet do not be arrogant
Achieve results yet without being done
Achieve results yet do not strive。
Things reach the prime and then are old？
Appropriately called not in accordance with tao
What is not in accordance with tao comes to an early end。
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In the end those with fine strategies lack the tools of fortune
They have things which are somehow disliked
So those who are present with tao are not dwelling in them。
The master…child resides in and comes to treasure the left
Using strategy； come to treasure the right
Those with strategy lack the tools of fortune
They have not the tools of the master…child
When using them in the absence of a foreseeable need
Uncaring； indifferent actions are better。
Conquer yet without embellishing
Yet those who are embellishing justify joy in slaughtering men
In the end those who are joyful in slaughteringmen
Cannot come to achieve their aspired relation with the world。
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The tao entirely lacks a name
Although its true nature is tiny
Noone in the world is able to methodize it either。
If nobles and kings are able to keep to it
The 10000 things attain self…spontaneity
The heavens and earth join with each other and it rains sweet dew
It is the command of noone but people cooperate。
Once measuring begins names are present
Names are also grasped and possessed
In the end the knowledge of stopping also follows
With knowledge of stopping lack of danger can happen。
Analogically； tao being in the world
Is just like how the streams and valleys relate to rivers and seas。
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Those who know men are wise
Those with self…knowledge are luminous
Those who conquer others possess strength
Those who conquer themselves possess force
Those with knowledge of enough are wealthy
Those who strive to go possess aspiration
Those who are not losing their place are long…lasting
Those who die yet without perishing are long…lived。
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Great tao flowing everywhere
It can be left or right
All things depend on it yet exist yet without being denied。
Outstanding service is performed without the presence of names
It clothes and cultivates the 10000 things
Yet without acting as lord。
With entireness absent of desire
One can name in relation to smallness
The 10000 things merge and blend
Yet without action as lord one can name great actions。
What is entirely without a self to act great happens
So it is able to perfect what is great。
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Take hold of the great form
The world comes toward
Comes toward without harm
Peace and stability in the extreme。
Music and handing out dainties
Passing guests stop
Things belonging with tao expressed
Its blandness is equal to its lack of flavor。
Observing lacks enough sight
Listening lacks enough hearing
Using lacks enough grasp。
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Attain the desire for inhaling
Firmly seed exhaling
Attain the desire of lessening
Firmly seed strengthening
Attain the desire of discarding
Firmly seed allowing back
Attain the desire of taking by force
Firmly seed giving away
Appropriately called subtle luminance。
Yielding conquers the firm
Lessening conquers the strong。
Fish cannot escape relating to deep water
A direction for man cannot happen with tools benefitting a nation。
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Tao； entirely absent of acting
Yet is absent of being without acting。
If nobles and kings are able to keep to it
The 10000 things attain self…transformation
Transforming yet desiring to do。
When I am able to calm the restless
An absence of naming true nature happens。
With an absence of naming true nature
In the end an absence of desire is also obtained
Without desire tranquillity happens
The world attains self…settlement。
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Higher ideal lacks ideal
Appropriately presence of the ideal happens
Lower ideal lacks a loss of ideal
Appropriately absence of the ideal happens。
Higher ideal is absent of acting yet absent of causing acting
Lower ideal is acting yet present with causing acting。
Higher humanity is acting yet absent of causing acting
Higher morality is acting yet present with causing acting
Higher propriety is acting yet the response of noone appears
Next comes grabbing t
