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04道德经英译本85种-第12部分

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  Therefore there are some aphorisms to it:
  The road to light appears to be dark
  Going forward sometimes feels like going back
  The way to the simple road is a hard way to take
  But also:
  The greatest personality turns out to be vain
  The purest white turns out to be grey
  The most righteous proves to be unfair
  Kindness seems but a thin layer
  With the truth one can go in all directions
  Like a square circle
  Like an inexhaustible barrel
  Like singing without words
  Like a sculpture with no shadow
  In that way the road is hidden and not captured in words
  Only the road to self…knowledge has a beginning and an end

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  The unspeakable gives birth to one
  One to a second
  And out of the second arises the third
  The third brings the whole creation to life
  Everything is carried by the dark and comes to light
  The breath of Emptiness creates order
  People hate to be alone; unimportant and useless
  And yet that is what a true man takes pleasure in
  One who becomes smaller; becomes bigger
  One who becomes bigger; becomes smaller
  I only tell what everybody already knows:
  One who lives in a complicated way; dies in a complicated way
  That is what it抯 all about

  43

  The softest is stronger than the very hardest
  That which makes everything be what it is; penetrates everything
  Therefore I know that it抯 wise to leave and not do anything
  That one doesn抰 need lessons for it
  That of all doings; leaving is where true happiness lies
  In this world only a few understand this

  44

  What comes first; life or status?
  What抯 more important to you; yourself or your possessions?
  What抯 worse; having or losing?
  One who wants a lot pays a high price
  One who has a lot; has a lot to lose
  But one who is satisfied knows neither fear nor disgrace
  And one who has stopped playing a part in the game will never be afraid again and will live happily ever after

  45

  Perfection seems unfinished to this world
  But it never perishes
  Fullness is empty to the world
  But it抯 inexhaustible
  That which is correct; is incorrect to the world
  Wisdom seems foolish to the world
  Telling the truth a disgrace
  Like movement chases away coldness
  And rest cools down
  Purity and calmness show one the right direction

  46

  If men lived by their nature
  Horses would gallop in the open air
  But since men got civilized
  Battle horses standing at the frontier
  There is no bigger curse than dissatisfaction
  Nothing more disastrous than being discontent with life
  Nothing more fatal than being eager for possessions
  One who knows the peace of satisfaction; is always satisfied

  47

  Without leaving my house; I understand the whole world
  Without looking outside; I see the perfect order
  The more you know; the less you抣l understand
  One who is wise doesn抰 need to travel
  He understands without looking
  Does nothing but achieves everything

  48

  Gathering knowledge makes life more complicated each time one gathers
  Gathering wisdom makes life easier each time one gathers
  Each time; more and more simple until simplicity is reached
  Just by leaving; one man can achieve everything
  One who wants nothing anymore; doesn抰 feel the need to do a thing; has conquered oneself
  One who wants a lot has to do a lot and is as a slave to oneself

  49

  A wise man has no opinion at all
  Therefore he can easily put himself in someone else抯 position
  He accepts everybody and everything for what it is
  In spite of any behaviour
  He trusts the honest and the unfair
  And naturally they become fair…minded
  He trusts the reliable and the unreliable
  And naturally all will become reliable
  A wise man feels one with all people
  They are all just as precious to him
  They look and listen to him
  And all are as children to him

  50

  Humans come and go
  Their bodies as the seat of life
  Their bodies as the seat of death
  Humans get old and decay
  Why is that?
  It抯 because they are already dead; but think that they抮e living
  There have been stories told and written about people who had found true life
  And wandered around the earth 
  Not afraid of tigers or rhinos
  Those who avoided weapons and violence
  And lived in harmony with all creatures
  Therefore no creature felt threatened by them
  And no weapon could harm them
  Why is that?
  Because they were only living
  And that's where there is no room for death

  51

  The Unspeakable makes all things appear
  The active force determines their nature
  Their nature determines their shape
  The circumstance determines their final appearance
  Therefore all creatures;
  With the exception of erring mankind; honour the Unspeakable
  And live according to their natures
  This is all a natural process
  And nobody rewards them for it
  The Unspeakable makes them live; feeds them; makes them grow
  Fulfils them; gives them peace; supports and guards them
  It makes them live; but never forces them
  It takes them along the stream of life; but does not possess
  It makes mature; but does not control
  That is an unfathomable mystery

  52

  The world sprouts from something
  People could call it the mother of the world
  When one knows that mother; one knows her child
  One who becomes like that child again; will know the mother
  And for the rest of his life nothing can harm him ever again
  He won抰 criticize anyone and lets no one influence him
  And his life will be without worries
  But one who condemns others and whose interests concern only himself
  Will be full of worries the rest of his life
  One that sees a gleam of light in darkness sees the light at the end of the tunnel
  Holding on to that gleam of light requires strength
  One who follows that light; turns back to the original light
  Then all danger is gone
  And you抣l live the eternal life

  53

  When I possess True Knowledge
  I will stroll on the right and simple road
  I will avoid side paths
  Because the straight road is easy to walk
  But most people love the narrow side paths
  The residences of the rich are neat and clean
  But the fields of the poor are filled with weeds
  And their granaries are empty
  The elite wear generously…decorated and expensive clothes
  Sharp swords hang on their waists
  They stuff and they swill
  They lose themselves in possession and wealth
  They flaunt their stolen gear
  Now; isn抰 that conscienceless?

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  One who is rooted in this unfair world;
  Won抰 be easy to unsettle
  One who holds on to that world; can抰 let go
  Therefore their children will suffer until the third and fourth generation
  But one who follows his conscience
  Will lead an impeccable life
  One who takes care that his fellow men follow their conscience;
  Makes them flourish
  One who takes care that his neighbours follow their conscience;
  Makes them examples for everybody else
  And when all of mankind follows its conscience;
  There shall be a paradise on earth
  Look at yourself if you want to understand yourself
  Discover the connections and patterns in the way your nearest relations;
  Cities and the nations; get on with each other
  Because what抯 on a small scale; is on a big scale; too
  How do I know it is that way?
  Because I've done this myself

  55

  A true human being is like a new…born baby
  Wasps and scorpions won抰 sting it; snakes and adders won抰 bite it
  Raptors and wild animals won抰 attack it
  Its bones and muscles are soft and flexible; yet it has a pretty tight grip
  Sex and libido are strange to it; but its little penis already is able to stiffen
  That is because its nature is not yet disturbed by thoughts
  It can yell all day without getting a hoarse throat
  Because everything is still perfectly in balance
  Experiencing that balance is called 搇iving in the eternal present?br》 Living without past or future is called 揵eing wise?br》 Every attempt to extend life is pointless
  One who wants to control his life; restrains oneself
  It is unnatural that things wither
  That which is unnatural will come to an early end

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  Those who have experienced the Mystery don抰 speak about it
  Those who do speak about it have not experienced the Mystery
  Don抰 try to speak about the Unspeakable
  That which cannot be seen; heard; felt or tasted
  The shapes fade
  The edges weaken
  Confusion disappears
  The light brightens
  The unrest is extinguished
  That抯 what they call a 揗ystical Experience?br》 Neither affection nor hate can move him
  Profit nor loss will touch him
  Honour nor disgrace will harm him
  Therefore he is the world's noblest man

  57

  With laws men rule a state
  With ruses people make war
  Without laws and without ruses you抣l have a peaceful mankind
  How do I know this?
  Well; because of the following:
  The more orders and prescriptions; the more defiant the people become
  The more arming; the bigger the chaos
  The more knowledge and science; the more machines and artificiality
  The more rules and decisions; the more thieves and robbers
  Therefore a wise man says:
  I don抰 do anything; and the people change spontaneously
  I take rest; and the people become honest spontaneously
  I don抰 make an issue of anything; and the people find wealth inside themselves
  I don抰 want anything; and the people return to simplicity

  58

  The fewer rules and laws there are; the happier mankind will be
  The more rules and laws; the more there will be of dissatisfaction and conflicts
  Someone抯 wealth comes at the expense of someone else抯 poverty
  Misery for one is the result of someone else抯 wealth
  When will th
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