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04道德经英译本85种-第301部分

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  7

  Complete

  Nature is complete because it does not serve itself。
  The sage places himself after and finds himself before;
  Ignores his desire and finds himself content。
  He is complete because he does not serve himself。

  8

  Water

  The best of man is like water;
  Which benefits all things; and does not contend with them;
  Which flows in places that others disdain;
  Where it is in harmony with the Way。
  So the sage:
  Lives within nature;
  Thinks within the deep;
  Gives within impartiality;
  Speaks within trust;
  Governs within order;
  Crafts within ability;
  Acts within opportunity。
  He does not contend; and none contend against him。

  9

  Retire

  Fill a cup to its brim and it is easily spilled;
  Temper a sword to its hardest and it is easily broken;
  Amass the greatest treasure and it is easily stolen;
  Claim credit and honour and you easily fall;
  Retire once your purpose is achieved … this is natural。

  10

  Harmony

  Embracing the Way; you become embraced;
  Breathing gently; you become newborn;
  Clearing your mind; you become clear;
  Nurturing your children; you become impartial;
  Opening your heart; you become accepted;
  Accepting the world; you embrace the Way。
  Bearing and nurturing;
  Creating but not owning;
  Giving without demanding;
  This is harmony。

  11

  Tools

  Thirty spokes meet at a nave;
  Because of the hole we may use the wheel。
  Clay is moulded into a vessel;
  Because of the hollow we may use the cup。
  Walls are built around a hearth;
  Because of the doors we may use the house。
  Thus tools come from what exists;
  But use from what does not。

  12

  Substance

  Too much colour blinds the eye;
  Too much music deafens the ear;
  Too much taste dulls the palate;
  Too much play maddens the mind;
  Too much desire tears the heart。
  In this manner the sage cares for people:
  He provides for the belly; not for the senses;
  He ignores abstraction and holds fast to substance。

  13

  Self

  Both praise and blame cause concern;
  For they bring people hope and fear。
  The object of hope and fear is the self …
  For; without self; to whom may fortune and disaster occur?
  Therefore;
  Who distinguishes himself from the world may be given the world;
  But who regards himself as the world may accept the world。

  14

  Mystery

  Looked at but cannot be seen … it is beneath form;
  Listened to but cannot be heard … it is beneath sound;
  Held but cannot be touched … it is beneath feeling;
  These depthless things evade definition;
  And blend into a single mystery。
  In its rising there is no light;
  In its falling there is no darkness;
  A continuous thread beyond description;
  Lining what can not occur;
  Its form formless;
  Its image nothing;
  Its name silence;
  Follow it; it has no back;
  Meet it; it has no face。
  Attend the present to deal with the past;
  Thus you grasp the continuity of the Way;
  Which is its essence。

  15

  Enlightenment

  The enlightened possess understanding
  So profound they can not be understood。
  Because they cannot be understood
  I can only describe their appearance:
  Cautious as one crossing thin ice;
  Undecided as one surrounded by danger;
  Modest as one who is a guest;
  Unbounded as melting ice;
  Genuine as unshaped wood;
  Broad as a valley;
  Seamless as muddy water。
  Who stills the water that the mud may settle;
  Who seeks to stop that he may travel on;
  Who desires less than may transpire;
  Decays; but will not renew。

  16

  Decay and Renewal

  Empty the self completely;
  Embrace perfect peace。
  The world will rise and move;
  Watch it return to rest。
  All the flourishing things
  Will return to their source。
  This return is peaceful;
  It is the flow of nature;
  An eternal decay and renewal。
  Accepting this brings enlightenment;
  Ignoring this brings misery。
  Who accepts nature's flow becomes all…cherishing;
  Being all…cherishing he becomes impartial;
  Being impartial he becomes magnanimous;
  Being magnanimous he becomes natural;
  Being natural he becomes one with the Way;
  Being one with the Way he becomes immortal:
  Though his body will decay; the Way will not。

  17

  Rulers

  The best rulers are scarcely known by their subjects;
  The next best are loved and praised;
  The next are feared;
  The next despised:
  They have no faith in their people;
  And their people become unfaithful to them。
  When the best rulers achieve their purpose
  Their subjects claim the achievement as their own。

  18

  Hypocrisy

  When the Way is forgotten
  Duty and justice appear;
  Then knowledge and wisdom are born
  Along with hypocrisy。
  When harmonious relationships dissolve
  Then respect and devotion arise;
  When a nation falls to chaos
  Then loyalty and patriotism are born。

  19

  Simplify

  If we could abolish knowledge and wisdom
  Then people would profit a hundredfold;
  If we could abolish duty and justice
  Then harmonious relationships would form;
  If we could abolish artifice and profit
  Then waste and theft would disappear。
  Yet such remedies treat only symptoms
  And so they are inadequate。
  People need personal remedies:
  Reveal your naked self and embrace your original nature;
  Bind your self…interest and control your ambition;
  Forget your habits and simplify your affairs。

  20

  Wandering

  What is the difference between assent and denial?
  What is the difference between beautiful and ugly?
  What is the difference between fearsome and afraid?
  The people are merry as if at a magnificent party
  Or playing in the park at springtime;
  But I am tranquil and wandering;
  Like a newborn before it learns to smile;
  Alone; with no true home。
  The people have enough and to spare;
  Where I have nothing;
  And my heart is foolish;
  Muddled and cloudy。
  The people are bright and certain;
  Where I am dim and confused;
  The people are clever and wise;
  Where I am dull and ignorant;
  Aimless as a wave drifting over the sea;
  Attached to nothing。
  The people are busy with purpose;
  Where I am impractical and rough;
  I do not share the peoples' cares
  But I am fed at nature's breast。

  21

  Accept

  Harmony is only in following the Way。
  The Way is without form or quality;
  But expresses all forms and qualities;
  The Way is hidden and implicate;
  But expresses all of nature;
  The Way is unchanging;
  But expresses all motion。
  Beneath sensation and memory
  The Way is the source of all the world。
  How can I understand the source of the world?
  By accepting。

  22

  Home

  Accept and you become whole;
  Bend and you straighten;
  Empty and you fill;
  Decay and you renew;
  Want and you acquire;
  Fulfill and you become confused。
  The sage accepts the world
  As the world accepts the Way;
  He does not display himself; so is clearly seen;
  Does not justify himself; so is recognized;
  Does not boast; so is credited;
  Does not pride himself; so endures;
  Does not contend; so none contend against him。
  The ancients said; 〃Accept and you become whole〃;
  Once whole; the world is as your home。

  23

  Words

  Nature says only a few words:
  High wind does not last long;
  Nor does heavy rain。
  If nature's words do not last
  Why should those of man?
  Who accepts harmony; becomes harmonious。
  Who accepts loss; becomes lost。
  For who accepts harmony; the Way harmonizes with him;
  And who accepts loss; the Way cannot find。

  24

  Indulgence

  Straighten yourself and you will not stand steady;
  Display yourself and you will not be clearly seen;
  Justify yourself and you will not be respected;
  Promote yourself and you will not be believed;
  Pride yourself and you will not endure。
  These behaviours are wasteful; indulgent;
  And so they attract disfavour; Harmony avoids them。

  25

  Beneath Abstraction

  There is a mystery;
  Beneath abstraction;
  Silent; depthless;
  Alone; unchanging;
  Ubiquitous and liquid;
  The mother of nature。
  It has no name; but I call it 〃the Way〃;
  It has no limit; but I call it 〃limitless〃。
  Being limitless; it flows away forever;
  Flowing away forever; it returns to my self:
  The Way is limitless;
  So nature is limitless;
  So the world is limitless;
  And so I am limitless。
  For I am abstracted from the world;
  The world from nature;
  Nature from the Way;
  And the Way from what is beneath abstraction。

  26

  Calm

  Gravity is the source of lightness;
  Calm; the master of haste。
  A traveller will journey all day; watching over his belongings;
  Yet once safe in his bed he will lose them in sleep。
  The captain of a great vessel will not act lightly or hastily。
  Acting lightly; he loses sight of the world;
  Acting hastily; he loses control of himself。
  A captain can not treat his great ship as a small boat;
  Rather than glitter like jade
  He must stand like stone。

  27

  Perfection

  The perfect traveller leaves no trail to be followed;
  The perfect speaker leaves no question to be answered;
  The perfect accountant leaves no working to be completed;
  The perfect container leaves no lock to be closed;
  The perfect knot leaves no end to be ravelled。
  So the sage nurtures all men
  And abandons no one。
  He accepts everything
  And rejects nothing。
  He attends to the smallest details。
  So the strong must guide the weak;
  For the weak are raw material to the strong。
  If the guide is not respected;
 
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