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And uses this knowledge in a Wu´Wei manner
Therefore��
As the perfect is the teacher of the imperfect��
The imperfect is a valuable experience for the perfect。
Either teacher ´ either student��
Not honoring the teacher��
Not loving and caring for the student��
Though learned and wise��
Is deluded and deceived。
Such is the subtle mystery。
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YIN POWER
She ´
Knowing the Yang�察�yet keeping to the Yin��
Like a valley stream receives All Things under the heavens。
Never departing from the eternal Te��
Returns to the innocence of childhood。
She ´
Knowing whiteness�察�lightness and glory�察�yet��
Keeping to blackness�察�darkness and humility��
becomes an example to the world。
Never deviating from the eternal Te��
Returns to the ultimate mysterious
primordial essence。
She ´
Knowing honor and glory�察�yet��
Keeping to obscurity and humility��
becomes the receptive valley of the world。
Being proficient in the eternal Te��
Returns�察�as to an uncarved block。
As uncarved wood is cut ´
The Tao is transformed into myriad things。
The Sage�察�in using it�察�attains awesome power。
A truly wise ruler is a careful carver��
Ruling as sparsely and carefully
as she carves。
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FOLLY OF HARD CONTROL
Those who would conquer the world by making humankind and events
conform to their desire��
Never succeed ´
For the sovereignty of the world is
subtle�察�sacred�察�spiritual。
Tampering with it�察�shaping or changing it��
Harms�察�mars�察�spoils and destroys it。
Reaching for it�察�grabbing or grasping at it��
It is gone ´ lost。
There exists constant alternation ´
Advance ´ Retreat
Blowing Hot ´ Blowing Cold
Strength ´ Weakness
Rise ´ Fall
The Sage�察�therefore�察�avoids all extremes��
extravagances and excesses。
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USE OF FORCE
The wise leader of people�察�in following ��the Tao��
Conquers without using force of arms��
For it is in the nature of direct force to rebound
´ violence begetting violence��
repaying the wielder in kind。
Knowing that forceful conflict produces
a battleground of thorns and bramble extending far beyond the point of conflict��
It is inevitable that conflict be followed by great famine and deprivation。
A wise leader effects the purpose at hand�察�and stops ´
Not continuing the use of power for its own sake。
Achieving the purpose��
´ Does not brag about it。
´ Does not boast of it。
´ Does not take pride in it。
´ Considers any conflict an unavoidable and regrettable necessity。
´ Does not delight in domination
and violence。
Knowing that loss follows gain��
decay follows vigor
and that violence is not consistent with the Tao��
Then that which is inconsistent with the Tao��
Must in time�察�perish。
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ARMS AND WEAPONS
Arms and weapons��
Being instruments of destruction�察�Are despised by all。
They are avoided by followers of the Tao。
As instruments of evil�察�they are spurned by good leaders��
Being used with calm restraint only when no other choice prevails。
A good leader does not regard victory with rejoicing��
For to delight in victory is to delight
in the slaughter of people。
To delight in slaughter is to fail
in one's purpose。
In ancient social custom ´
The left is the place of honor
for ceremonies at home。
At war�察�the place of honor is at the right。
Thus��
Good omen and happy occasions favor the left。
Ill omen and such sad occasions as
funeral rites�察�favor the right。
Observe then with grief and sorrow the slaughter
accompanying victory of arms�察�for��
Victory of arms and funeral ceremony
truly share the same rite。
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THE UNCARVED BLOCK
The Tao�察�eternal and nameless��
Is as an uncarved block ´
Seemingly simple and insignificant��
Is inferior to nothing under the heavens。
If leaders were to embrace it within their own true natures��
Loyalty would come to them as effortlessly as
heaven and earth send the rains and dew。
There being no compulsion��
All would be in harmony。
Carving the block creates identity。
Identity causes names。
Names cause differentiation and distinction ´
Harmony ceases。
Thus��
As names are perceived ´
As distinctions among people arise ´
Stop��
Knowing when to stop�察�danger may be avoided。
Tao in the affairs of the world is as natural as the rivers seeking the seas。
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KNOWING ONESELF
To know and understand others�察�Is to have wisdom。
To know and understand oneself�察�Is to have wisdom and enlightenment。
To conquer others�察�Is to have physical force。
To conquer oneself�察�Is to have physical force as well as internal strength。
To be content with what one has�察�Is to be rich indeed。
To act with perseverance�察�Is to be strong willed。
To preserve one's natural essence�察�Is to endure。
To die�察�Is not to perish。
One's eternal presence is true longevity。
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GREATNESS
The great Tao�察�flowing everywhere��
May go this way or that��
To the left or to the right。
All Things depending upon it for existence��
It is generous�察�no grace is withheld。
Silently and freely fulfilling its purpose and destiny��
It lays no possessive claim。
Nourishing and protecting All Things��
It has no desire to be master over them。
Without desire�察�asking for nothing��
Some may call it ;The Small;。
However�察�All Things belonging and returning to it ´
Tho' it lays no claim to master them��
It is called ;The Great;。
Thus the Sage
Never making a show of greatness ´
Manifests true greatness。
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TAO PRESENCE
Tao presence in mind��
Quietude�察�comfort and harmony appear。
As music pleasures the soul ´
As fine food delights the senses ´
Passing strangers take note�察�pause to enjoy。
Compare then the Tao ´
Flavorless to the taste。
Unseen to the eye。
Unheard to the ear。
Tho' using it ´ it is inexhaustible。
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THE SUBTLE LAW
Expansion grows from contraction。
Strength grows from weakness。
Construction grows from destruction。
Receiving grows from giving。
Being the subtle law of nature��
Softness and gentleness overcome the hard and the strong。
As fish are preserved by hiding in the deep��
Preserve your weapons of survival from the view of the Idle Curious。
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NEVER DOING
Tao never does�察�Yet through it�察�All Things are done。
If leaders observed this�察�All would develop naturally。
Desire for active doing would be restrained by the inherent simplicity of Tao。
Being free of desire�察�Stillness and tranquility reign。
Of itself�察�All Things are at peace。
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THE SUBSTANTIAL AND THE SUPERFICIAL
The person known to have superior Te��
Has it as a result of natural instinct。
Possessing true virtue�察�acting naturally ´ never overtly��
Has no inner need to be regarded as virtuous。
The person known to have inferior Te��
Needs to make an overt display of virtue。 Being in truth without Te ´ acts with overt display��
So to appear virtuous to others。
The person known to have superior kindness and humanity��
Acts effortlessly�察�with natural instincts。
The person known to have a superior sense of strict justice and righteousness��
Needs to act with overt display of power。
The person known to favor strict adherence to rite�察�ritual and ceremony��
When taking action and failing to obtain a response��
Attempts to force adherence�察�using violence
Sequentially�此�If people stray from the Tao�察�They tend to emphasize Te。
If Te is lost�察�They will rely on kindness and humanity。
That being lost�察�Strict justice and righteousness appear。
That�察�being of no effect�察�Resort to rite�察�ritual and ceremony。
Rite�察�ritual and ceremony are the mere shell of true faith and loyalty ´
The beginnings of disorder�察�chaos and confusion。
These human characteristics�察�being merely a superficial aspect of one's true essence��
Are a beginning of folly。
Thus the Sage��
Knowing what to accept and what to reject ´
Dwells upon the substantial��
Not upon the superficial。
Upon the fruit�察�not the flower。
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THE UNIFIED WHOLE
From ancient times�察�there was an understanding of All Things as a unified whole��
Arising as from one。
Understanding and possessing this unity��
´ Heaven attains purity and clarity。
´ Earth attains stability and tranquility。
´ Spirit attains life and essence。
´ Valley attains fullness and fruitfulness。
´ All Things attain creative life and growth。
´ Leaders attain responsiveness。
All this ´ arising as from one�察�Is the true nature of things。。
Were it not for��
´ Purity and clarity�察�the heavens would cease。
´ Stability and tranquility�察�the earth would crumble。
´ Fullness and fruitfulness�察�The valley would become a barren desert。
´ Creative life and growth�察�All Things would become extinct。
´ Responsiveness to leadership�察�The leader would fail and his subjects suffer。
The humble is the stem upon which the exalted grows。
The lowly is the foundation for the mighty。
Leaders of old�察�recognizing their dependence upon the lowly and humble for their success��
Called themselves orphaned�察�needy�察�worthless。
True understanding�察�as is the chariot��
Is not recognizable or useful as such�察�from its parts��
Its recognition and use coming from its assemblage into a unified whole。
A true Leader will not spoil the unity of his empire��
By putting himself far above his subjects。
He will not jingle rare jade bells in front of his subjects��
Who themselves possess mere common stone chimes。
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THE NON´BEING
Returning to what was in the beginning��
Is the action of Tao。
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