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  and eroding the hard。

  The weak can subdue the strong
  and the flexible outlasts the rigid。
  This is common knowledge��
  yet only a very few can practice it。

  Therefore�察�the sages say��
  She who is at one with the
  disgrace of a nation
  is worthy to be queen。

  He who is at one with the
  misfortunes of nations
  is worthy to be king of kings。

  The truth frequently seems paradoxical。

  79

  Conflict almost always leaves some resentment
  regardless of the nature of a peaceful
  resolution。

  How does one achieve peace and harmony��
  The sage fulfills her commitments
  but does not demand others to fulfill theirs。

  Those who are confused
  demand others to fulfill their commitments
  but are unconcerned with fulfilling
  their own。

  Infinity is indifferent。
  It is at one with all people。

  80

  A peaceful nation has few people and
  flows in harmony and oneness。
  They have weapons of war but they have no
  inclination to use them。
  They are indifferent to death and indifferent
  to living elsewhere。
  They have boats and carriages
  but seldom use them。
  They have weapons of war but
  no one displays them。
  They live a simple life��
  their food is nourishing��
  their clothes are adequate��
  their dwellings are secure。
  They are at peace and in harmony
  with all things。

  Even though they live within sight
  of a neighboring nation
  and hear the sounds of dogs and
  children��
  they grow old and perish
  without ever desiring to go there。

  81

  Truthful words are seldom passionate。
  Passionate words are seldom truthful。

  Peaceful men do not quarrel。
  Those who quarrel are confused。

  He who is at one with all things
  knows Infinity。
  He who has knowledge
  is always confused。

  The sage is never confused by accumulating。
  The more he does for others��
  the more he flows in harmony。
  The more he gives to others��
  the more he experiences peace。

  Infinity manifests�察�nourishes and disintegrates
  forever。
  The sage flows in the peace and harmony
  of oneness with all things。  




 

  
English_Wrigley_TTK
  Das Tao Te King von Lao Tse
  English interpretation by
  Ted Wrigley

  Thanks to Ted� �Visit his site for his comments on his version
  or send him an e´mail�此�twrigley@ea。oac。uci。edu

  1

  A path is just a path�察�a name is just a name
  What is�察�is�察�without sense or differentiation
  And only divides itself into things when we give names

  Forget the names of things and you sense fit and flow
  Use their names and you see uniqueness�察�significance
  Each perspective is as true as the other

  How can something be both fragmentary and complete��
  There's a mystery here calling for a deeper perception
  A perception from which all spirituality springs

  2

  Recognize beauty in the world and other things become ugly
  Recognize goodness and other things become evil

  Is and isn't create each other
  Difficult and easy complete each other
  Long and short form each other
  High and low fill each other
  Tone and word define each other
  Front and back follow each other
  All this is inescapable

  Therefore the taoist acts without a plan�察�teaches without a text
  She creates�察�but doesn't define
  Nurtures�察�but doesn't lay claim
  Accomplishes�察�but walks away

  Because he walks away�察�what he does�察�lasts

  3

  Give rewards�察�and someone will fight for them
  Prize rarities�察�and someone will try to steal them
  Offer all that anyone could desire�察�and someone will be confused andangry

  When one must lead�察�one must lead people back to themselves
  Fill their needs but drain their compulsions
  Harden their bones but soften their opinions
  Where they feel the need to chase after fashion or stand for some cause
  Be quiet and listen�察�so they will speak cautiously and hesitant toact
  So long as they are cautious�察�all things will fall into place

  4

  The way is emptiness��
  Yet practice it and it seems inexhaustible
  Fathomless and still��
  Yet all life seems to spring from it

  It blunts sharp edges
  Unravels knots
  Softens glare
  Settles the dust

  It moves beneath all things�察�seen only in its effects
  Where it came from no one can say
  It was always there�察�the potential in nothingness

  5

  Nature is not well mannered
  It watches creatures be born and die without comment
  Nor is the taoist well mannered
  People are born and they die�察�and that's as it should be

  Life is like a fan
  So long as it moves the breeze continues
  But stop the one so you can master the other�察�and what's left to master��
  Don't try to answer�察�you'll only frustrate yourself

  Who can define life or death�殖�Knowing they are is enough。

  6

  Nature is perpetually fertile�察�like a river valley
  This is the feminine principle�察�ever capable of producing
  It expresses itself in the world in uncountable ways
  It is the root of all life
  Subtle�察�so subtle�察�who can see it come and go��
  Yet it always renews itself。

  7

  Heaven and earth endure forever
  They last�察�because they do not live for themselves
  But to nurture the creatures of the world

  Following this�察�the taoist effaces herself but finds that she is heard
  Cares only for others but finds his own needs met
  How else can you be nurtured by the tao
  Except to give yourself up to it��

  8

  True goodness is like water
  It gives itself to all without argument
  It lives in the lowest places that most scorn
  And therefore it is close to the tao

  So。。。
  Live modestly
  Reason deeply
  Give wholeheartedly
  Speak sincerely
  Govern modestly
  Work skillfully
  Move in rhythm with the flow of life

  Be in these ways like water�察�and you can never go wrong

  9

  Fill a bowl to the rim�撮�will it spill��
  Force something to fit�撮�will it break��
  Amass great wealth�撮�will you be robbed��
  Achieve fame and status�撮�will you be laughed at��

  Better to avoid the questions��
  Accomplish your ends�察�then walk away
  Such is the road of peace

  10

  Feed your emotions�察�but balance them
  Breathe fully and effortlessly�察�like a child
  See who you are�察�without distortion

  Love your nation and your people�察�without prejudgment
  Live the feminine principle�察�so the tao possesses you
  See the world as it is�察�without interpretation

  Be a womb to things�察�and a breast
  Give them life�察�but let them be
  Nurture them without demands

  This is virtue

  11

  We fire clay to make a cup��
  But we use the empty space in the center
  We build walls to make a room��
  But we use the empty space they surround
  We form a wheel to spin��
  But we need the axle hole to use it

  The point��
  Having something is good only to the extent
  That it makes nothingness usable

  12

  Brilliance and splendors blind the eye
  Competition and the hunt for fulfillment madden the mind
  Grasping wealth leaves the hand useless for all else
  Louder�察�faster�察�brighter�此�these things drown the senses

  The tao is subtle�察�quiet�察�soft
  A thread easily lost in the tumult
  Therefore a wise leader feeds the belly and not the senses
  Brings the people back rather than driving them on

  13

  Status is a cold�察�damp wind to the spirit
  It can lead to fevers
  The more status you gain�察�the more afraid you are to lose it
  The more you lose�察�the more afraid you are to show your face
  And this fear is like any other sickness�察�it limits you
  It debilitates you and risks being spread to others

  To earn the trust of a society you must care for its health
  And so you must guard yourself against the ill effects of status
  Care for the spirit of society as you would for the health of yourbody
  Whoever can do that�察�is worthy to lead

  14

  You can look at it�察�but you can't see it�撮�it has no color�察�nosize
  You can listen to it�察�but you can't hear it�撮�it has no tone��no words
  You can grasp it�察�but you can't hold it�撮�it has no texture�察�noshape
  These three senses can not measure its depths
  It passes beyond where they mingle and become one

  One ´ there is nothing greater around it
  Nothing smaller inside
  It has no edge�察�no definition�察�no name
  And it is constantly returning to itself
  It is the form of formlessness
  The image of imagelessness
  Subtle and hidden

  How can you follow what has no back
  How can you lead what has no front
  Stay with it�察�here and now�察�and you will find
  The thread that runs unbroken from the ancient past

  15

  Those ancient masters who once walked the way
  Were subtle�察�wise�察�profound�察�penetrating
  Unfathomable�撮�they can only be described�察�not known

  They were cautious�察�as though wading a winter´swollen river
  Hesitant as though fearing to offend
  Moderate as a guest
  Difficult to grasp as melting ice
  Supple in mind and body as a green branch
  Fertile as a valley
  Opaque as muddy water

  If you take muddy water and still it�察�it gradually becomes clear
  Let it come to rest�察�and it gradually comes alive
  Hold to this way�察�nurture that hidden life
  And you will never desire to be finished
  And thus will never wear yourself out

  16

  Be completely empty�撮�be tranquil to the core

  The creatures of the world are all born
  And by this I see their deaths
  Things pour forth from the earth and each returns to it
  Know this and you know tranquility�察�for your own fate is clear
  See what is�察�accept it�察�and you are free of all burdens

  No good can come from rejecting this
  Without such burdens you have no prejudice
  Without prejudice you give to all equally and fully
  Giving equally and fully is a
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