The full text and translation of Tao Te Ching

The full text of Tao Te Ching+the first chapter explanation

Tao can be Tao (a Tao that can be communicated with language),

Extraordinary Tao (non-true Tao);

Names can be named (names that can be clearly defined),

Unusual name.

The beginning of the unknown world (the beginning of the unknown world),

The famous mother of everything.

Therefore, there is often no desire to see its mystery (so we often use the unconscious to discover its mystery).

There is always a desire to observe it (often consciously belonging to its scope)

They have different names (the two modes of thinking come from the same place but have different concepts).

It is also called mystery (this is the entrance to mystery).

The door to all mysteries (the only way to open all mysteries). chapter two

Everyone knows that beauty is beauty (everyone knows that beauty is beauty),

Evil has (because the ugly heart is worshipping);

Everyone knows that good is good (everyone knows that good is good),

I'm not good at myself, ie because bad ideas are at work.

Therefore, whether there is mutual existence (so there is mutual existence),

Difficulty complementation (difficulty complementation),

Long and short stages (long and short stages),

The height is inclined (the height is inclined),

Sound phase sum (sound phase sum),

Follow back and forth

Based on saints (but saints),

Inaction (in the realm of inaction without distinction),

Teaching without words (teaching all beings without words),

Everything is without hesitation.

Born without (born with everything and not for yourself),

Do what you can, don't rely on it,

Be successful and live a rich life.

A husband is a husband (precisely because he doesn't take credit for himself),

So he can't go (so he won't lose anything). chapter three

No, Shang Xian (not deliberately recruiting talents),

Prevent people from competing for the wind (prevent people from competing for fame);

Cheap rare goods (not rare rare goods),

Prevent people from stealing.

Can't see what you want (can't see the source of desire),

Keep a cool head.

Is governed by saints (so the governance method of saints is):

Empty your heart and enrich your stomach (popularize the truth of modesty and health),

Weaken their wisdom, strengthen their bones (promote the mentally retarded to benefit their bones), note: the weak are used by Taoism.

Often people are ignorant and have no desire (often people deeply realize the benefits of ignorance and no desire).

Make people who know the truth afraid to do it (make people who think they are smart useless).

For inaction (dealing with government affairs in the realm of inaction),

There is no cure, ie there is no reason for the country to govern badly. chapter four

Knife punch (knife, such as a vessel),

Like the ancestor of all things (like the root of all things),

Deep (boundless),

And whether it is used (inexhaustible).

Passivate its sharpness (inhibit its sharpness),

Solve its disputes (get rid of troubles);

And its light (harmony and brilliance),

With its dust (mixed with mud).

Zhan (inscrutable),

It seems to exist.

I don't know whose son it is (although I don't know the source).

Like the former emperor (but before God). Chapter five.

Heaven and earth are heartless (the concept of heaven and earth transcending benevolence),

Treat everything like a grass dog (let everything die like a grass dog);

Saints are ruthless (the concept that saints transcend benevolence),

Treat people like pigs.

Between heaven and earth (all life between heaven and earth),

It is as charming as a bellows,

Empty and dissatisfied (empty and endless),

The more you move, the more you pay.

If you talk too much, you lose.

It is best to keep the center (it is best to keep the heart). Chapter vi

Gu Shen is immortal (mastering the method of collecting avenue energy can prolong life),

It means Xuanzang (just like mastering the method of reproducing life).

Xuanzang's Gate (the only way to copy life),

It means the root of heaven and earth (the root of sharing life with heaven and earth)

Continuity (that's how continuous life forms exist),

Don't use it frequently. Chapter VII

Forever and ever (forever).

The reason why heaven and earth can be long and long (the reason why heaven and earth can be long),

Because it is not born (because it is not born for itself),

Therefore, you can live forever.

Based on saints (and therefore saints),

After his health, he set an example (because humility won the support of the people).

Outside the body (leaving the body makes people depend on his existence),

Isn't it because of its selfless evil (this is not a selfless spirit)?

Chapter VIII

Good as water.

Water goodness (the manifestation of water goodness is):

Benefit everything without striving (nourish everything without striving for merit),

Do what everyone hates (willing to live what everyone hates),

So it's close to the avenue (so the water is closest to the avenue).

Living in a good place (being good at choosing a good place in life),

Kind-hearted (good at blending into peace),

With goodwill (communication is good at grasping goodwill),

Good words and good faith (words are good at expressing honesty),

Good governance (political views are good at governing the country),

Good at doing things (good at exerting energy),

When you are excellent, you are good at grasping the opportunity.

Husband does not dispute (just like water does not dispute),

So, nothing special (so as to be foolproof). Chapter 9

Holding and profiting (property holding and profiting),

Not as good as (not as good as enough);

Sharp and sharp, ie iron is ground.

Not a long-term guarantee (not a long-term preservation);

From then on, happiness (a room full of treasures),

Do not raise (I don't know who can raise);

Rich and charming (rich and arrogant),

You're asking for trouble.

Retire after success (retire after success),

Heaven (the way of nature). Chapter 10

Holding a spirit (unity of spirit and form),

Can you never leave (can you never leave)?

Specializing in qi and softening (concentrating on softening),

Can you be a baby (like a newborn baby)?

Get rid of the mysterious prison (heart washing mirror),

Can it be perfect (can it be perfect)

Governing the country by loving the people (governing the country by loving the people),

Can you do nothing (can you go with nature)?

Tianmen opens and closes (the senses naturally open),

Can you not have children (can you not be tempted)?

Understand four (the director understands),

Can you be ignorant (can you be unbiased)?

Living animals (the way to create and nurture everything),

Born without (creating everything without taking it for yourself),

Do not rely on (do not rely on anything),

Long without killing (controlling everything and not killing at will),

It is called Xuande (this is the Xuande in the world). Bankruptcy reorganization protection

30 spokes * * * a hub (30 spokes form a wheel),

When the car is useless (because there is an empty car in the middle).

Think of it as a vessel (burning clay to make it a vessel),

When it is useless (because there is an empty vessel in the middle to hold it).

Dig a house as a room (chisel doors and windows to build a room),

When there is no room for it (because there is an empty room in the middle to make it bright).

So it is profitable (tangible things are used by people).

Nothing is useful (because the invisible is working). Chapter XII

Five colors make people blind (coveting beauty makes people unable to see ugliness);

Five tones make people deaf (I like listening to sounds, so I can't hear advice);

Five flavors are refreshing (delicious makes people uncomfortable);

Going hunting is crazy.

Strange goods can live, but people can't do it.

Is governed by saints (so saints govern the country),

For the sake of the stomach (pay attention to inner enrichment and give up superficial pleasure),

So go and get this somewhere else (so I know how to give it up). Chapter 13

If you are surprised (if you are surprised),

If you are in big trouble, you will be in big trouble.

What is it that you are surprised when you are humiliated?

Shame (honor and disgrace are more important than life),

Surprised,

Be surprised at the loss

It means to be surprised if you are humiliated (this is called being surprised if you are humiliated).

What does it mean to be in danger?

I have a big patient (I have a strong mentality of being swayed by considerations of gain and loss).

For me to have a body (because I have the concept of self),

And I have no body (if I give up on myself),

What is wrong with me?

So, you see yourself as the world (so you value yourself as a person of the world).

You can give it to the world (you can give the world to him);

Love for the world (cherish yourself for the world),

You can trust the world (you can entrust the world to him). Chapter 14

Turn a blind eye (see no image),

The name is Yi (called Yi);

You can't hear (hear the sound),

Called Xi (called Xi);

I can't stand it (I can't touch my body).

The name is Wei

These three things can't be blamed (such colorless, silent and intangible things can't be described in words).

So mixed into one (can only be called mixed elements of yin and yang)

There is no falsehood (there is no light on it),

There is no darkness under it (there is no darkness under it),

Rope is indescribable (really undefined),

Go up in smoke.

It means stateless (this should be stateless),

An image without an object (an image without an object),

It is a kind of trance (this is a kind of trance that seems to be absent).

Welcome it without seeing its head (I don't know when to start going back),

Then I can't see it (I don't know when it will end).

Adhering to the ancient road (the ancient road to master nature),

Control the existence of today (control the existence of life today),

Knowing the beginning of ancient times (perceiving the ins and outs of ancient times),

Refers to the discipline of the Tao (this is the discipline of the natural Tao). Chapter 15

People who were good at Taoism in ancient times (people who were good at monasticism in ancient times),

Subtle and profound (subtle and profound insights),

Unfathomable.

My husband is ignorant (afraid that my words will not convey my meaning).

So it's hard to be strong (so try to describe it):

The rest is like wading into Sichuan in winter (beginners tread cautiously like crossing a river in winter),

Still afraid of neighbors (especially neighbors' interference),

Be a guest (as serious as a pious guest)

Huan is like ice (then his character will become free and easy),

Dunxi is simple (quality will become sincere and unpretentious),

Open-minded (the mind will become open-minded and open-minded),

If you are confused, your consciousness will go through the test of confusion.

Who can stop turbidity (how to stop this chaotic distractions)?

Quiet Summer Xu (calm down, it will be clear after a long time)

Who can keep calm for a long time (is there any way to keep quiet for a long time)?

Rising in motion (feeling the vitality brought by stillness and vividness).

People who keep this way don't want to make a profit (people who keep this way will not be complacent),

The husband is not rich (precisely because he is not conceited),

Therefore, we can be new (so we can get rid of the old and get updated). Chapter 16

To the extreme (monasticism enters the realm of nothingness),

Keep quiet.

Everything moves by itself (everything moves through the time tunnel),

I want to see what will happen (I can observe their cycles again and again).

There are many things in the world (all things in the world are creatures),

Each belongs to his own place.

In the final analysis, it is static (see cause and effect can be said to be static).

Silence calls me back to life (only silence can understand the true meaning of life)

Life is always repeating (the true meaning of life is the law of change),

It is better to know its change than to know its constant.

I often don't know (if I don't know the law of change),

Forget evil (mistakes bring danger to nature).

Knowing what is normal (knowing the law of change can contain everything),

Tolerance is open (tolerance can be fair and enlightened),

Openness is everything (fairness and openness can be complete and comprehensive),

It's all heaven (complete and comprehensive can conform to nature),

Heaven is the Tao (following nature means following the avenue),

Tao is long-lasting (long-term stability can only be achieved by following the main road),

I'm safe (I'll never feel wrong). Chapter 17

Too high to know (the best ruler, the people don't know his existence).

Secondly, the reputation of relatives (secondly, people nearby praise him)

Second, fear it (again, the people fear him).

At first, he was insulted (to make matters worse, people despised him).

A treacherous monarch,

There is distrust (naturally there are subjects who don't trust him).

Be careful not to give orders at will,

Do things well (help people realize their wishes),

All people say, "I am natural" (all people say, "We are like this"). Chapter 18

Road waste (road waste),

There is righteousness (benevolence and righteousness naturally appear);

Wisdom comes out (wisdom is frequent),

There are big holidays (naturally mixed with big holidays);

Six parents are at odds (six parents are at odds),

Filial piety (naturally showing filial piety);

National confusion,

There are loyal ministers (born loyal ministers). Chapter 19

Abandon wisdom (Gao Shengxian doesn't need treachery to govern the country),

People benefit a hundredfold (people can naturally get a hundredfold benefit);

Despise benevolence and abandon righteousness (noble lovers do not engage in loyalty),

People are filial (people can naturally restore loyalty, filial piety and kindness);

Never give up profits (noble craftsmen do not strive for fame and fortune),

The thief has nothing (thieves naturally don't play tricks on him on purpose).

These three people think that the article is irrelevant (it is not enough to take these three as rules).

So it belongs to others (so it must belong to others):

Be simple (keep a simple mind),

Less selfish desires.

Juexue is carefree (this is the carefree learning of lofty happiness). Chapter 20

Only (true and false),

What's the difference in geometry?

Beauty and evil (truth, goodness, beauty and falsehood, evil and ugliness),

What's the difference (where is the difference)?

What people are afraid of (what people are afraid of),

Don't be afraid (and don't be afraid of people)

Desolate (vast desert),

It's not over yet.

Everyone is bustling (everyone likes to be bustling),

If you are in prison (for example, going to a grand sacrifice),

Go on stage in spring, eg in The Upper Terrace in spring, overlooking the beautiful scenery.

I'm alone, I'm afraid this is not a sign (we are really cold and quiet, as if we don't understand),

Like an unborn child, eg a baby has not learned to laugh since birth.

Hitch a ride (floating in the wind),

If you are homeless (eg homeless).

Everyone has more than enough (everyone wants to be rich),

And I am alone (and we want to get rid of the baggage).

I am a fool's heart (a fool's heart like ours),

Chaos (how much like chaos and ignorance).

Laity knows very well (laity seems to understand very well),

I am alone (only those of us who are conscious seem to be in a daze).

Laity observation (which laity can see clearly),

I am the only one (only those of us who are conscious seem to be in the dark).

Everyone has a goal (everyone has great ambitions),

And I am stubborn and contemptible (only we are stubborn and ignorant).

Zexi is like the sea (still as the sea on the horizon),

Anxiety is endless (but there is an unstoppable life force)

I want to be different from others (the reason why we are different from others),

And your mother (because she advocates getting nutrients from Tao). Chapter 21

Comte's capacity (the channel of harmony between man and nature, which can accommodate everyone's consciousness),

There's only one way to go.

Tao is the thing (Tao is the law of things in the unknown world),

It can only exist in a trance.

I am in a trance (in this artistic conception that is also true and illusory).

Among them, there are elephants (can see everything);

I am in a daze (in this artistic conception),

There is something in it (can perceive the essence of everything);

I am vague (far-reaching, self-destructive),

There is essence in it (you can grasp essence).

Its essence is true (there is no doubt about its true degree),

There is a letter in it (this is your undoubted feeling).

From ancient times to present (from ancient times to present),

Its name will never disappear (this method of enlightenment has never been lost),

It is said that all people are rich (with it, we can understand the laws of all beings)

How can I know the nature of the masses (how can I know the laws of all living things)?

In this way (that is, in this way). Chapter 22

The curve is complete (curved to form the most perfect world),

Waste is straight (big bends are like straight lines),

If you are depressed, you will be full (if you put it in a low-lying place, you will be full).

We are new (only by abandoning old ideas can we bring forth the new),

The less the better (the less hobbies, the easier it is to gain insight),

Too many hobbies will confuse you.

So saints embrace one (so saints will devote themselves to enlightenment),

For the world, thus becoming an example for the world.

I can't see myself clearly (I can understand things without my own opinions);

Self-evident (not self-righteous, but able to distinguish right from wrong);

Make contributions without self-criticism (success can be achieved without arrogance and rashness);

Don't be conceited, ie don't think that a saint can be a leader.

Husband does not dispute (because you do not dispute the world),

So the world can't compete with it (so no one in the world can compete with you).

In ancient times, the so-called "Qu Quan" (the ancients said "Qu Quan"),

It's empty talk (how can it be empty talk)

Sincerely return (the world will belong to those who are honest in this way). Chapter 23

I hope to speak naturally (it is natural to give fewer orders).

The wind will never stop (it won't last all morning),

This shower won't last all day.

Who is it (who would be so furious)?

Heaven and earth (this is a masterpiece of heaven and earth)

Heaven and earth cannot last long (the wrath of heaven and earth cannot last long),

And people (let alone people)?

So people who practice Tao (so people who live in the laws of nature),

Taoist priests are like Taoist priests (monks like to be with Taoist priests);

Germany and Germany (Germany likes to be with Germany);

Losers are the same as losers.

People who are the same as Tao (people who are the same as Tao),

Tao is also happy (Tao is also happy);

People of the same mind (people of the same mind),

Germany is also willing (Germany is also willing to accept);

Like a loser (losing the same person),

Be happy when you lose (be happy when you lose).

Loyal (dishonest person),

Some people don't believe him (naturally some people don't believe him). Chapter 24

If you don't stand (your feet don't feel sticky),

It's hard (the rider's shoulders don't know the hardships of the walkers).

I don't know who I saw (self-prejudice doesn't make sense),

Those who are not self-sufficient (think they can't show wisdom),

Self-cutting is futile (self-recklessness can only be rewarded in vain),

Arrogant people won't last long.

Is also in the Tao (if such people mix into the Tao),

It is said that overeating is redundant (that is, it is bound to make the mistake of overeating).

Things or evil (some people may hate this view),

Therefore, Tao is not in place (but Tao will go beyond this realm). Chapter 25

Things are mixed (one substance is mixed),

Born.

Lonely and far away (silent and invisible),

Independent and unchangeable (independent and unchangeable),

Go around without danger (without fatigue),

It can be the mother of the world (it can be considered as the origin of all things in the world).

I don't know its name (I don't know its name),

The word "Tao" (just give it a word called "Tao"),

The rose calls it "big" (reluctantly named "big")

The Great Death (an unreachable past and future, so to speak),

The distant past and future can also be said to be extremely far-reaching.

Distance is the opposite, that is, I know its profundity, because I can understand its cycle.

The old road is great (so great),

It's big (it's very big),

Big (the earth is very big),

People are great (people are great),

There are four great men in the field (there are four great men in the universe),

And man is one of them (and man is one of them).

People follow the laws of the earth (people respect the laws of the earth),

The earth follows heaven (the earth follows heaven),

Heavenly Dharma and Taoism (the law of heaven following Taoism),

Tao follows the laws of nature. Chapter 26

Focus on light roots (stability is the foundation of floating),

Quiet is a manic monarch (quiet is the master of mania)

Based on saints (so saints),

Walk all day without leaving the trench.

Despite the bright future (despite the luxury of life),

Yan is detached (but can be detached from things).

But the master of thousands of cars (but there are also some countries that are the masters of thousands of cars),

And look down on the world (just to satisfy your own desires and look down on the world).

If you are light, you will lose your roots.

If you are manic, you will lose your gentleman. Chapter 27

Good deeds leave no trace (good deeds leave no trace),

Good words are flawless (being good at speaking leaves no trace),

Good at numbers without strategies (good at arithmetic without chip tools),

If you are good at closing, you can't open it.

A good knot without a rope cannot be untied.

Based on saints (and therefore saints),

Always good at saving people (often good at saving the world),

So, no one was abandoned (so no one was abandoned);

Always good at saving things (often good at saving everything),

So there is nothing to give up (so there is nothing to give up).

It means attacking Ming (this is the Ming of Chengdao).

So, those kind people (so good at saving the world),

Teachers who are not good at others (teachers who are not good at this);

Bad guys (people who are not good at this),

Resources for good people.

Don't value his teacher (don't respect such a teacher),

Do not love your own capital (do not cherish such resources),

Fascinated by wisdom.

It means beautiful (this is a kind and beautiful way). Chapter 28

Know your masculinity (know your masculinity),

Keep the female (but willing to keep the female soft),

For the world (like the world).

For a world stream (become a world stream),

Changde is inseparable (with the virtue of nature),

Return to the baby (so that you can return to the innocence and nature of the baby).

Know white (know where the light is),

Stay black (but be content with darkness),

For the world, this is an example for everyone in the world.

For the world (to be an example to the world),

Changde is not special (the virtue of nature will not be lost),

Return to infinity (so that you can return to the original state of infinity)

Know its glory (know the value of glory),

Remain humiliated (but humble),

For Amagai (just like the virtual valley in the world).

For Amagai (the virtual valley in the world contains everything),

Changde is enough (the virtue of nature can make you rich),

Go back to simplicity (so you can go back to simple areas)

Simple dispersion is a tool (people of this quality are successful everywhere),

Saints use it (if saints use it),

Is an official (to be a leader),

So the big system is irrelevant (so the beautiful system will not give up on him). Chapter 29

Will want to take the world and do it (will conquer the world as the goal of life),

I think this is the last resort.

The artifact of the world (the world is sacred),

You can't do whatever you want.

Those who do whatever they want will fail,

Those who cling to it will lose.

Therefore, things either walk or follow (everything walks alone and follows in groups),

Or boo or blow (both warm blood and cold blood),

Strong or weak (strong or weak),

It is carried or carried (some fly in the sky, some swim in the water).

So saints spare no effort (so saints get rid of all extreme thoughts),

Go to luxury (get rid of all unrealistic expectations),

Go to Thailand (remove all excessive demands). Chapter 30

People who cultivate people by Tao (cultivating people's subjective consciousness by Tao),

Don't conquer the world by force.

This is a good thing.

Where the division is located (because there are troops stationed),

Thorns are everywhere, ie the fields are barren and overgrown with weeds.

After the great army (after the great war),

There is bound to be a bad year.

Good people get what they want (people who are good at grasping the results will stop),

Dare not win by force.

If you get what you want, don't be conceited.

Don't peel the fruit (don't be conceited to achieve your goal),

Don't be conceited (don't be complacent when you achieve your goal),

If you have to (if you want to achieve your goal, you must think it is necessary),

Don't try to be brave if you get what you want.

Strong things lead to old age (strong things always lead to old age).

It is said that there is no way (this is a law that does not depend on human will).

Tao has existed for a long time (failure to follow this law will inevitably lead to premature aging). Chapter 3 1

A good soldier (the best army),

An ominous device.

Things or evil (some people hate this statement),

Therefore, there is no place for people who have the means (so people who have the means will go beyond the realm of mortals).

A gentleman living in a house is more expensive than Zuo (a gentleman usually strengthens a soldier's will to fight).

Fighting costs more, ie emphasizes calmness in war.

Soldiers (troops),

An ominous device (a national accident prevention machine),

Non-gentleman's weapon (non-gentleman's unique machine),

As a last resort.

Attack with a shovel (sneak attack with a sharp weapon is best),

Winning is not beautiful.

And those who are beautiful (and those who like to win with this tactic),

Is a happy killer (often a willing executioner).

Fuller killer (willing executioner),

You can't be ambitious (it's impossible to unify the ambitions of the world).

Good news can boost morale,

Evil is still right (I can think calmly).

Partial generals occupy the left (the use of partial generals should be based on bravery),

The superior generals occupy the right (the use of superior generals should focus on calmness),

Speak at the funeral (the battle mobilization order should stand at the height of death)

Killing people (in the face of many fallen soldiers),

Cry sadly.

Victory (after winning the war),

Hold a funeral.