What is 'Tao'

One Chapter (45)

The Tao can be Tao, but it is not the permanent Tao. Name, can be named, not permanent name. Nameless, the beginning of heaven and earth; Named, the mother of all things.

Therefore, always have no desire in order to observe its wonderfulness; always have desire in order to observe its pleasure. The two have the same origin but different names, and they are both called xuan. Xuan

It is also mysterious, the door to all wonders.

Chapter 2 (46)

Everyone in the world knows that beauty is beautiful, but it is evil; everyone knows that good is good, but it is not good. Existence and non-existence arise from each other, difficulty and ease

complete each other, long and short complement each other, high and low complement each other, sounds harmonize with each other, front and rear follow each other, and they are constant. This is why the saint does nothing,

does not teach, everything is done without beginning, born without being, done without relying on, accomplished without living. The husband is in a state of emptiness, that is why he will not leave.

Chapter 3 (47)

If you do not respect the virtuous, the people will not fight; if you do not value hard-to-find goods, the people will not steal; if you do not see what is desirable, the people will not be confused.

This is the rule of the sage: empty his heart and strengthen his belly; weaken his will and strengthen his bones. It often makes people ignorant and desireless. If the husband doesn't know it

If he dares not to do anything, then everything will be cured.

Chapter 4 (48)

The road is in conflict, but it may not be profitable if you use it. Yuanxi is like the origin of all things. Defeat its sharpness, dissolve its confusion, harmonize its light, and share its

dust. Zhanxi, seems to exist. I don’t know whose son is the first of Emperor Xiang.

Chapter 5 (49)

The heaven and the earth are unkind and regard all things as gullible dogs; the saints are unkind and regard the common people as gullible dogs. Between heaven and earth, it's like a chariot

Is it? If it is empty but not yielding, it will get better when it moves. It is better to stay in the center than to learn too much and be poor.

Chapter 6 (50)

The immortality of the Grain God is called the mysterious female. The gate of Xuanfei is called the root of heaven and earth. If it persists, it will not be used diligently.

Chapter Seven (51)

Forever. The reason why heaven and earth can be long-lasting is because they do not generate themselves, so they can live forever. Therefore, the sage follows his body

and his body comes first, and his body exists outside his body. Isn't it selfless? Therefore, it can be done privately.

Chapter Eight (52)

The best is like water. Water is good for all things and does not compete with it. It is disliked by everyone, so it is close to the Tao. Living in a good place, having a good heart

Be kind and benevolent, speak good words and have good faith, govern well, do good things and be able to do good things at the right time. The husband does not fight, so there is no need for you.

Chapter Nine (53)

Holding on to gain is not as good as what it is. If you pick it up and sharpen it, you can't keep it for a long time. The hall is full of gold and jade, and no one can guard it. If you are arrogant due to wealth, you will suffer the consequences. Gong then retreats, the way of the world.

Chapter 10 (54)

If Zaiying Po hugs one another, can they be inseparable? Is it possible to be as soft as a baby if you focus on your Qi? Is it possible to eliminate all mysteries and flaw without any flaws? Love

Can the people govern the country without wisdom? If the heavenly gate is open and closed, can it be considered a female? If you understand Sida, how can you be ignorant? It is born, it is an animal,

It is born without being alive, and it grows without being slaughtered. It's for Xuande.

Chapter 11 (55)

Thirty spokes and one hub, treat it as nothing but useful for a car. The 叟埴 is regarded as a utensil, but it should be used as a utensil if it is not there. Chise out the house

The house is used as a room. If it does not exist, it can be used as a room. Therefore, if you have it, you will benefit from it, and if you don’t have it, you will use it.

Chapter 12 (56)

The five colors make one blind; the five tones make one deaf; the five tastes make one’s mouth refreshed; galloping and hunting make one’s heart go crazy; difficulty

The goods obtained will hinder people's movement. This is because the sage is his belly and not his eyes, so he goes to that place and takes this one.

Chapter Thirteen (57)

Favor and disgrace are like surprises, and honor and disaster are as bad as one's own. What does it mean to be favoured, humiliated or frightened? To be favored is to be humbled, to be frightened when you get it, and to be frightened when you lose it. This is called favor and disgrace. What does it mean to be in great trouble? The reason why I have a serious patient is that I have a body, and I have no body. What trouble do I have?

What trouble do I have? Therefore, if you value your body as a person in the world, you can send it to the world; if you love your body as a person, it can be sent to the world.

Chapter 14 (58)

If you cannot see it, it is called Wei; if you hear it but cannot hear it, it is called Xi; if you cannot fight it, it is called Yi. These three cannot be interrogated, so they are mixed into one. The upper part is not bright, the lower part is not ignorant, the ropes are unnameable, and they return to things. It is called the state of being without form, the image of nothing, it is called trance. When you welcome someone, you don't see the first one, and when you follow it, you don't see the rear. Hold on to the ancient ways to control the present.

Being able to know the beginning of ancient times is called Taoism.

Chapter 15 (59)

Those who were good at practicing Taoism in ancient times had subtle and profound knowledge that could not be discerned. I can't recognize it, so I made it look like: Yuxi, if I waded through the river in winter; Yuxi, if I was afraid of my neighbors; Yanxi, if I was a guest; Huanxi, if I was hanging around; Dunxi, if I was a stranger. , it looks like simplicity; when it is wide, it looks like a valley; when it looks muddy, it looks like turbidity. Who can stop the turbidity? Quiet Xu Qing. Who can be safe for a long time? The movement of Xusheng.

Those who protect this way do not want to be surplus. The husband is not full, so it can be covered and made new.

Chapter Sixteen (60)

To the extreme of emptiness, keep quiet. All things are working together, and I will observe them again. Husband, everything is in a cloud, and each one returns to its roots. Returning to the root is called Jing

, Jing is called returning to life. Returning to life is called Chang, knowing Chang is called Ming. Not knowing what is normal, acting recklessly, and being evil. Know the constant appearance, the appearance is the male, the male is the king, the king is the sky, the sky is the Tao, the Tao is the long, the body will not perish after death.

Chapter Seventeen (61)

The Supreme Being, I don’t know about it; secondly, praise it as a relative; secondly, fear it; thirdly, insult it. If you don’t believe enough,

There will be no faith. Youxi, its noble words. When success is achieved, people all say: "It's natural for me."

Chapter 18 (62)

When the great righteousness is lost, there is benevolence and righteousness; when wisdom arises, there is great hypocrisy; when relatives are in discord, there is filial piety and kindness; when the country is in confusion, there are loyal ministers

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Chapter 19 (63)

If you abandon the sage and abandon the wisdom, the people will benefit a hundred times; if you abandon the benevolent and righteous, the people will return to filial piety and kindness; if you abandon the skillful and profitable, there will be no thieves. These three

think they are literary and insufficient. Therefore, the order is to belong to something: see simplicity and embrace simplicity, think less and have few desires, and learn without worries.

Chapter 20 (64)

How different are Wei Zhi and Ah? What is the difference between beauty and evil? What people fear, we must not be afraid of. It's so desolate,

It's so weird! Everyone was bustling, as if they were in a prison, or on stage in spring. I am alone, there is no sign; I am chaotic, like a baby

A child has not yet been born; I am a puppet, as if I have nowhere to go. Everyone has a surplus, but I am the only one left behind. My fool's heart is also chaotic

Chaos! The common people are enlightened, but I am alone and faint. The common people look at me, but I am alone. It's light, it's like the sea, looking at it, it's as if there is nothing.

It's still. Everyone has it, but I am stubborn and despicable. I am different from other people, but I value my mother-in-law.

Twenty-one Chapter (65)

Confucius’ appearance is the only way to follow the Tao. Tao is a thing, but it is in a daze. It's trance-like, and there are images in it; it's trance-like, and there's things in it; it's slim and dark, and there's essence in it; it's essence is real, and there's faith in it. From now on and since ancient times, his name has not been forgotten, so as to read the famous names. How can I know the status of all the masters? With this.

Chapter 22 (67)

"If it is crooked, it will be complete; if it is wrong, it will be straight; if it is hollow, it will be full; if it is hollow, it will be new; if it is less, it will be gained; if it is too much, it will be confused." This is the sage. Holding one in your arms is

the style of the world. It is not self-seeing, so it is clear; it is not self-righteous, so it is manifest; it is not self-cutting, so it is meritorious; it is not self-conscious, so it is long-lasting. Wu Wei

Does not fight, so no one in the world can fight with him. The ancient saying that "the music is complete" is not true! Return sincerely.

Chapter 23 (68)

Hope is natural. Therefore, the wind does not last forever, and the showers last all day. Who is this? world. Heaven and earth cannot last forever,

How about humans? Therefore, those who practice Tao are the same as Tao; those who are virtuous are the same as virtue; those who lose are the same as loss. Those who are the same as Tao

Tao is also happy to gain it; those who are the same as virtue are also happy to gain it; those who are the same as loss are also happy to gain it. If you don't believe it enough, you may not believe it.

Chapter 24 (66)

Those who strive for success will not succeed; those who cross will not be able to do it; those who see themselves are unclear; those who are self-righteous will not reveal themselves; those who cut down on themselves have no merit; those who are proud of themselves Not long

. It is in the Tao, and it is said that the leftover food is redundant, and the things may be evil, so those who have the Tao will not live there.

Chapter 25 (69)

Things are mixed together, born innately and on earth. Silent and desolate, independent without changing, moving around without dying, she can be the mother of heaven and earth.

I don't know its name, but it's called Dao, and its name is Da. The big day is called passing, the passing day is said to be far away, and the far away day is called reverse. Therefore, the Tao is big,

The sky is big, the earth is big, and people are also big. There are four major ones in the domain, and humans live in one of them. Man follows the earth, the earth follows the heaven, and the heaven follows the Tao.

The Tao follows nature.

Chapter 26 (70)

Heaviness is the root of lightness, tranquility is the king of impatience. Therefore, a gentleman never travels without his luggage. Although there is a view of glory, Yan is aloof. Nai

How can the Lord of ten thousand chariots despise the world with his own body? If you are gentle, you will lose your roots; if you are impatient, you will lose your authority. < /p>

Good at knotting, and cannot be untied without a rope. Therefore, a saint is always good at saving people, so he never abandons anyone; he is always good at saving things, so he never abandons anything.

It means gods. Therefore, good people are teachers of bad people; bad people are resources of good people. Not valuing his teacher, not loving his talent

Although he is very wise and deluded. It means to be wonderful.

Chapter 28 (72)

Knowing the male and guarding the female are the streams of the world. It is the stream of the world, and everlasting virtue is inseparable. Everlasting virtue never leaves, and returns to the baby

. Knowing its glory and guarding its disgrace will be the valley of the world. For the valley of the world, constant virtue is sufficient. Constant virtue is enough, return to simplicity. Know

It is white and keep its black, this is the way of the world. It is the style of the world, and it is always virtuous. Changde is not too virtuous, and returns to Wuji. Pu San

It is a weapon, and when a saint uses it, he becomes an official. Therefore, there is no cutoff in the great system.

Chapter Twenty-Nine (73)

The general wants to take over the world, but I see that he has no choice but to do so. The divine weapon in the world cannot be manipulated. Those who do it will fail, and those who insist will lose it. Objects may move or follow, may boo or blow, may be strong or weak, may be frustrated or defeated. Therefore, the sage eliminates extremes, luxury, and tai.

Chapter 30 (74)

He who assists his master with Taoism, but does not use military force to strengthen the world, will do well: Where the teacher lives, there are thorns. After the army

there will be bad years. Good deeds have consequences, don't use them to gain strength. If the fruit is fruitful, don't be jealous. If the fruit is fruitful, don't cut it down. If the fruit is fruitful, don't be arrogant. If the fruit is fruitful, don't be arrogant. Things grow old when they are strong, which is called immorality, and immorality already exists.

Chapter 31 (75)

A soldier is an ominous weapon. Things may be evil, so those who have the Way will not live there. When a gentleman lives, he values ??the left, and when using troops, he values ??the right.

Therefore, soldiers are not the weapon of a gentleman. Use it as an ominous weapon as a last resort, and tranquility is the best. Victory but not beauty, but beauty

those who enjoy killing people. Those who kill people in Fule will not be able to succeed in the world. Good things happen to the left, bad things happen to the right. The partial general

The army is on the left, and the superior general is on the right. It is said that he will be treated as a funeral. Those who kill people should mourn and weep, and those who are victorious should be given funeral rites.

Chapter 32 (76)

The Tao is often nameless. Although he is small, there is no one in the world who can serve him well. If the princes and kings can guard it, all things will be safe. Heaven and earth are united,

here comes the nectar, and the people do not have to obey orders and they can be even. There is a name in the beginning, and now that the name is there, you will know how to stop it. Knowing the stop can prevent death

. For example, the Tao is in the world, just like the rivers and valleys are in the rivers and seas.

Chapter 33 (77)

He who knows others is wise, and he who knows himself is wise; he who conquers others is powerful, and he who conquers himself is strong. He who is content is rich. The strong have the will. No.

He who loses his place lasts a long time. He who dies but does not die will live longer.

Chapter Thirty-Four (78)

The road is vast, and it can be controlled. All things rely on it to come into existence without giving up, and achievements are accomplished without any name. Clothes that nourish all things without taking the main role can be called small; those that return all things without taking the main role can be called big. In the end, he does not think he is great, so he can become great.

Chapter 35 (79)

Holding the elephant, the world will go. Go without harm, peace and peace. Pleasure and bait, passers-by stop. The outlet of the Tao is insipid.

It has no taste. It cannot be seen by sight, cannot be heard by hearing, and cannot be used enough.

Chapter 36 (80)

If you want to eliminate something, you must expand it; if you want to weaken it, you must strengthen it; if you want to abolish it, you must strengthen it ;If you want to take it, you must give it to it. It's called twilight. Weakness overcomes strength. Fish cannot escape from the abyss, and the sharp weapons of the state cannot be shown to others.

Chapter Thirty-seven (81)

The Tao is eternal and nameless. If the princes and kings can guard it, all things will transform themselves. If you want to transform it into something, I will suppress it with nameless simplicity.

The nameless simplicity will make the husband unwilling. If you don't want to be still, the world will be right.

Chapter Thirty-Eight (1)

If you are virtuous, you are virtuous; if you are virtuous, you are not virtuous, so you are virtuous. The superior virtue is nothing but thought; the inferior virtue is nothing but thought. The superior benevolence does it without thinking; the superior righteousness does it without thinking. If you don't respond to the gift, you will throw it away with your arms. Therefore, losing virtue will lead to virtue, losing virtue will lead to benevolence, losing benevolence will lead to righteousness, and losing righteousness will lead to propriety. A husband who is courteous is loyal.

A weak trust leads to chaos. Those who know before are the brilliance of Tao and the beginning of foolishness. Therefore, a man should focus on the thick and not the thin; he should focus on the truth and not on the luxury. So go to that one and take this one.

Chapter Thirty-Nine (2)

In the past, those who have achieved one thing: the sky has become clear; the earth has become peaceful; the gods have gained spirit; the grain has become abundant. ; Hou Deyi

believes that the world is right. It's caused by it. If the sky is not clear, it will burst into pieces; if the earth is not peaceful, it will be ruined; if the gods are not spirited, it will fear

to rest; if the grains are not full, they will be exhausted; if the princes and kings are not noble, they will be exhausted. Will be terrified. Therefore, nobility is based on lowliness, and high and low are the basis.

This is why the princes call themselves "lonely", "widowed" and "not in the valley". Isn’t this based on cheapness? Really? Therefore, there is no praise for the number of people.

Praise. That’s why I don’t want to be as rich as jade. Luoluo is like a stone.

Chapter 40 (4)

The opposite is the movement of Tao; the weak is the use of Tao. All things in the world are born from being, and being is born from nothing.

Forty-one Chapter (3)

When a sergeant hears the Tao, he practices it diligently; when a sergeant hears the Tao, he lives or perishes; when a corporal hears the Tao, he laughs. Not smiling is not enough

I think it is the way. Therefore, there is a suggestion: "The way to understand is like ignorance, the way to advance is like retreat, the way to be ignorant is like the same kind, the virtue is like the valley, the truth is like humiliation

The broad virtue is like the insufficiency, the establishment of virtue is like theft; the quality is like the sincerity. A great thing has no corner, a great instrument is late, a great sound has no sound; an elephant has no form." The Tao is hidden and nameless, and the husband only knows the Tao. It starts well and is completed well.

Chapter 42 (5)

Tao gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things. All things bear yin and embrace yang, and inject qi into harmony.

The only things that people hate are being "lonely", "widowless", and "having no grain". And the prince thought it was famous. Therefore, things may be lost and gained, or they may be gained and lost. What others teach, I also teach: "Those who are strong will not die." I will be my godfather.

Chapter 43 (6)

The most soft in the world, the strongest in the world. There is no existence and no space. I think it is beneficial to know that there is nothing to do.

Teach without saying anything, the benefits of doing nothing will be achieved by the world.

Chapter 44 (7)

Who is related to name and body? Which one has more body or goods? Which disease is good or bad? Therefore, if you love too much, you will spend a lot of money, and if you hide too much, you will perish.

Being contented will not disgrace you, knowing that you will not be disgraced will last a long time.

Chapter 45 (8)

If a great achievement is lacking, its use will not be harmful. If there is a big surplus, it will be of endless use. Great straightness is like bending, great skill is like clumsiness, great debate is like

nervity. Agitation defeats cold, tranquility defeats heat, and tranquility is the right of the world.

Chapter 46 (9)

There is a way in the world, but it is just a matter of dung. There is no way in the world, and soldiers and horses are born in the suburbs. There is no greater disaster than not being satisfied; there is no greater fault than desire for gain. Therefore, contentment is always enough.

Chapter 47 (10)

You can know the world without leaving home; you can see the way of heaven without peeking into the window. Its journey is far away and its knowledge is limited. Therefore, the sage knows without doing, understands without seeing, and achieves without doing.

Chapter 48 (11)

The more you learn, the more you lose. Damage after damage, to the point of doing nothing. Do nothing and do nothing. Take the world as usual

Nothing happens. Even if you have something to do, it is not enough to conquer the world.

Chapter 49 (12)

The sage is always careless and takes the hearts of the people as his heart. I will do good to those who are good, and I will do good to those who are not good to achieve good. Those who believe, I will believe it, and those who do not believe, I will also believe it, and I will believe it. The sage is in the world, he is alone, and he makes the world's heart clear, and the sage is all a child.

Chapter 50 (13)

From birth to death. There are three out of ten people who are born, three out of ten people are born into death, and three out of ten people are born into death.

Why? Because of its raw material. Gai heard that those who are good at maintaining health will not encounter tigers when walking in the mausoleum, and will not be attacked by armored soldiers when entering the army.

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The horns are thrown at him, the tiger is at a loss with its claws, and the soldier is at a loss with its blade. Why? With its immortality.

Chapter 51 (14)

Tao is born, virtue is the animal, things are shaped, and utensils are made. Therefore, all things respect Tao and value virtue. The respect of Tao and the nobleness of virtue are always natural because of the fate of the husband. Therefore, the Tao is born, and the virtue is the animal. Nurturing it when it grows, poisoning it in the pavilion, covering it up in nourishment

Being born but not existing, doing it without relying on it, growing up without killing it, this is called Xuande.

Chapter 52 (15)

The world has a beginning, and it is considered the mother of the world. Now that he has his mother, he knows his son. Now that he knows his son, he returns to guard his mother, who is still alive.

Not in danger. If you keep your money shut, you will never work hard for the rest of your life. Encourage him to redeem him and help him, but he will not save him for the rest of his life. Seeing small means Ming, keeping

soft means strong. It is a habit to use its light to restore its brightness without leaving any harm to the body.

Chapter Fifty-Three (16)

It makes me know how to walk on the road, and I only use this fear. The roads are barren, but the people like them. If the dynasty is very clean, the fields are barren, the warehouses are empty, if you are talented in literature, carry a sharp sword, hate food and drink, and have excess wealth, you are considered a thief. It’s unethical!

Chapter Fifty-four (17)

Those who are good at building will never pull out, those who are good at hugging will not take off, and descendants will continue to offer sacrifices. Cultivate it in the body, its virtue will be true; cultivate it in the family, its virtue will be leftover; cultivate it in the village, its virtue will be long; cultivate it in the country, its virtue will be abundant; cultivate it in the world, its virtue< /p>

Naipu. Therefore, observe the body through the body, observe the family through the family, observe the township through the township, observe the state through the state, and observe the world through the world. How do I know that

What is happening in the world? With this.

Chapter 55 (18)

Containing "virtue" is thicker than a pure child. Poisonous insects do not sting, ferocious beasts do not take hold, and snatching birds do not fight. The bones are weak and the tendons are soft but strong to hold

. It is unknown that the combination of male and female creates a perfect match. Howling all day long without croaking, harmony is achieved. Zhihe is called Chang, Zhi

Chang is called Ming, Yisheng is called Xiang, and the heart that makes Qi strong is called Qiang. Things grow old when they are strong, which is called immorality, but they have already been immoral.

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Chapter 56 (19)

Those who know do not speak, and those who speak do not know. Blocking its dui, closing its door, blunting its sharpness, dissolving its confusion, harmonizing its light and being the same as its dust

This is called Xuantong. Therefore, if you are not available, you will be close; if you are not available, you will be distant; if you are not available, you will benefit; if you are not available, you will be harmed; if you are not available, you will be noble; if you are not available, you will be humble. Therefore, it is noble in the world.

Chapter Fifty-seven (20)

Rule the country with integrity, use military force with surprise, and conquer the world with nothing. How do I know this? In this way: There are many taboos in the world, but the people are poor; there are many people with sharp weapons, and the country is weak; there are many people with clever tricks, and strange things are everywhere; there are many laws and regulations, and there are many thieves.

. Therefore, the sage said: "I do nothing, and the people become themselves; I like to be quiet, and the people are upright; I do nothing, and the people become rich; I have no desires, and the people are simple."

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Chapter Fifty-Eight (21)

Its government is boring, but its people are honest; its government is chaotic, but its people are lacking. When misfortunes come, blessings rely on them; when blessings come, misfortunes fall upon them. Who knows the extreme? There is no justice in it. The good ones become strange again, the good ones become monsters again. People's confusion lasts forever! Therefore, a saint is square but not cut, honest but not prudent, straight but not unbridled, bright but not dazzling.

Chapter Fifty-Nine (22)

When governing people and serving Heaven, nothing should be done more than being stingy. If a husband is stingy, it is called early obedience, and early obedience is called emphasizing the accumulation of virtue. Accumulating virtue will lead to failure.

If you can't overcome everything, you don't know the extreme. Don't know how extreme it is, you can have a country. The mother of a nation can last forever. This is the way to have deep roots

that are solid and long lasting.

Chapter Sixty (23)

Governing a big country is like cooking small dishes. When the Tao comes to the world, its ghosts are not gods. It is neither a ghost nor a god, and its gods will not hurt people. No.

Gods don’t hurt people, and saints don’t hurt people either. Husbands and wives do not hurt each other, so their virtues return to each other.

Chapter Sixty-one (24)

Those of great power are inferior, the women of the world are the best friends of the world. The female often wins over the male by being quiet, and the male is inferior by being quiet. Therefore, if a big country is below a large country, then a small country is chosen; if a small country is below a big country, then a big country is chosen. Therefore, you can either go down to get it, or you can go down and get it. A big country just wants to be a human being, and a small country just wants to be a human being. Both husbands each get what they want, and the bigger one should be the lower one.

Chapter Sixty-Two (25)

The Tao is the secret of all things. The treasure of good people is the preserve of bad people. Good words can attract people, and good deeds can attract people.

If people are not good, why abandon them? Therefore, when the emperor is established and the three princes are installed, even if there is a jade to mount the horse first, it is better to sit in this way.

Why did people value this way in ancient times? Bu said: Ask and you will get it, and if you are guilty, you will avoid evil? Therefore, it is noble in the world.

Chapter Sixty-three (26)

To do nothing, to do nothing, to have no taste. No matter how big or small, report grievances with virtue. The picture is more difficult than its simplicity; the picture is more difficult than its simplicity.

The difficult things in the world must be done in the easy way; the great things in the world must be done in the details. Therefore, the saint is not great in the end, so he can become great.

If a husband makes a promise lightly, he will be distrustful; if it is easy, it will be difficult. Therefore, it is still difficult for the sage, so it will not be difficult in the end.