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The
Teaching of Dao
13-通道
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自見者不明,
自是者不彰
He
who only relies on his own eyes cannot see clearly;
He
who considers himself always right cannot tell right from wrong!
重為輕根,
靜為躁君
The
heavy is the root of the light, and the tranquil is the master of the active.
致虛極,
守靜篤
Reach
for the state of emptiness both in mind and body
治大國若烹小鮮
Rule
a country state like frying a small fish which require delicate balance
知足者富,
強行者有志
He
who is content is rich; he who acts with persistence has the will to succeed
知足不辱,
知止不殆
Whoever
is contented will meet no disgrace, and whoever knows when and where to stop
will meet no danger
知者不言,
言者不知
He
who knows does not speak, and he who speaks does not know
知者不博,
博者不知
He
who knows does not show off and he who shows off does not know
知我者希,
則我者貴
Those
who are able to understand me are very few, and those who able to follow me re
very hard to meet.
知人者智,
自知者明
He
who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened
知其雄,
守其雌
He
who knows the masculine but beholds the feminine
知其榮,
守其辱
He
who knows glory but beholds the disgrace
知其白,
守其黑
He
who knows the white but beholds the black
知常容,
容乃公
Only
by knowing the eternal can one embrace all; only by embracing all can one be
impartial
執大象,
天下往
Whoever
holds fast to the great image will become that one to whom all people under
Heaven will come.
躁勝寒,
靜勝熱
Briskly
overcomes cold, quiet overcomes heat
魚不可脫於淵
Fish
cannot be taken away from water
有無相生,
難易相生
The
existence is the result of non-existence, easy is the result of relativity of
difficulty
有物混成,
先天地生
There
was something formless yet complete existed before Heaven and Earth!
有國之母,
可以長久
Having
the foundation of government, one can maintain sovereignty for a very long time
用兵有言:
吾不敢為主而為客
A
master of the art of a war is never to offend but to defend
以正治國,
以奇用兵
A
state should be governed in a usual way; a war should be governed but unusual
way
以身觀身,
以家觀家
Know
a person from a perspective of a person while know a family from the perspective
of a family
以道佐人主者,
不以兵強於天下
He
who assists the ruler with Dao, will not dominate by force
信言不美,
美言不信
Sincere
words aren’t nice, nice words aren’t sincere
小國寡民
Small
country with less population
希言自然
Actions
speaks louder that words
物壯則老,
是謂不道
Things
must grow old faster reaching their prime time or peak, which is contrary to the
Dao
無名,
天地之始
The
nameless is the origin of Heaven ad Earth
我無為而民自化
The
sage did nothing but people submit themselves
為之於未有,
治之於未亂
Deal
with things before they happen and get things in orderly manner before disorder
sets in
為學日益,
為道日損
The
pursuit of learning may lead to the increase of desires while the pursuit of Dao
is aimed at decreasing desires
天之道,
利而不害
The
Path of Dao is the ultimate and essential but not harmful
天下之至柔
The
softest thing on earth is able to handle hard
天下皆知美之為美
When
all people under Heaven acknowledge the beauty as beauty
天下難事必作於易
All
important matters become urgent once they were not solve in early stages
天綱恢恢,
疏而不失
The
net with meshes but lets nothing escapes
天地相合,
以降甘露
Yin
and Yang between Heaven and Earth unite to drip sweet dew
天地不仁,
以萬物為芻狗
The
Heaven (cosmic) and Earth are ruthless, letting all things emerge or perish of
themselves
天得一以清,
地得一以寧
Heaven (cosmic) attained Dao and becomes clear
Earth
attained Dao and becomes Tranquil
天長地久
Heaven
(cosmic) is eternal and earth is everlasting
太上,
不知有之
The
best ruler is the one its people know nothing about his existence
受國之垢,
是謂社稷主
He
who bears the humiliation of the whole state can be the lord of the country.
師之所處,
荊棘生焉
Wherever
armies are stationed, briers and thorns grow wild
聖人自知不自見
The
Sage knows himself but does not show himself
聖人無常心,
以百姓心為心
Kerby Kuek 郭翹峰
Chief Disciple of Xuan Kong Zhang Pai 玄空掌派首席弟子
E-mail address of Mr.Kerby Kuek : [email protected]
