About the twenty sixth chapter of the Tao Te Ching, the original text and translation of the sixteen

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Chapter 16 of the Tao Te Ching:

Original text] to the extreme, keep quiet; All things work together, and I look at it. There are many things and things, and each one returns to its roots. In the final analysis, it is said to be quiet, and quiet is said to be restored.

Returning to life is said to be normal, and knowing is often said to be clear. I don't know what is usual, and I act in vain. Knowing the usual appearance, tolerance is the public, the public is the whole, the whole is the sky, the sky is the way, the road is long, and the body is not destroyed.

Translation] try to make the emptiness of the heart reach the extreme, so that the life is quiet and unchanging. All things flourish together, and I examine the truth of its reciprocation. All things come together, each returning to its roots.

Returning to its roots is called tranquility, and tranquility is called returning to life.

Returning to life is called nature, knowing the laws of nature is called wisdom, and reckless behavior that does not recognize the laws of nature will often lead to chaos and disasters. People who understand the laws of nature are all-encompassing, and if they are all-encompassing, they will be calm and just, and justice will be comprehensive, and only then can they conform to the "Tao" of nature, and only the Tao that conforms to nature can last for a long time, and they will not be in danger for life.

Tao Te Ching", the philosophical repentance of Lao Tzu in the Spring and Autumn Period, also known as the "Tao Te Ching", "Lao Tzu", "Five Thousand Words", "Lao Tzu Five Thousand Words", is a work in ancient China before the Qin Dynasty was divided, and is an important ** of Taoist philosophical thought.

The Tao Te Ching is divided into two parts, the original text of the first part of the "Book of Virtues", the next part of the "Book of Virtues", not divided into chapters, and later changed to "The Book of Virtues" 37 chapters in front, after the 38th chapter is the "Book of Virtues", and is divided into 81 chapters.

The text of the Tao Te Ching takes the philosophical meaning of "morality" as the outline, discusses the way of self-cultivation, governing the country, using soldiers, and maintaining health, and mostly takes politics as the purpose, which is the so-called "inner sage and outer king" of Zheng Di's learning, which is profound and extensive, and is known as the king of all classics.

The Tao Te Ching is one of the greatest masterpieces in Chinese history and has had a profound impact on traditional philosophy, science, politics, religion, etc. According to UNESCO statistics, the Tao Te Ching is the most widely translated and published cultural masterpiece in foreign languages other than the Bible.

The original text and translation of Chapter 16 of the Tao Te Ching are as follows:

1. Original text. To the void, keep quiet, all things are done together, I look at the recovery. There are many things and things, and each one returns to its roots.

In the final analysis, it is said to be quiet, which means to return to life. Returning to life is said to be normal, and knowing is often said to be clear. I don't know what is usual, and I act in vain.

Knowing Changrong, Rong is the Gong, the Gong is the king, the king is the whole, the whole is the sky, the sky is the way, the Tao is long, and the body is not destroyed.

2. Translation: 1. How can we understand the beginning of all things in heaven and earth through the chaotic world, turbidity and Xu Qing'an and Xu Sheng. Then let the emptiness of the soul reach the extreme, and stick to the calm of the mood as solid as a mountain.

In this way, we can clearly observe the trajectory of its cycle through the endless rise and fall of all things at the same time, so it is called "all things are working together, and we are selling to see and recover". All living beings are like plants and trees, dying and giving birth to batches, and the more they are born, the more they are mixed, but in the end they will each return to their roots, so they are called "all things and things, each returning to its roots".

2. When the sun reaches the Tropic of Cancer, it will return to the south, and when it reaches the Tropic of Cancer, it will return to the north, which is the cycle of heaven. The corresponding earth is the rotation of the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, cold to summer, winter to spring, which is the "complex root" of the earth. Then all things must follow the laws of heaven and earth, born in spring, grown in summer, harvested in autumn, destroyed and hidden in winter and returned to their roots, so as to return to the earth in spring, which is the "restoration of its roots" of all things.

All living beings in the world are also like all things in heaven and earth, they have experienced the ups and downs of the world, have had glory and setbacks, and their hearts have been polluted by the world.

3. Return to its original root to find the middle such as pure, pure to the extreme can return to the original life, return to its original life to recognize the way of heaven, recognize the way of heaven can be clear and bright, do not know the way of heaven will suffer from reckless acts, know the way of everything can be clear in the chest. If there is tolerance, you can treat all things equally, selflessly and fairly, you can penetrate heaven and earth and people are kings, and if you are kings, you can spread all things and leave nothing out of it, and you can get all of it, and you can get it close to the virtue of heaven, and you can be in line with the Tao, and you can be united with the Tao for a long time, and if there is a way in the world, the world will be peaceful, and you will not encounter dangers and disasters in such a peaceful society for life, so it is called "the Tao is long, and you will not die".

The twenty-second chapter of the Tao Te Ching is a saint holding one, and its original text is as follows:

The song is complete, the vain is straight, the depression is profitable, the new is new, the less is gained, and the more is confused. It is a saint holding one for the world. The sky is not seen, so it is clear; is not self-sufficient, so it is revealed; If you don't cut yourself, you have merit; Not self-conscious, so long.

The husband is indisputable, so the world can not fight with it. The so-called "song is complete" in ancient times, what a lie! Sincerely.

Translation:

On the contrary, the grievances can be preserved, the bends can be stretched, the low-lying can be filled, the old can be new, the less can be gained, and the greed will produce confusion. Therefore, the people of the Tao adhere to this principle as a paradigm for governing the world.

Instead of praising oneself, it can be revealed; is not self-righteous, but can show right and wrong; does not boast about himself, but can make outstanding achievements; Don't be arrogant, but can last for a long time. It is precisely because he is good at humility and does not compete with the world, so no one in the world can compete with him. How can the words of the ancients such as "the song is complete" be empty words?

It is realistically achievable.

Content appreciation

In this chapter, the focus of Lao Tzu's argument is on "indisputability". In Lao Tzu's view, indisputability conforms to the essence of "Tao", and people who show off, are greedy, and competitive violate the Tao, so they are destined to end up with the unfortunate end of losing Sakura.

Lao Tzu said at the beginning: "The song is complete, the vain is straight, the depression is profitable, the new is new, the less is gained, and the more is confused." Although these six phrases refer to six completely different things, they reflect a common truth, which is to "compromise on perfection."

This is a humble attitude towards life for human beings. For many creatures other than humans, the ability to save one's life from external harm can be defined to a certain extent as a kind of great wisdom that seeks self-preservation.