Withdraw oneself Favor and disgrace make one fearful This is the Tao of Heaven The greatest misfortune is the self What does "favor and disgrace make one fearful" mean? Chapter 10 Favor is high; disgrace is low Having it makes one fearful In holding the soul and embracing oneness Losing it makes one fearful Can one be steadfast, without straying? This is "favor and disgrace make one fearful" In concentrating the energy and reaching relaxation What does "the greatest misfortune is the self" Can one be like an infant? mean? In cleaning away the worldly view The reason I have great misfortune Can one be without imperfections? Is that I have the self In loving the people and ruling the nation If I have no self Can one be without manipulation? What misfortune do I have? In the heavenly gate's opening and closing Can one hold to the feminine principle? So one who values the self as the world In understanding clearly all directions Can be given the world Can one be without intellectuality? One who loves the self as the world Can be entrusted with the world Bearing it, rearing it Bearing without possession Chapter 14 Achieving without arrogance Look at it, it cannot be seen Raising without domination It is called colorless This is called the Mystic Virtue Listen to it, it cannot be heard It is called noiseless Chapter 12 Reach for it, it cannot be held The five colors make one blind in the eyes It is called formless The five sounds make one deaf in the ears These three cannot be completely unraveled The five flavors make one tasteless in the So they are combined into one mouth Above it, not bright Racing and hunting make one wild in the Below it, not dark heart Continuing endlessly, cannot be named Goods that are difficult to acquire make one It returns back into nothingness cause damage Thus it is called the form of the formless The image of the imageless Therefore the sages care for the stomach and This is called enigmatic not the eyes Confront it, its front cannot be seen That is why they discard the other and take Follow it, its back cannot be seen this Wield the Tao of the ancients To manage the existence of today Chapter 13
Withdraw oneself This is the Tao of Heaven Chapter 10 In holding the soul and embracing oneness Can one be steadfast, without straying? In concentrating the energy and reaching relaxation Can one be like an infant? In cleaning away the worldly view Can one be without imperfections? In loving the people and ruling the nation Can one be without manipulation? In the heavenly gate's opening and closing Can one hold to the feminine principle? In understanding clearly all directions Can one be without intellectuality? Bearing it, rearing it Bearing without possession Achieving without arrogance Raising without domination This is called the Mystic Virtue Chapter 12 The five colors make one blind in the eyes The five sounds make one deaf in the ears The five flavors make one tasteless in the mouth Racing and hunting make one wild in the heart Goods that are difficult to acquire make one cause damage Therefore the sages care for the stomach and not the eyes That is why they discard the other and take this Chapter 13 Favor and disgrace make one fearful The greatest misfortune is the self What does "favor and disgrace make one fearful" mean? Favor is high; disgrace is low Having it makes one fearful Losing it makes one fearful This is "favor and disgrace make one fearful" What does "the greatest misfortune is the self" mean? The reason I have great misfortune Is that I have the self If I have no self What misfortune do I have? So one who values the self as the world Can be given the world One who loves the self as the world Can be entrusted with the world Chapter 14 Look at it, it cannot be seen It is called colorless Listen to it, it cannot be heard It is called noiseless Reach for it, it cannot be held It is called formless These three cannot be completely unraveled So they are combined into one Above it, not bright Below it, not dark Continuing endlessly, cannot be named It returns back into nothingness Thus it is called the form of the formless The image of the imageless This is called enigmatic Confront it, its front cannot be seen Follow it, its back cannot be seen Wield the Tao of the ancients To manage the existence of today