He who devotes himself to learning (seeks) from day to
Categories: PART II.Books: THE TAO AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS
He who devotes himself to learning (seeks) from day to day to
increase (his knowledge); he who devotes himself to the Tao (seeks)
from day to day to diminish (his doing)
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He constantly (tries to) keep them without knowledge and without
desire,
He constantly (tries to) keep them without knowledge and without desire, and where there are those who have knowledge, to keep them from presuming to act (on it) When there is this abstinence from action, good order is universal ... He diminishes it and again diminishes it, till he arrives
He diminishes it and again diminishes it, till he arrives at doing nothing (on purpose) Having arrived at this point of non-action, there is nothing which he does not do ... He for whom there is neither this nor that shore,
He for whom there is neither this nor that shore, nor both, him, the fearless and unshackled, I call indeed a Brahmana ... He in whom a desire for the Ineffable (Nirvana) has
He in whom a desire for the Ineffable (Nirvana) has sprung up, who is satisfied in his mind, and whose thoughts are not bewildered by love, he is called urdhvamsrotas (carried upwards by the stream) ... He in whom all this is destroyed, and taken out
He in whom all this is destroyed, and taken out with the very root, he, when freed from hatred and wise, is called respectable ... He in whom that feeling is destroyed, and taken out
He in whom that feeling is destroyed, and taken out with the very root, finds rest by day and by night ... He in whom there is truth, virtue, love, restraint, moderation, he
He in whom there is truth, virtue, love, restraint, moderation, he who is free from impurity and is wise, he is called an elder ... He who acts (with an ulterior purpose) does harm; he
He who acts (with an ulterior purpose) does harm; he who takes hold of a thing (in the same way) loses his hold The sage does not act (so), and therefore does no harm; he does not lay hold (so), and therefore does not lose his bold (But) people in th... He who always greets and constantly reveres the aged, four
He who always greets and constantly reveres the aged, four things will increase to him, viz life, beauty, happiness, power ... He who always quiets the evil, whether small or large,
He who always quiets the evil, whether small or large, he is called a Samana (a quiet man), because he has quieted all evil ... He who controls his hand, he who controls his feet,
He who controls his hand, he who controls his feet, he who controls his speech, he who is well controlled, he who delights inwardly, who is collected, who is solitary and content, him they call Bhikshu ... He who destroys life, who speaks untruth, who in this
He who destroys life, who speaks untruth, who in this world takes what is not given him, who goes to another man's wife; ... He who devotes himself to learning (seeks) from day to
He who devotes himself to learning (seeks) from day to day to increase (his knowledge); he who devotes himself to the Tao (seeks) from day to day to diminish (his doing) ... He who does not fail in the requirements of his
He who does not fail in the requirements of his position, continues long; he who dies and yet does not perish, has longevity ... He who does not rouse himself when it is time
He who does not rouse himself when it is time to rise, who, though young and strong, is full of sloth, whose will and thought are weak, that lazy and idle man will never find the way to knowledge ... He who drinks in the law lives happily with a
He who drinks in the law lives happily with a serene mind: the sage rejoices always in the law, as preached by the elect (Ariyas) ... He who dwells in the law, delights in the law,
He who dwells in the law, delights in the law, meditates on the law, follows the law, that Bhikshu will never fall away from the true law ... He who formerly was reckless and afterwards became sober, brightens up
He who formerly was reckless and afterwards became sober, brightens up this world, like the moon when freed from clouds ... He who gets as his own all under heaven does
He who gets as his own all under heaven does so by giving himself no trouble (with that end) If one take trouble (with that end), he is not equal to getting as his own all under heaven ... He who gives himself to vanity, and does not give
He who gives himself to vanity, and does not give himself to meditation, forgetting the real aim (of life) and grasping at pleasure, will in time envy him who has exerted himself in meditation ... He who has in himself abundantly the attributes (of the
He who has in himself abundantly the attributes (of the Tao) is like an infant Poisonous insects will not sting him; fierce beasts will not seize him; birds of prey will not strike him ... He who has no wound on his hand, may touch
He who has no wound on his hand, may touch poison with his hand; poison does not affect one who has no wound; nor is there evil for one who does not commit evil ... He who has reached the consummation, who does not tremble,
He who has reached the consummation, who does not tremble, who is without thirst and without sin, he has broken all the thorns of life: this will be his last body ... He who has tasted the sweetness of solitude and tranquillity,
He who has tasted the sweetness of solitude and tranquillity, is free from fear and free from sin, while he tastes the sweetness of drinking in the law ...