They who preserve this method of the Tao do not
Books: THE TAO AND ITS CHARACTERISTICSThey who preserve this method of the Tao do not wish to be full (of
themselves) It is through their not being full of themselves that
they can afford to seem worn and not appear new and complete
More
-
Therefore when the sovereign occupies his place as the Son
Therefore when the sovereign occupies his place as the Son of Heaven, and he has appointed his three ducal ministers, though (a prince) were to send in a round symbol-of-rank large enough to fill both the hands, and that as the precursor of the team of... Therefore, one ought to follow the wise, the intelligent, the learned,
Therefore, one ought to follow the wise, the intelligent, the learned, the much enduring, the dutiful, the elect; one ought to follow a good and wise man, as the moon follows the path of the stars Pleasure ... These wise people, meditative, steady, always possessed of strong powers, attain
These wise people, meditative, steady, always possessed of strong powers, attain to Nirvana, the highest happiness ... They depart with their thoughts well-collected, they are not happy in
They depart with their thoughts well-collected, they are not happy in their abode; like swans who have left their lake, they leave their house and home ... They lead a tamed elephant to battle, the king mounts
They lead a tamed elephant to battle, the king mounts a tamed elephant; the tamed is the best among men, he who silently endures abuse ... They should think their (coarse) food sweet; their (plain) clothes beautiful;
They should think their (coarse) food sweet; their (plain) clothes beautiful; their (poor) dwellings places of rest; and their common (simple) ways sources of enjoyment ... They who are ashamed of what they ought not to
They who are ashamed of what they ought not to be ashamed of, and are not ashamed of what they ought to be ashamed of, such men, embracing false doctrines enter the evil path ... They who fear when they ought not to fear, and
They who fear when they ought not to fear, and fear not when they ought to fear, such men, embracing false doctrines, enter the evil path ... They who forbid when there is nothing to be forbidden,
They who forbid when there is nothing to be forbidden, and forbid not when there is something to be forbidden, such men, embracing false doctrines, enter the evil path ... They who imagine truth in untruth, and see untruth in
They who imagine truth in untruth, and see untruth in truth, never arrive at truth, but follow vain desires ... They who know me are few, and I am on
They who know me are few, and I am on that account (the more) to be prized It is thus that the sage wears (a poor garb of) hair cloth, while he carries his (signet of) jade in his bosom ... They who know truth in truth, and untruth in untruth,
They who know truth in truth, and untruth in untruth, arrive at truth, and follow true desires ... They who know what is forbidden as forbidden, and what
They who know what is forbidden as forbidden, and what is not forbidden as not forbidden, such men, embracing the true doctrine, enter the good path The Elephant ... They who preserve this method of the Tao do not
They who preserve this method of the Tao do not wish to be full (of themselves) It is through their not being full of themselves that they can afford to seem worn and not appear new and complete ... Thirst
The thirst of a thoughtless man grows like a creeper; he runs from life to life, like a monkey seeking fruit in the forest. Whomsoever this fierce poisonous thirst overcomes, in this world, his sufferings increase like the abounding Birana grass... This body is wasted, full of sickness, and frail; this
This body is wasted, full of sickness, and frail; this heap of corruption breaks to pieces, life indeed ends in death ... This honouring of the Tao and exalting of its operation
This honouring of the Tao and exalting of its operation is not the result of any ordination, but always a spontaneous tribute ... This is an old saying, O Atula, this is not
This is an old saying, O Atula, this is not only of to-day: `They blame him who sits silent, they blame him who speaks much, they also blame him who says little; there is no one on earth who is not blamed' ... This is the way, there is no other that leads
This is the way, there is no other that leads to the purifying of intelligence Go on this way! Everything else is the deceit of Mara (the tempter) ... This mind of mine went formerly wandering about as it
This mind of mine went formerly wandering about as it liked, as it listed, as it pleased; but I shall now hold it in thoroughly, as the rider who holds the hook holds in the furious elephant ... This salutary word I tell you, `Do ye, as many
This salutary word I tell you, `Do ye, as many as are here assembled, dig up the root of thirst, as he who wants the sweet- scented Usira root must dig up the Birana grass, that Mara (the tempter) may not crush you again and again, as the stream crushe... This world is dark, few only can see here; a
This world is dark, few only can see here; a few only go to heaven, like birds escaped from the net ... Those three methods (of government) Thought olden ways
Those three methods (of government) Thought olden ways in elegance did fail And made these names their want of worth to veil; But simple views, and courses plain and true Would selfish ends and many lusts eschew ... Those white bones, like gourds thrown away in the autumn,
Those white bones, like gourds thrown away in the autumn, what pleasure is there in looking at them? ... Those who are advanced in earnestness, having understood this clearly, delight
Those who are advanced in earnestness, having understood this clearly, delight in earnestness, and rejoice in the knowledge of the Ariyas (the elect) ... Those who are ever watchful, who study day and night,
Those who are ever watchful, who study day and night, and who strive after Nirvana, their passions will come to an end ...