Waley
He who by Tao purposes to help a ruler of men Will oppose all conquest by force of arms; For such things are wont to rebound. Where armies are, thorn and brambles grow. The raising of a great host Is followed by a year of dearth. Therefore a good general effects his purpose and then stops; he does not take further advantage of his victory. Fulfils his purpose and does not glory in what he has done; Fulfils his purpose and does not boast of what he has done; Fulfils his purpose, but (…)
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XXX - Se faire puissant, est donc contraire au Principe
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XXIX - Chacun veut gouverner tous les hommes
22 de fevereiro de 2018Waley
Those that would gain what is under heaven by tampering with it - I have seen that they do not succeed. For that which is under heaven is like a holy vessel, dangerous to tamper with. Those that tamper with it, harm it. Those that grab at it, lose it. For among the creatures of the world some go in front, some follow; Some blow hot when others would be blowing cold. Some are feeling vigorous just when others are worn out. Therefore the Sage “discards the absolute, the all-inclusive, (…) -
XXVIII - Qui se connaît fort et agit clément
22 de fevereiro de 2018Waley
“He who knows the males, yet cleaves to what is female Because like a ravine, receiving all things under heaven,” And being such a ravine He knows all the time a power that he never calls upon in vain. This is returning to the state of infancy. He who knows the white, (yet cleaves to the black Becomes the standard by which all things are tested; And being such a standard He has all the time a power that never errs, He returns to the Limitless. He who knows glory,) yet cleaves to (…) -
XXVII - L’homme bon est l’instructeur
22 de fevereiro de 2018Waley
Perfect activity leaves no track behind it; Perfect speech is like a jade-worker whose tool leaves no mark. The perfect reckoner needs no counting-slips; The perfect door has neither bolt nor bar, Yet cannot be opened. The perfect knot needs neither rope nor twine, Yet cannot be united. Therefore the Sage Is all the time in the most perfect way helping men, He certainly does not turn his back on men; Is all the time in the most perfect way helping creatures, He certainly does not (…) -
XXVI - Le Sage ne sépare pas le lourd du léger
22 de fevereiro de 2018Waley
As the heavy must be the foundation of the light, So quietness is lord and master of activity. Truly, “A man of consequence though he travels all day Will not let himself be separated from his baggage-wagon, However magnificent the view, he sits quiet and dispassionate”. How much less, then, must be the lord of ten thousand chariots Allow himself to be lighter than these he rules! If he is light, the foundation is lost; If he is active, the lord and master is lost.
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XXV - Tao - la Mère de tout sous le ciel
22 de fevereiro de 2018Waley
There was something formless yet complete, That existed before heaven and earth; Without sound, without substance, Dependent on nothing, unchanging, All pervading, unfailing. One may think of it as the mother of all things under heaven. Its true name we do not know; Were I forced to say to what class of things it belongs I should call it Great (ta) Now ta also means passing on, And passing on means going Far Away, And going far away means returning. Thus just as Tao has “this (…) -
XXIV - Celui qui possède la Voie ne s’en occupe pas
22 de fevereiro de 2018Waley
He who stands on tip-toe, does not stand firm; He who takes the longest strides, does not walk the fastest. He who does his own looking sees little, He who defines himself is not therefore distinct. He who boasts of what he will do succeeds in nothing; He who is proud of his work, achieves nothing that endures. Of these, from the standpoint of the Way, it is said: Pass round superfluous dishes to those that have already had enough, And no creature but will reject them in disgust. (…) -
XXIII - L’abnégation de ses opinions et de son action
21 de fevereiro de 2018Waley
To be always talks is against nature.
For the same reason a hurricane never lasts a whole morning, Nor a rainstorm all day. Who is it that makes the wind and rain? It is Heaven and Earth.
And if even Heaven and Earth cannot blow or pour for long, How much less in his utterance should man?
Truly, if one uses the Way as one’s instrument, The results will be like the Way; If one uses the “power” as instrument, The results will be like the “power”. If one uses what is the reverse (…) -
Jean Klein: Relacionarse es relacionarse con el todo
21 de fevereiro de 2018Ser humano es estar relacionado. Como seres humanos, vivimos en relación con los elementos, el sol, la luna, las piedras de la tierra y todos los seres vivos. Pero, ¿qué significa “estar relacionado”, “vivir en relación con”? Cuando utilizamos esta palabra, queremos decir por lo general un vínculo de alguna clase entre entidades individuales, objeto con objeto o sujeto con objeto. La palabra relación presupone aquí un estar separado, un unir unas fracciones con otras. Esta visión fraccional (…)
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XXII - Tout revient à ce qui est vraiment entier
21 de fevereiro de 2018Waley
“To remain whole, be twisted!” To become straight, let yourself be bent. To become full, be hollow. Be tattered, that you may be renewed. Those that have little, may get more, Those that have much, are but perplexed. Therefore the Sage Clasps the Primal Unity, Testing by it everything under heaven. He does not show himself; therefore he seen everywhere. He does not define himself, therefore he is distinct. He does not boast of what he will do, therefore he succeeds. He is not proud (…)
