Tao té ching
/ translated with an introduction by R. B. Blakney ; with a new afterword by Richard John Lynn
- 170 pages
"Previously published as The way of life."--Title page.
Introduction Book of odes Confucius Mo ti Shang yang and the legalists Yin yang Tao te ching Chinese mystics Key concepts The poems Tao k'o tao = There are ways T'ien hsia chieh chih = Since the world Pu shang hsien = If those who are excellent Tao ch'ung erh = The way is a void T'ien ch'ang = The sky is everlasting Shang shan je shui = The highest goodness Ch'ih erh ying chih = To take all you want Tsai ying p'o = Can you govern your animal soul? San-shih fu = Thirty spokes Wu se ling jen mu = The five colors Ch'ung ju je ching = Favor, like disgrace Shih chih pu chien = They call it elusive Ku chih shan = The excellent masters Chih hsu chi = Touch ultimate emptiness T'ai shang hsia = As for him who is highest Ta tao fei = The mighty way declined Chueh sheng = Get rid of the wise men Chueh hsueh = Be done with rote learning K'ung te = The omnipresent virtue Ch'u tse chu'uan = The crooked shall be made straight Hsi yen tzu jan = Sparing indeed is nature Ch'i che pu li = On tiptoe Yu wu hun ch'eng = Something there is Chung wei ch'ing ken = The heavy is foundation Shna hsing = A good runner Chih chi'i hsiung = Be aware of your masculine nature Chiang yu ch'u = As for those who would take I tao tso jen chu = To those who would help Fu chia ping che = weapons at best Tao ch'ang wu ming = The way eternal Chih ta hsiang = Once grasp the great form Chiang yu hsi chih = what is to be shrunken Tao ch'ang wu wei = The way is always still Shang te pu te = A man of highest virtue Hsi chih te i che = These things in ancient times Fan che tao chih tung = The movement of the way Shang shih wen tao = On hearing of the way Tao sheng I = The way begot one T'ien hsia chih = The softest of stuff Ming yu shen = Which is dearer? Ta ch'eng je ch'ueh = Most perfect T'ien hsia yo tao = When the way rules Pu ch'u hu = The world may be known Wei hsueh jih I = The student learns Sheng jen = The wise man's mind Ch'u sheng ju ssu = On leaving life Tao sheng chih = The way brings forth T'ien hsia yu shih = It began with a matrix Shih wo chieg jan =When I am walking Shan chien che = Set firm in the way Han te chih hou = Rich in virtue Chih che pu yen = Those who know I cheng chih kuo = Govern the realm Ch'i cheng men men = Listlessly govern Chih jen shih t'ien = For ruling men Chih ta kuo = Rule a large country Ta kuo che = The great land Tao che wan wu = Like the gods Wei wu wei = Act in repose Ch'i an I ch'ih = A thing that is still Ku chih shan wei = Everywhere, they say Shan wei shih che = A skillful soldier Yung ping yu yen = The strategists Wu yen shen I chih = My words are easy Chih pu chih shnag = To know that you are ignorant Min pu wei wei = IF people do not dread Yung yu kan = A brave man Min pu wei ssu = The people do not fear Min chih chi = The people starve Jen chih sheng yeh = Alive, a man is supple T'ien chih tao = Is not God's way much like a bow? T'ien hsia jou je = Nothing is weaker thatn water Ho ta yuan = How can you think? Hsiao kuo kua min = The ideal land Hsin yen pu mei = As honest words