道可道,非常道;名可名,非常名。
无名,天地之始;有名,万物之母。
故常无欲,以观其妙,常有欲,以观其徼。
此两者,同出而异名,同谓之玄,玄之又玄,众妙之门。
The Tao that can be told of is not the Absolute Tao;
The Names that can be given are not Absolute Names.
The Nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth;
The Named is the Mother of All Things.
Therefore:
Oftentimes, one strips oneself of passion in order to see the Secret of Life;
Oftentimes, one regards life with passion in order to see its manifest (显化出来的) forms.
These two (the Secret and its manifestations) are the same in nature;
They are given different names when they become manifest.
They may both be called the Cosmic Mystery.
Reaching from the Mystery into the Deeper Mystery is the Gate to the Secret of All Beings.
道是心的地方,万物源头,那个高维处的投影源,不可言说。
可常言所道明的言语,只是方便沟通的工具,“指月之手”,却不是月亮本身。
“being”用来指代万事万物特别确切,正在存在着,正在发生着,不变的就是变化本身。
这种现在进行时表述的存在,不定格,不固定,我们用“识”去定义、判断,一判就断,便将其降维了。
这种流动着、生生不息的存在背后遵循的总规律就是“道”。“众妙之门”,这个“妙”,少女,是我们的文字中很能表达鲜活生命力的一个字。
静心体会这个“妙”,渐渐领悟那个“道”。