道德經第一章道德经第一章
老子老子
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道道可可道道
非非常常道道
名名可可名名
非非常常名名
無无名名天天地地之之始始
有有名名萬万物物之之母母
故故常常無无欲欲以以觀观其其妙妙
常常有有欲欲以以觀观其其徼徼
此此兩两者者同同出出而而異异名名
同同謂谓之之玄玄
玄玄之之又又玄玄
衆众妙妙之之門门
Translation
The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name. The nameless is the origin of heaven and earth. The named is the mother of ten thousand things. Free from desire, you can see the hidden mystery. Caught in desire, you see only what is manifest. These two spring from the same source but differ in name; this unity is called the mystery. Mystery of mysteries, the gateway to all wonders.
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