Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Daodejing 1

1
Dao called Dao is not the eternal Dao

Names that can be named are not eternal names.

Nameless: the origin of heaven and earth
Naming: the mother of 10,000 things

Truly, "rid of desire, one can perceive
the Wondrous."
With desire, one can perceive only outcomes.

These have the same source, but different names.
This source we call Mystery
Or more mysterious than any mystery.

The gateway to all wonder.