Chapter 74. The mistake of governance When the people don’t fear death, what use is punishment to scare them? And if they were always kept in the fear of death and I would take to all evil-doers and kill them, would I dare to do it? The great Executioner is always waiting. If someone steals… Continue reading Translation: Tao Te King – Chapter 74. The mistake of governance
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Translation: Tao Te King – Chapter 73. Freedom of action
Chapter 73. Freedom of action Whose bravery manifests itself in defiance, he will be in the hands of death. Whose bravery shows itself in self control, he stays. Thus there are two kinds of bravery, one is unlucky and the other is beneficial. But who can say why one of them receives the damnation of… Continue reading Translation: Tao Te King – Chapter 73. Freedom of action
Translation: Tao Te King – Chapter 71. The disease of ignorance
Chapter 71. The disease of ignorance Knowing your own ignorance is the best knowledge. Lack of such knowledge is disease. If someone just considers it a disease, he is freed of it. Wise one is free of this disease. He knows what it is and is free of it. Own translation from 1925 Finnish… Continue reading Translation: Tao Te King – Chapter 71. The disease of ignorance
Translation: Tao Te King – Chapter 70. The difficulty of becoming known
Chapter 70. The difficulty of becoming known Easy are my words to learn and easy they are to put into practice. Yet no-one can understand or enact them into practice. For in my words is a distant origin and in my actions the highly law. Those who do not know it, don’t know me either.… Continue reading Translation: Tao Te King – Chapter 70. The difficulty of becoming known
Translation: Tao Te King – Chapter 66. Placing yourself last
Chapter 66. Placing yourself last The great streams and rivers receive tax from all rivers and streams through their lowliness: this is the reason for their greatness. That is why a wise one wanting to rule the people talks of himself as lower than them; and wanting to be able he sets himself back-most. Thus… Continue reading Translation: Tao Te King – Chapter 66. Placing yourself last
Translation: Tao Te King: Chapter 65 – Simple virtue
Chapter 65 – The simple virtue The ancient ones who put the Tao into use, did not use it to make the people posh, but to make them simple and natural. The difficulty of governing is due to too much statecraft. He who tries to rule the kingdom with statecraft is only a menace to… Continue reading Translation: Tao Te King: Chapter 65 – Simple virtue
Translation: Tao Te King – Chapter 62. The practical Tao
Chapter 62. The practical Tao Tao is the silent leader of all beings. It enriches a good man and repels the evil-doer. Its advice is always in rightly situated, its benevolence comes always when needed. Even those who are not good it does not abandon. That is why when an emperor sits on his throne… Continue reading Translation: Tao Te King – Chapter 62. The practical Tao
Tao Te King translation – Iteration II – Read in original language aided by machines and adjust –
All this is coming up after I’ve finished translating all 81 chapters and then rested and recooperated a bit so there is like 25 or so to go. Here be some awesome tools for learning the good ol Chongwen https://www.purpleculture.net/chinese-pinyin-converter/ https://www.pleco.com/ is a highly recommended Chinese -> English app for Android and iOS
Translation: Tao Te King – Chapter 40. Declining work
Chapter 40. Declining work The way of the Tao goes backwards.¹ Tao’s property is kindness. Everything in the universe is because of Tao, but the existence of Tao from its inexistence. Mr. Ervast: ‘The road of Tao goes “backwards” i.e. back to itself. A human who walks the way of the Tao no longer goes… Continue reading Translation: Tao Te King – Chapter 40. Declining work
Translation: Tao Te King – Chapter 35. Virtue of benevolence
Chapter 35. Virtue of benevolence Take the great ideal of the Tao and the whole world joins with you. It joins with you and is not offended for it gets to rest in mysterious peace.¹ Where there is celebrating, the traveling man stops. But the Tao is bland and tasteless to the palate. While watching… Continue reading Translation: Tao Te King – Chapter 35. Virtue of benevolence