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Tao Te Ching Translated by Charles Muller 1. The Tao that can be followed 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 While naming is the origin of the myriad things. Therefore, always desireless, you see the mystery Ever desiring, you see the manifestations. These two are the same-- When they appear they are named differently. This sameness is the mystery, Mystery within mystery; The door to all marvels. 2. All in the world recognize the beautiful as beautiful. Herein lies ugliness. All recognize the good as good. Herein lies evil. Therefore Being and non-being produce each other. Difficulty and ease bring about each other. Long and short delimit each other. High and low rest on each other. Sound and voice harmonize each other. Front and back follow each other. Therefore the sage abides in the condition of wu-wei(unattached action). And carries out the wordless teaching. Here, the myriad things are made, yet not separated. Therefore the sage produces without possessing, Acts without expectations And accomplishes without abiding in her accomplishments. It is precisely because she does not abide in them That they never leave her. 3. If you do not adulate the worthy, you will make others non-contentious. If you do not value rare treasures, you will stop others from stealing. If people do not see desirables, they will not be agitated. Therefore, when the sage governs, He clears peoples minds, Fills their bellies, Weakens their ambition and Strengthens their bones. If the people are kept without cleverness and desire It will make the intellectuals not dare to meddle. Acting without contrivance, there is no lack of manageability. 4. The Tao is so vast that when you use it, something is always left. How deep it is! It seems to be the ancestor of the myriad things. It blunts sharpness Untangles knots Softens the glare Unifies with the mundane. It is so full! It seems to have remainder. It is th