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<div>=== Chapter 11 ===<br />
'''Original:'''<br />
Thirty spokes are united around the hub of a wheel,<br />
but the usefulness of the wheel<br />
depends on the space where nothing exists.<br />
Clay is molded into a vessel,<br />
but the usefulness of the vessel<br />
depends on the space where nothing exists.<br />
Doors and windows are cut out of the walls of a house,<br />
and the usefulness of the house<br />
depends on the space where nothing exists.<br />
<br />
Therefore take advantage of what exists,<br />
and use what does not exist.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Our Translation:'''<br />
<br />
The Mandlebrot grows in infinite complexity<br />
but it depends on the empty space at the center.<br />
Knowledge is built of facts:<br />
a scaffolding to support ignorance.<br />
The lines in a coloring book give the page form<br />
but the colors between those lines give it life.<br />
You fill your house with awesome stuff<br />
but you live in the unoccupied space.<br />
<br />
Therefore take advantage of what exists,<br />
and use what does not exist.<br />
<br />
=== Chapter 12 ===<br />
'''Original:'''<br />
The five colors blind the eyes;<br />
the five musical tones deafen the ears;<br />
the five flavors dull the taste.<br />
Racing and hunting madden the mind.<br />
Precious goods keep their owners on guard.<br />
<br />
Therefore the wise satisfy the inner self<br />
rather than external senses.<br />
They accept the one and reject the other.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Our Translation:'''<br />
<br />
What is Seen distracts from what Is Not;<br />
What is Heard diverts from what Can Not;<br />
What is Believed subverts what Should Not.<br />
The Cell walls we have built<br />
Comfort us into ignorance.<br />
<br />
But the wise spag does not eat the menu,<br />
And seeks to re-write the map.<br />
<br />
=== Chapter 13 ===<br />
'''Original:'''<br />
Good fortune and misfortune cause apprehension.<br />
Regard great trouble as you regard your self. <br />
<br />
What is meant by<br />
"Good fortune and misfortune cause apprehension?"<br />
Those with good fortune are apprehensive of their gain.<br />
Those with misfortune are apprehensive of their loss.<br />
<br />
What is meant by<br />
"Regard great trouble as you regard your self?"<br />
Great trouble comes from being selfish.<br />
Being selfless, what trouble is there?<br />
<br />
Therefore those who value the world as themselves<br />
may be entrusted to govern the world.<br />
Those who love the world as themselves<br />
may be entrusted to care for the world.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Our Translation:'''<br />
<br />
''TK''<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Chapter 14 ===<br />
'''Original:'''<br />
We look at it, and do not see it; it is invisible.<br />
We listen to it, and do not hear it; it is inaudible.<br />
We touch it, and do not feel it; it is intangible.<br />
These three elude our inquiries, and hence merge into one.<br />
<br />
Not by its rising, is it bright,<br />
nor by its sinking, is it dark.<br />
Infinite and eternal, it cannot be defined.<br />
It returns to nothingness.<br />
This is the form of the formless, being in non-being.<br />
It is nebulous and elusive.<br />
<br />
Meet it, and you do not see its beginning.<br />
Follow it, and you do not see its end.<br />
Stay with the ancient Way<br />
in order to master what is present.<br />
Knowing the primeval beginning is the essence of the Way.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Our Translation:'''<br />
<br />
We cannot see it, for it blinds us.<br />
We cannot hear it, for it deafens us.<br />
We do not know it exists, for we have built it.<br />
<br />
If not seen, we forget it is there.<br />
If not remembered, binds our choices.<br />
Even if unnoticed, it is inescapable.<br />
There is neither shape nor form,<br />
But it is as immovable as Iron.<br />
<br />
Fight it, and there shall be no victory.<br />
Run from it, and you shall die tired.<br />
So the wise spag moves it, <br />
Brick by brick,<br />
And sees a new sunrise every day.<br />
<br />
=== Chapter 15 ===<br />
'''Original:'''<br />
The wise have ancient mystic wisdom<br />
and profound understanding, too deep to comprehend.<br />
Because they can not be comprehended,<br />
they can only be described by analogy:<br />
cautious, like crossing a stream in winter;<br />
alert, like one aware of danger on all sides;<br />
courteous, like a visiting guest;<br />
self-effacing, like ice beginning to melt;<br />
genuine, like a piece of uncarved wood;<br />
open and receptive, like a valley;<br />
freely mixing, like muddy water.<br />
<br />
Who can make sense of a muddy world?<br />
Let it be still, and it becomes clear.<br />
Who can remain calm,<br />
and through activity come back to life?<br />
Those who embrace this Way do not over-extend themselves.<br />
Because they do not over-extend themselves,<br />
they do not wear out and are not replaced.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Our Translation:'''<br />
<br />
''TK''<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Chapter 16 ===<br />
'''Original:'''<br />
Empty yourself of everything.<br />
Maintain a steady serenity.<br />
All things take shape and become active,<br />
but I see them return to their source,<br />
like vegetation that grows and flourishes,<br />
but returns to the root from which it springs.<br />
<br />
Returning to the source is serenity;<br />
it is to realize one's destiny.<br />
To realize one's destiny is to know the eternal.<br />
To know the eternal is to be enlightened.<br />
Not to know the eternal<br />
is to act blindly and court disaster.<br />
<br />
Whoever knows the eternal is open to everything.<br />
Whoever is open to everything is impartial.<br />
To be impartial is to be universal.<br />
To be universal is to be in accord with heaven.<br />
To be in accord with heaven is to be in accord with the Way.<br />
To be in accord with the Way is to be eternal<br />
and to live free from harm even though the body dies.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Our Translation:'''<br />
<br />
Forget about everything and be cool<br />
When your work is over, everything returns to the cool, the quiet, the chill<br />
<br />
To return to slack is relaxing;<br />
It is to realize where you're going.<br />
To know where you're going is to know eternity.<br />
To know eternity you must find slack.<br />
To act with no knowledge of slack<br />
is to bumble and court disaster.<br />
<br />
Whoever can find slack anywhere<br />
is open to everything.<br />
To be open to everything is to be impartial,<br />
a well rounded renaissance.<br />
<br />
If laughter is your slack, then laugh<br />
If rage is your slack, then rage<br />
If you can get slack from a stone, then get stoned.<br />
If you can get slack from anywhere, then you can go everywhere.<br />
The mind may lose it.<br />
The body may die.<br />
Return to the slack.<br />
<br />
=== Chapter 17 ===<br />
'''Original:'''<br />
The best leaders the people barely know.<br />
The next best they love and praise.<br />
The next they fear.<br />
And the next they hate.<br />
<br />
Those who lack trust will not be trusted.<br />
Then they resort to promises.<br />
But when they accomplish their task and complete their work,<br />
the people say, "We did it ourselves."<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Our Translation:'''<br />
<br />
''TK''<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Chapter 18 ===<br />
'''Original:'''<br />
When the great Way is forgotten,<br />
the doctrines of humanity and morality arise.<br />
When knowledge and cleverness appear,<br />
there emerges great hypocrisy.<br />
When family relationships are not in harmony,<br />
filial piety and parental love are advocated.<br />
When a country falls into chaos and disorder,<br />
there is praise of loyal patriots.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Our Translation:'''<br />
<br />
When Chaos is forgotten,<br />
The illusions of Order and Disorder arise.<br />
When the Black Iron Prison is ignored,<br />
Objectivity and Subjectivity become entwined.<br />
When the people hand over their Authority,<br />
Religion and Politics marry.<br />
When people Think for Themselves,<br />
The Revolution is born.<br />
<br />
=== Chapter 19 ===<br />
'''Original:'''<br />
Abandon religion and discard cleverness,<br />
and people will benefit a hundredfold.<br />
Abandon humanity and discard morality,<br />
and people will rediscover love and duty.<br />
Abandon skill and discard profit,<br />
and there will be no thieves or robbers.<br />
These three things relate to externals and are inadequate.<br />
<br />
People need what they can depend on:<br />
reveal simplicity; embrace the natural;<br />
control selfishness; reduce desires.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Our Translation:'''<br />
<br />
''TK''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Chapter 20 ===<br />
'''Original:'''<br />
Abandon memorizing, and vexations end.<br />
How much difference is there between yes and no?<br />
How much difference is there between good and evil?<br />
Is what people fear really to be feared?<br />
How very remote the actual occurrence!<br />
<br />
The people of the world make merry<br />
as though at a holiday feast or a spring carnival.<br />
I alone am inactive and desireless,<br />
like a new-born baby who cannot yet smile,<br />
unattached, as though homeless.<br />
<br />
The people of the world possess more than enough.<br />
I alone seem to have lost all.<br />
I must be a fool, so indiscriminate and nebulous.<br />
<br />
Most people seem knowledgeable and bright.<br />
I alone am simple and dull.<br />
<br />
Most people see differences and are sharp.<br />
I alone make no distinctions,<br />
seeming aimless, drifting as the sea,<br />
like the wind blowing about, seemingly without destination.<br />
<br />
People of the world all have a purpose.<br />
I alone seem impractical and out of place.<br />
I am different from others,<br />
and value drawing sustenance from the Mother. <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Our Translation:'''<br />
<br />
Abandon Reality, and Illusions end.<br />
How much difference is there between True and False?<br />
How much difference is there between Order and Disorder?<br />
Is what people Believe really to be believed?<br />
Not fucking likely!<br />
<br />
The people know from Right and Wrong,<br />
As if they can see the Universe.<br />
I am unsure, and seek more information.<br />
<br />
The people of the world know Sacred from Sinful,<br />
Punishing and praising all around them.<br />
I raise a challenge with "I Don't Know,"<br />
And lay myself down with sleep undisturbed.<br />
<br />
Most people have reached a conclusion,<br />
And move on to the next shiny object.<br />
I keep my thoughts alive,<br />
And tucked in my head,<br />
Waiting for the next Observation.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Alternate Translation'''<br />
<br />
<br />
Stop worrying so much about the world<br />
<br />
Is there really that much of a difference between saying yes and saying no?<br />
<br />
Is there really that much of a difference between winning and losing?<br />
<br />
Why should you care about what Most People care about?<br />
<br />
How outlandish!<br />
<br />
<br />
Most People get too excited<br />
<br />
Like they are at a parade or a nightclub<br />
<br />
Personally, I don't give a fuck<br />
<br />
I'm as cool as the other side of the pillow<br />
<br />
As expressionless as a new born babe<br />
<br />
<br />
Most People have more than what they need<br />
<br />
I stick to simplicity though<br />
<br />
I am a high-plains drifter<br />
<br />
Without a home<br />
<br />
I mindlessly roam the earth<br />
<br />
<br />
Most People tend to over-think their problems<br />
<br />
I stick to the simple outlines<br />
<br />
Most People try to see the pattern in the Chaos<br />
<br />
I see the Chaos in the patterns<br />
<br />
Most People try to force Purpose into their life<br />
<br />
I ride the waves of Chaos where it takes me<br />
<br />
<br />
I am different from Most People<br />
<br />
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