The Tao Te ChingTranslated by Jerry C. WelchCopyright Khiron, the Kuei-Shen Hsien 1998.http://spirit-alembic.com/thou.html1The Finite cannot be all of the Infinite!THOU by any specific name is not all there is to THOU.The un-nameable is the Father of the myriads of things.The nameable is the Mother of it's own myriads of things.Therefore; never wanting, one may observe [...]
The Tao Te ChingTranslated by John WorldPeaceSource: http://www.johnworldpeace.com/taoteching.html1The infinity that can be conceived is not theeverlasting Infinity.The infinity that can be described is not theperpetual Infinity.The inconceivable indescribable is the essenceof the all encompassing Infinite.Conceiving and describing applies only to themanifestations of Infinity.Free from distinctions, experience the oneness ofInfinity.Focus on distinctions and see only themanifestationsof Infinity.Yet [...]
The Tao Te ChingTranslated by Ted WrigleySource: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Bridge/7687/taote.htmlIA path is just a path, a name is just a nameWhat is, is, without sense or differentiationAnd only divides itself into things when we give namesForget the names of things and you sense fit and flowUse their names and you see uniqueness, significanceEach perspective is as true as [...]
The Tao Te ChingTranslated by John C. H. WuSource: http://www.cathoderaymission.freeserve.co.uk/tao/index.html1.TAO can be talked about, but not the Eternal Tao.Names can be named, but not the Eternal Name.As the origin of heaven-and-earth, it is nameless:As "the Mother" of all things, it is nameable.So, as ever hidden, we should look at its inner essence:As always manifest, we should [...]
The Tao Te ChingTranslated by Lin YutangSource: http://oaks.nvg.org/ys1ra3.html1. On the Absolute TaoThe Tao the can be told ofIs not the Absolute Tao;The Names that can be givenAre not Absolute Names.The Nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth;The Named is the Mother of All Things.Therefore:Oftentimes, one strips oneself of passionIn order to see the Secret [...]
