Friday 7 November 2008

Daodejing Poem 8

第 八 章 

上 善 若 水 。 水 利 萬 物 而 不 爭 , 處 眾 人 所 惡 , 故 幾 於 道 矣 。 居 善 地 , 心 善 淵 , 與 善 仁 , 言 善 信 , 政 善 治 , 事 善 能 , 動 善 時 。 夫 惟 不 爭 , 故 無 尤 。 

八章○聖人能善○如水善利萬物而又不爭○ 能化萬事○故無尤○

The above, Tao, is good like water. Water benefits everything without competing and enters places where people despise. So water resembles Tao. Resting place derives from earth; mind is as deep stream; togetherness favours humaneness; speech favours belief; government favours a cure; work depends on ability; action depends on timing. You should not compete, therefore there is no worry.

Our face resembles water 水 . 若 is another word to resemble our face. And Bible always mention right 右 hand side of God. Water has > <, 2 eyes and J the nose. The meeting point between the 2 eyes is the Mystic Portal 玄關 .

Also learn the characteristics of water, like ocean collects all water from all sources. Tao inside us is like a water droplet. So when mixed with the ocean, all becomes One.


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