六章
道德经 · section 2 · 老子(李耳) · 361 characters
Original text
-{谷}-神不死,是谓玄牝。玄牝之门,是谓天地根。緜緜若存,用之不勤。 {{*|-{谷}-神,谷中央无谷也。无形无影,无逆无违,处卑不动,守静不衰,谷以之成而不见其形,此至物也。处卑而不可得名,故谓天地之根,緜緜若存,用之不 勤。门,玄牝之所由也,本其所由,与极同体,故谓之天地之根也。欲言存邪,则不见其形,欲言亡邪,万物以之生。故緜緜若存也,无物不成,用而不劳也。故曰,用而不勤也。}}
七章 天长地久。天地所以能长且久者,以其不自生, 故能长生。是以圣人后其身而身先;外其身而身存。非以其无私邪,故能成其私。
八章 上善若水。水善利万物而不争,处众人之所恶, 故几于道。 居善地,心善渊,与善仁,言善信,正善治,事善能,动善时。夫唯不争,故无尤。
九章 持而盈之,不如其已; 揣而棁之,不可长保。 金玉满堂,莫之能守; 富贵而骄,自遗其咎。 功遂身退,天之道。
十章 载营魄抱一,能无离乎? 专气致柔,能婴儿乎? 涤除玄览,能无疵乎? 爱国治民,能无知乎? 天门开阖,能为雌乎? 明白四达,能无为乎? 生之, 畜之。 生而不有,为而不恃,长而不宰,是谓玄德。
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