and unravel the complications of things;In the book, The Tao of Peace
~ James Legge translation, from The Sacred Books of the East, 1891 ~
Untangle the knot,
~ Gia-fu Feng and Jane English translation, published by Vintage Books, 1989 ~
Unravels the knots
~ Derek Lin translation, from Tao Te Ching: Annotated & Explained, published by SkyLight Paths, 2006 ~
(No corresponding line)
~ Ron Hogan rendition, from Beatrice.com, 2004 ~
, Wang Chen phrases this line as "dampens fervor, resolves confusion." For me, this is not altogether different than Legge's take and it is also not far from the other two as well.The central point is that nature does not twist itself up with worry over what was, is or could be. Nature simply flows from here to there and back again. We would do well to learn this lesson for use in our own lives.
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The central point is that nature does not twist itself up with worry over what was, is or could be. Nature simply flows from here to there and back again. We would do well to learn this lesson for use in our own lives.
ReplyDeleteLove that paragraph. I'm trying to "go with the flow" these days, and it is working really well.
I'm just having an issue with the difference between "going with the flow" and being lazy.
I suppose honesty is the solution to that one.