Sunday, June 24, 2012

Line by Line - Verse 73, Line 8

does not call, and yet men come to it of themselves.
~ James Legge translation, from The Sacred Books of the East, 1891 ~

It does not ask, yet is supplied with all its needs.
~ Gia-fu Feng and Jane English translation, published by Vintage Books, 1989 ~

Is not summoned and yet comes on its own
~ Derek Lin translation, from Tao Te Ching: Annotated & Explained, published by SkyLight Paths, 2006 ~

It can't be summoned;
it comes whenever it's ready.

~ Ron Hogan rendition, from Beatrice.com, 2004 ~
This unknowable force we call being is pervasive. We couldn't escape from it if we wanted to. Where could we go where this force does not exist? What could we do to subvert it? It encompasses everything known and unknown -- It IS everything.

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