{"id":10494,"date":"2025-08-30T09:28:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T23:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geoffreychen.com\/?p=10494"},"modified":"2025-08-30T09:29:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T23:29:41","slug":"%e3%80%8a%e9%81%93%e5%be%b7%e7%bb%8f%e3%80%8b%e7%ac%ac%e5%85%ad%e8%87%b3%e7%ac%ac%e5%8d%81%e7%ab%a0%e5%ad%a6%e4%b9%a0%e7%ac%94%e8%ae%b0-study-notes-on-dao-de-jing-chapters-6-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geoffreychen.com\/zh\/%e3%80%8a%e9%81%93%e5%be%b7%e7%bb%8f%e3%80%8b%e7%ac%ac%e5%85%ad%e8%87%b3%e7%ac%ac%e5%8d%81%e7%ab%a0%e5%ad%a6%e4%b9%a0%e7%ac%94%e8%ae%b0-study-notes-on-dao-de-jing-chapters-6-10\/","title":{"rendered":"\u300a\u9053\u5fb7\u7ecf\u300b\u7b2c\u516d\u81f3\u7b2c\u5341\u7ae0\u5b66\u4e60\u7b14\u8bb0 Study Notes on Dao De Jing, Chapters 6\u201310"},"content":{"rendered":"

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English Translation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The valley spirit never dies;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is called the mysterious feminine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The gateway of the mysterious feminine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is called the root of Heaven and Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soft and continuous, seeming to exist,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its use is inexhaustible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u95ee\u7b54\u8bb2\u89e3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q: Why does Laozi use \u201cvalley spirit\u201d and \u201cmysterious feminine\u201d as metaphors for Dao?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: The \u201cvalley\u201d symbolizes emptiness that can contain all; the \u201cfeminine\u201d symbolizes the mother that gives birth. Dao is like an empty valley yet full of life, like the mother of all beings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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English Translation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heaven is everlasting, Earth is enduring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reason Heaven and Earth endure<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is that they do not live for themselves;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus they can live long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, the sage puts himself behind, yet finds himself in front.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He regards himself as external, yet his life is preserved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is it not because he is selfless<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That he fulfills his true self?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q: Why can Heaven and Earth last long?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: Because they do not live for themselves, but act selflessly for all beings. The sage follows this: by putting himself behind, he is preserved at the front.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u7b2c\u516b\u7ae0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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English Translation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The highest goodness is like water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Water benefits all things without competing,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dwelling in places that others disdain\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore it is close to Dao.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In dwelling, be good at choosing the ground;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In heart, be deep like an abyss;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In relationships, be kind;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In words, be sincere;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In governance, be orderly;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In affairs, be capable;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In action, be timely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because it does not contend,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is without blame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q: What does \u201cThe highest goodness is like water\u201d mean?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: Water nourishes all things without competing, always flowing to the low places. It symbolizes humility and inclusiveness. The greatest virtue should be like water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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English Translation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To hold and fill to overflowing is not as good as stopping in time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To sharpen something to the utmost cannot last long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A hall full of gold and jade cannot be preserved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wealth and arrogance bring one\u2019s own ruin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When success is achieved, withdraw\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the Way of Heaven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u95ee\u7b54\u8bb2\u89e3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q: Why should one \u201cwithdraw after success\u201d?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: Because extremes lead to decline. When something reaches its peak, it begins to fall. Knowing when to withdraw after achievement aligns with the Way of Heaven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u7b2c\u5341\u7ae0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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English Translation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carrying the soul and embracing the One, can you remain undivided?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Concentrating your breath and achieving softness, can you be like an infant?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purifying your vision of the mysterious, can you be without flaws?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Loving the people and governing the state, can you act without knowledge (arrogance)?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opening and closing the gate of Heaven, can you act in the female\u2019s role?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Understanding all directions clearly, can you act without cunning?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To give life and to nurture it,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To create but not to possess,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To act but not to depend on it,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To lead but not to dominate\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is called profound virtue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u95ee\u7b54\u8bb2\u89e3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q: Why are there so many questions in this chapter?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: They serve as reminders to the practitioner\u2014cultivation requires simplicity, softness, and selflessness, without clinging to power or knowledge. The ultimate goal is \u201cto give life without possessing, to act without relying, to lead without dominating\u201d\u2014this is profound virtue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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