,NOTES 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LAOZI 7,LAO-,TZU7 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,URSULA ,K4 ,LE ,GU9 

,TEXT 3 

,CONC]N+ ,?IS ,V]SION 

,?IS IS A R5DITION1 NOT A TRANSLATION4 ,I DO NOT KN[ ANY ,*9ESE4 ,I C\LD APPROA* ! TEXT AT ALL ONLY BECAUSE ,PAUL ,C>US1 9 HIS #ahih TRANSLATION ( ! ,TAO ,TE ,*+1 PR9T$ ! ,*9ESE TEXT ) EA* *>ACT] FOLL[$ BY A TRANSLIT]ATION & A TRANSLATION4 ,MY GRATITUDE TO HIM IS UN5D+4 

,TO HAVE ! TEXT ?US MADE ACCESSIBLE WAS NOT ONLY TO HAVE A ,ROSETTA ,/ONE = ! BOOK ITSELF1 BUT ALSO TO HAVE A T\*/ONE = COMP>+ O!R ,5GLI% TRANSLATIONS ONE ) ANO!R4 ,IF ,I C\LD FOCUS ON :I* WORD ! TRANSLATORS W]E 9T]PRET+1 ,I C\LD BEG9 TO UND]/& :Y !Y MADE ! *OICE !Y DID4 ,I C\LD COMP>E V>I\S 9T]PRETATIONS & SEE :Y !Y V>I$ SO TREM5D\SLY2 C\LD SEE H[ MU* EXPLANATION1 SOMETIMES H[ MU* BIAS1 WAS 9CLUD$ 9 ! TRANSLATION2 C\LD DISCOV] = MYSELF ?AT SEV]AL ,5GLI% MEAN+S MI<T LEAD ME BACK TO ! SAME ,*9ESE WORD4 ,&1 F9ALLY1 = ALL MY IGNORANCE ( ! LANGUAGE1 ,I C\LD GA9 AN 9TUITION ( ! /YLE1 ! GAIT & CAD5CE1 ( ! ORIG9AL1 NECESS>Y TO MY E> & CONSCI5CE IF ,I WAS TO TRY TO REPRODUCE IT 9 ,5GLI%4 

,)\T ! ACCESS TO ! TEXT ?AT ! ,C>US $ITION GAVE ME1 ,I W\LD HAVE BE5 DEFEAT$ BY ! DIFF]5CES AMONG ! TRANSLATIONS1 & C\LD NEV] HAVE ?\<T ( FOLL[+ !M AS GUIDES T[>DS A V]SION ( MY [N4 ,AS IT WAS1 WORK+ FROM ,C>US'S TEXT1 ,I LE>N$ H[ TO LET !M LEAD ME 9TO IT1 ALWAYS US+ !IR KN[L$GE1 !IR S*OL>%IP1 !IR DECISIONS1 AS MY LI<T 9 D>KNESS4 

,:5 Y\ TRY TO FOLL[ ! ,WAY1 EV5 IF Y\ W&] (F IT ALL ! TIME1 GOOD ?+S HAPP5 ?\< Y\ DO NOT DES]VE !M4 ,MY WORK ON ! ,TAO ,TE ,*+ WAS V]Y W&]+ 9DE$4 ,I />T$ 9 MY TW5TIES ) A FEW *APT]S4 

,EV]Y DECADE OR SO ,I'D DO ANO!R BIT1 & TELL MYSELF ,I'D SIT D[N & REALLY GET TO IT1 SOME DAY4 ,! UNDES]V$ GOOD ?+ ?AT HAPP5$ WAS ?AT A TRUE & G5U9E S*OL> ( ANCI5T ,*9ESE & ( ,LAO ,TZU1 ,DR4 ,J4 ,P4 ,SEATON ( ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,NOR? ,C>OL9A1 SAW SOME ( MY V]SIONS ( BITS ( ! ,TAO ,TE ,*+ 7SCURVILY QUOT$ )\T ATTRIBUTION BY MYSELF74 ,HE REPR9T$ !M ) HONOR1 & ASK$ ME = MORE4 ,I DO NOT ?9K HE KNEW :AT HE WAS GETT+ 9TO4 

,( HIS 9VALUABLE TEA*+1 HIS 5C\RAGEM5T1 HIS G5]OSITY1 ,I CAN SAY ONLY :AT ,LAO ,TZU SAYS AT ! 5D ( ! BOOK3 

,WISE S\LS DON'T HO>D2 

! MORE !Y DO = O!RS ! MORE !Y HAVE1 

! MORE !Y GIVE ! RI*] !Y >E4 

,S\RCES 

,?\< ! ,TAO ,TE ,*+ HAS BE5 TRANSLAT$ 9TO ,5GLI% V]Y MU* MORE (T5 ?AN ANY O!R ,*9ESE CLASSIC1 9DE$ ALMO/ OV]:ELM+LY (T51 IT WASN'T EASY TO GET HOLD ( MORE ?AN A FEW ( !SE V]SIONS UNTIL QUITE REC5TLY4 

,C>US'S WORD-=-WORD ,*9ESE-TO-,5GLI% WAS 5DLESSLY VALUABLE TO ME1 BUT HIS ACTUAL TRANSLATION WASN'T V]Y SATISFACTORY4 0,REASON0 AS A TRANSLATION ( ,TAO DID NOT R+ TRUE4 ,I ALWAYS LOOK$ AT ANY TRANSLATION ( ! BOOK ,I F\ND & HAD A GO AT IT4 ,! LANGUAGE ( SOME WAS SO OBSCURE AS TO MAKE ME FEEL ! BOOK MU/ BE BEYOND ,WE/]N COMPREH5SION4 7,JAMES ,LEGGE'S V]SION WAS ONE ( !SE1 ?\< ,I DID F9D ! TITLE = A BOOK ( M9E1 ,! ,LA! ( ,HEAV51 9 ,LEGGE4 ,YE>S LAT]1 ,JOSEPH ,NE$HAM1 ! GREAT S*OL> ( ,*9ESE SCI5CE & TE*NOLOGY1 WROTE TO TELL ME 9 ! K9DE/1 MO/ UNREPROA*FUL FA%ION ?AT ,LEGGE WAS A BIT (F ON ?AT ONE2 :5 ,*UANG ,TZU WAS WRITT5 ! LA! HADN'T BE5 9V5T$47 

,LI/$ R\<LY 9 ! ORD] ( !IR USEFULNESS TO ME1 !SE >E ! TRANSLATIONS ?AT ,I COLLECT$ OV] ! YE>S & CAME TO TRU/ 9 ONE WAY OR ANO!R & TO USE AS MY EXEMPL>S & GUIDES3 

,PAUL ,C>US4 ,LAO-,TZE'S ,TAO-,TEH-,K+4 ,OP5 ,C\RT ,PUBLI%+ ,COMPANY1 #a#h#i#h4 
,! BOOK HAS REC5TLY BE5 REPUBLI%$1 BUT ! $ITORS *OSE TO OMIT ITS UNIQUE & MO/ VALUABLE ELEM5T1 ! *>ACT]-BY-*>ACT] ROMANIZATION & TRANSLATION4 

,>?UR ,WALEY4 ,! ,WAY & ,ITS ,P[]3 ,A ,/UDY ( ! ,TAO ,TE ,*+ & ,ITS ,PLACE 9 ,*9ESE ,?\<T4 ,FIR/ PUBLI%$ 9 #a#i#e#h2 ,I HAVE ! ,GROVE $ITION ( #a#i#f#h4 ,?\< ,WALEY'S TRANSLATION IS POLITICAL :]E M9E IS POETICAL1 HIS BROAD & PR(\ND KN[L$GE ( ,*9ESE ?\<T & HIS ACUTELY S5SITIVE TACT AS A TRANSLATOR W]E :AT ,I ALWAYS TURN$ TO :5 9 D\BT1 ALWAYS F9D+ SECURE GUIDANCE & ILLUM9ATION4 

,ROB]T ,G4 ,H5RICKS4 ,TE-,TAO ,*+3 ,LAO-,TZU1 TRANSLAT$ FROM ! ,MA-WANG-TUI TEXTS4 ,MOD]N ,LIBR>Y1 #a#i#i#c4 ,IT WAS EXCIT+ TO F9D ?AT NEW TEXTS HAD BE5 DISCOV]$2 IT WAS EXCIT+ TO F9D !IR FIR/ ,5GLI% TRANSLATION AN \T/&+ WORK ( S*OL>%IP1 WRITT5 9 PLA91 ELEGANT LANGUAGE1 AS TRANSP>5T TO ! ORIG9AL AS IT C\LD BE4 

,GIA-,FU ,F5G & ,JANE ,5GLI%4 ,TAO ,TE ,*+4 ,FIR/ PUBLI%$ #a#i#g#b2 ,I HAVE ! ,V9TAGE $ITION ( #a#i#h#i4 ,>IS+ FROM A SYMPA!TIC & 9=M$ UND]/&+1 ?IS IS LIT]>ILY ! MO/ SATISFY+ REC5T TRANSLATION ,I HAVE F\ND1 T]SE1 CLE>1 & SIMPLE4 

,D4 ,C4 ,LAU4 ,LAO ,TZU ,TAO ,TE ,*+4 ,FIR/ PUBLI%$ #a#i#f#c2 ,I HAVE ! ,P5GU9 $ITION ( #a#i#g#a4 ,A CLE>1 DEEPLY ?\<TFUL TRANSLATION1 A MO/ VALUABLE REF]5CE4 
,LAU HAS ALSO TRANSLAT$ ! ,MA WANG TUI TEXT = ,EV]YMAN'S ,LIBR>Y 7,KNOPF1 #a#i#i#d74 

,MI*AEL ,LAF>GUE4 ,! ,TAO ( ! ,TAO ,TE ,*+4 ,/ATE ,UNIV]SITY ( ,NEW ,YORK ,PRESS1 #a#i#i#b4 

,TAM ,C4 ,GIBBS & ,MAN-JAN ,*5G4 ,LAO-,TZU3 0,MY WORDS >E V]Y EASY TO UND]/&40 ,NOR? ,ATLANTIC ,BOOKS1 #a#i#h#a4 
,!SE BOOKS1 ?\< SOME:AT QUIRKY1 EA* PROV$ USEFUL 9 CA/+ A DIFF]5T LI<T ON KNOTTY BITS & OBSCURE PLACES 9 ! TEXT & SUGGE/+ ALT]NATIVE READ+S OR WORD *OICES4 

,WITT] ,BYNN]4 ,! ,WAY ( ,LIFE ,ACCORD+ TO ,LAO ,TZU4 ,CAPRICORN ,BOOKS1 #a#i#d#d4 
,9 ! D$ICATION TO HIS FRI5D ,KIANG ,KANG-HU1 ,BYNN] QUOTES HIM3 0,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TRANSLATE IT )\T AN 9T]PRETATION4 ,MO/ ( ! TRANSLATIONS W]E BAS$ ON ! 9T]PRETATIONS ( COMM5TATORS1 BUT Y\ *IEFLY TOOK ITS 9T]PRETATION FROM Y\R [N 9SI<T 444 SO ! TRANSLATION C\LD BE V]Y CLOSE TO ! ORIG9AL TEXT EV5 )\T KN[L$GE ( ! WORDS40 ,?IS IS TRUE ( ,BYNN]'S V]Y FREE1 POETIC 0,AM]ICAN ,V]SION10 & ITS TRU? HELP$ GIVE ME ! C\RAGE TO WORK ON MY [N ,AM]ICAN ,V]SION FIFTY YE>S LAT]4 ,I DID NOT REF] (T5 TO ,BYNN] :ILE ,I WORK$1 BECAUSE HIS /YLE IS V]Y DIFF]5T FROM M9E & HIS VIVID LANGUAGE MI<T HAVE CONTROLL$ MY [N RA!R ?AN FREE+ IT4 ,BUT ,I AM MO/ GRATEFUL TO HIM4 

,I />T$ \T US+ TRANSLATIONS BY ,/EPH5 ,MIT*ELL & ,*ANG ,*UNG-YUAN1 BUTF\ND !M NOT USEFUL4 ,S9CE ,I BEGAN WORK+ S]I\SLY ON ?IS V]SION SO MANY ,TAO ,TE ,*+ S HAVE APPE>$ OR REAPPE>$ ?AT ONE BEG9S TO WOND] IF ,LAO ,TZU HAS MORE TRANSLATORS ?AN HE HAS READ]S4 ,I HAVE LOOK$ HOPEFULLY 9TO MANY1 BUT NONE ( ! NEW V]SIONS SEEMS TO IMPROVE 9 ANY WAY ON ,WALEY1 ,H5RICKS1 ,LAU1 OR ,F5G-,5GLI%1 & MANY ( !M BLUR ! LANGUAGE 9TO DULLNESS & VAGU5ESS4 ,LAO ,TZU IS T\<-M9D$4 ,HE IS T5D]-M9D$4 ,HE IS NEV]1 UND] ANY CIRCUM/ANCES1 SQUA%Y-M9D$4 ,BY CONFUS+ MY/ICISM ) IMPRECISION1 SU* V]SIONS BETRAY ! SPIRIT ( ! BOOK & ITS M>VEL\SLY PUNG5T1 LACONIC1 BEAUTIFUL LANGUAGE4.<#f#a.> 

,NOTES ON ,SOME ,*OICES ( ,WORD+ 

,= TAO1 ,I MO/LY USE 0,WAY10 SOMETIMES 0WAY10 DEP5D+ ON CONTEXT4 0,WAY0 9 MY TEXT ALWAYS REPRES5TS ! *>ACT] TAO4 

,I CONSI/5TLY R5D] ! *>ACT] TE AS 0P[]40 0,VIRTUE0 7 VIRTUS1 V]TU7 9 ITS OLD S5SE ( ! 9H]5T QUALITY & /R5G? ( A ?+ OR P]SON IS F> CLOS] TO ! M>K1 BUT ?AT S5SE IS PRETTY WELL LO/4 ,APPLI$ OBSESSIVELY TO ! VIRG9ITY OR MONOGAMY ( WOM51 ! WORD LO/ ITS [N VIRTUE4 ,:5 US$ ( P]SONS IT N[ ALMO/ ALWAYS HAS A SMIRK OR A SNE] 9 IT4 ,?IS IS A %AME4 ,LAO ,TZU'S 0,P[] IS GOODNESS0 MAKES PRECISELY ! ID5TIFICATION WE US$ TO MAKE 9 ! WORD 0VIRTUE40 0,P[]10 ON ! O!R H&1 IS A P[]FUL WORD1 ALMO/ A MANA-WORD = US4 ,IT IS ALSO A V]Y SLIPP]Y ONE1 ) MANY CONNOTATIONS4 ,TO ID5TIFY IT ) GOODNESS TAKES A SPECIAL1 ,TAOI/IC DEF9ITION ( IT AS A PROP]TY (--! VIRTUE (--! ,WAY4 

,! PHRASE T'I5 HSIA1 LIT]ALLY 0UND] HEAV510 OCCURS MANY TIMES ?R\<\T ! TEXT4 ,MORE (T5 ?AN NOT ,I R5D] IT AS 0! WORLD40 ,IT IS (T5 TRANSLATABLE AS 0! ,EMPIRE0--:I* AFT] ALL MEANT ! WORLD1 TO ,LAO ,TZU'S CONTEMPOR>IES4 ,I AVOID ?IS1 9 ORD] TO AVOID HI/ORICAL SPECIFICITY2 BUT (T5 T'I5 HSIA 9DUBITABLY MEANS ONE'S C\NTRY1 ONE'S L&1 AS 9 *APT] #b#f4 

,ELSE:]E ,I CALL IT ! PUBLIC GOOD1 ! COMMONWEAL?1 OR ! COMMON GOOD1 & SOMETIMES ,I R5D] IT LIT]ALLY4 

,! PHRASE WAN WUH1 OCCURR+ V]Y FREQU5TLY1 MEANS ! MAT]IAL WORLD1 ALL BE+S1 EV]Y?+4 ,I (T5 USE ! TRADITIONAL LIT]AL TRANSLATION1 0! T5 ?\S& ?+S10 BECAUSE IT'S LIVELY & CONCRETE1 BUT AT TIMES ,I SAY 0EV]Y?+0 OR 0! ?+S ( ?IS WORLD40 

,I USE 0WISE S\L0 OR 0! WISE0 = ! SEV]AL WORDS & PHRASES USUALLY R5D]$ AS ,SAGE1 ,WISE ,MAN1 ,SA9T1 ,GREAT ,MAN1 & SO ON1 & ,I AVOID ! PRON\N USUALLY ASSOCIAT$ ) !SE T]MS4 ,I WANT$ TO MAKE A V]SION ?AT DOESN'T LIMIT WISDOM TO MALES1 & DOESN'T GIVE ! IMPRESSION ?AT A FOLL[] ( ! ,TAO HAS TO BE A PR(ESSIONAL1 FULL-TIME ,HOLI]-?AN-,?\ :O LIVES UP ABOVE SN[L9E4 ,UNIMPORTANT1 UN$UCAT$1 UNTRA9$ M5 & WOM5 CAN BE WISE S\LS4 7,I ?\<T ( US+ M5S*47 

,) ! SAME 9T5TION1 ,I (T5 USE ! PLURAL PRON\N :]E O!R TRANSLATIONS USE ! S+UL>1 TO AVOID UNNECESS>Y G5D]+ & TO KEEP FROM SUGGE/+ ! IDEA ( UNIQU5ESS1 S+UL>ITY4 ,I APPRECIATE ! ,*9ESE LANGUAGE = MAK+ SU* *OICES AVAILABLE4 

,C]TA9 OBSCURE PASSAGES & V]SES ?AT *ANGE OR OB/RUCT ! S5SE ( ! POEMS MAY BE SE5 AS ]RORS OR 9T]POLATIONS BY COPYI/S4 ,I DECID$ TO EJECT SOME ( !M4 ,MY AU?ORITY = DO+ SO IS NIL--A POET'S JUDGM5T ?AT 0?IS DOESN'T BELONG H]E40 ,IT TAKES N]VE TO DROP A L9E ?AT ,WALEY HAS LEFT 94 ,MY V]SION IS OP5LY DEP5D5T ON ! JUDGM5T ( ! S*OL>S4 ,BUT MY AIM WAS TO MAKE ES!TIC1 9TELLECTUAL1 & SPIRITUAL S5SE1 & ,I FELT ?AT EF=TS TO TREAT MAT]IAL EXTRANE\S TO ! TEXT AS 9TEGRAL TO IT WEAK5 ITS 9TEGRITY4 ,ANYH[1 REJECTS >E DISCUSS$ & PR9T$ 9 ! COMM5T>Y ON ! PAGE ) ! POEM1 OR 9 ! ,NOTES4 

,! ,TITLES ( ! ,POEMS3 ,C>US IS ONE ( ! FEW TRANSLATORS TO USE TITLES2 !Y >E 9 BO? HIS ,*9ESE TEXT & HIS TRANSLATION4 ,I FOLL[ HIS V]SION SOMETIMES1 & SOMETIMES 9V5T MY [N4 

,! ,TWO ,TEXTS ( ! ,TAO ,TE ,*+ 

,WE N[ HAVE TWO V]SIONS ( ! ,TAO ,TE ,*+3 ! TEXTS ?AT HAVE BE5 /&>D S9CE ! ?IRD C5TURY ,C,E1 & ! ,MA WANG TUI TEXTS ( ! MID-FIR/ C5TURY ,C,E1 NOT DISCOV]$ TILL #a#i#g#c4 ,!Y DIFF] 9 MANY DETAILS1 BUT 9 ONLY ONE MAJOR RESPECT3 ! ORD] ( ! TWO BOOKS ?AT CON/ITUTE ! TEXT4 

,! ?REE WORDS TAO TE *+1 PUT 9TO ,5GLI% )\T SYNTACTICAL CONNECTION1 >E 0WAY P[] CLASSIC40 ,! USUAL 9T]PRETATION GIVES ! MEAN+ ( ?IS TITLE AS SOME?+ ON ! ORD] ( 0! CLASSIC .<TEXT.> AB\T ! WAY & .<ITS.> P[]40 ,! TWO BOOKS >E TITL$ 79 SOME V]SIONS7 ,TAO1 0,! ,WAY10 & ,TE1 0,! ,P[]40 7,I P]SONALLY F9D ?AT ! POEMS DO NOT CONSI/5TLY REFLECT ?AT DIVISION ( SUBJECT-MATT]47 ,9 ! ,MA WANG TUI1 ! ,P[] COMES BE=E ! ,WAY4 

,I KEEP ! /&>D ORD]1 9 :I* TAO PREC$ES TE1 & ! FAM\S /ANZA AB\T ! GO-ABLE WAY & ! NAMABLE NAME IS ! FIR/ *APT]1 NOT ! ?IRTY-EI<?4 ,:]E !RE >E DIFF]5CES 9 WORD+1 ,I FOLL[ SOMETIMES ! /&>D TEXT1 SOMETIMES ,ROB]T ,G4 ,H5RICKS'S TRANSLATION ( ! ,MA WANG TUI1 :I*EV] SEEM$ MORE USEFUL4 

,NOTES ON ! ,*APT]S 

,*,A,P,T,] #a 

,H]E1 = ! WORDS 9 ! ?IRD V]SE ?AT ,I R5D] 0:AT IT WANTS10 ,I USE ! ,MA WANG TUI TEXT4 ,! WORDS 9 ! /&>D TEXT MEAN B\ND>IES1 OR LIMITS1 OR \TCOMES4 ,?IS V]SION SEEMS TO FOLL[ MORE COMPREH5SIBLY FROM ! PREC$+ L9ES4 

,& YET ! IDEA ( :AT CAN BE DELIMIT$ OR MADE MANIFE/ IS RELEVANT4 ,9 ! LA/ V]SE1 ! TWO 0:OSE ID5TITY IS MY/]Y0 MAY BE UND]/OOD TO BE ! HIDD51 ! UNNAMABLE1 ! LIMITLESS VISION ( ! FRE$ S\L--& ! MANIFE/1 ! NAMABLE1 ! FIELD ( VISION LIMIT$ BY \R WANTS4 ,BUT ! 5DLESSNESS ( ALL ?AT IS1 & ! LIMITATION ( MORTAL BODILY LIFE1 >E ! SAME1 & !IR SAM5ESS IS ! KEY TO ! DOOR4 

,*,A,P,T,] #e 

,AS ,I SAID ABOVE1 9 A FEW ( ! POEMS ,I LEAVE \T L9ES :I* ,I F9D WEAK5 ! COH]5CE ( ! TEXT TO ! PO9T ?AT ,I BELIEVE !M TO BE A LONG-AGO READ]'S M>G9AL NOTES :I* GOT 9CORPORAT$ 9 LAT] COPY+S4 ,MY AU?ORITY = !SE OMISSIONS IS /RICTLY P]SONAL & ES!TIC4 ,H]E ,I OMIT ! LA/ TWO L9ES4 ,TRANSLATIONS ( !M V>Y GREATLY2 MY V]SION IS3 ,M]E TALK RUNS DRY4 

,BE/ KEEP TO ! C5T]4 

,*,A,P,T,] #ab 

,!RE >E TIMES ,LAO ,TZU S\NDS V]Y LIKE ,H5RY ,DAVID ,?OREAU1 BUT ,LAO ,TZU WAS K9D]4 ,:5 ,?OREAU SAYS TO DI/RU/ ANY 5T]PRISE ?AT REQUIRES NEW CLO!S1 ,I DI/RU/ HIM4 ,HE IS MA*O1 FLAUNT+ HIS ASCETICISM4 ,LAO ,TZU KN[S ?AT GETT+ ALL 5TANGL$ ) ! EXT]NAL KEEPS US FROM ! ET]NAL1 BUT 7SEE *APT] #h7 HE ALSO UND]/&S ?AT SOMETIMES PEOPLE LIKE TO GET DRESS$ UP4 

,*,A,P,T,] #ac 

,T'I5 HSIA1 0UND] HEAV510 I4E4 ! ,EMPIRE1 OR ! WORLD3 H]E ,I R5D] IT AS 0! PUBLIC GOOD10 0! COMMONWEAL?10 & 0! BODY POLITIC40 

,J4 ,P4 ,SEATON COMM5TS3 0,:5 ,LAO ,TZU M5TIONS '! ,EMPIRE' OR 'ALL UND] HEAV51' HE DOES SO ) ! ASSUMPTION ?AT ALL HIS READ]S KN[ ?AT IT IS A COMMONWEAL? :]E ONLY ! RUL] :O RULES BY VIRTUE ( VIRTUE ALONE IS LEGITIMATE40 

,*,A,P,T,],S #a#g1 #a#h1 ,& #ai 

,H5RICKS CONSID]S !SE ?REE *APT]S TO BELONG TOGE!R4 

,! LA/ TWO L9ES ( #ai >E USUALLY PR9T$ AS ! FIR/ TWO L9ES ( #b1 BUT ,H5RICKS ?9KS !Y BELONG H]E1 & ,I FOLL[ HIM4 

,9 #a#h1 L9E #f1 ! WORDS HSIAO TZU >E TRADITIONALLY TRANSLAT$ AS 0FILIAL PIETY & PAT]NAL AFFECTION10 A ,CONFUCIAN IDEAL4 ,9 ?AT *APT] ,LAO ,TZU CITES !SE DUTIFUL FAMILIES AS A SYMPTOM ( SOCIAL DISORD]4 ,BUT 9 *APT] #a#i1 L9E #d1 HSIAO TZU APPE>S AS ! GOOD ?AT WILL RESULT :5 PEOPLE CEASE BE+ MORALI/IC4 ,UNABLE TO RECONCILE !SE CONTRADICTORY USAGES1 & FEEL+ ?AT ,LAO ,TZU WAS F> MORE LIKELY TO USE ,CONFUCIAN LANGUAGE SATIRICALLY ?AN /RAI<T=W>DLY1 ,I FUDG$ ! TRANSLATION 9 *APT] #a#i1 CALL+ IT 0FAMILY FEEL+40 ,EVID5TLY WE >5'T ! ONLY SOCIETY OR G5]ATION TO PUZZLE OV] :AT A FAMILY IS & \<T TO BE4 

,SOMETIMES ,I TRANSLATE ! *>ACT]S SU & P' U ) SU* WORDS AS SIMPLE1 NATURAL4 ,?\< ! PHRASE 0! UNC>V$ BLOCK0 HAS BECOME FAMILI> TO MANY1 YET METAPHOR MAY DI/ANCE IDEAS & WEAK5 A DIRECT /ATEM5T4 ,BUT SOMETIMES1 AS H]E1 ,I USE ! TRADITIONAL METAPHORS1 BECAUSE ! CONTEXT SO CLE>LY IMPLIES KN[+ SOME?+ AS AN >TI/ KN[S H] MAT]IALS1 KEEP+ HOLD ON SOME?+ SOLID4 

,*,A,P,T,] #b 

,! /&>D TEXTS ASK :AT'S ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 WEI & O1 :I* MI<T BE TRANSLAT$ 0YES0 & 0YESSIR40 ,! ,MA WANG TUI HAS WEI & HO3 0YES0 & 0NO40 ,?IS IS P>ALLEL ) ! NEXT L9E 70GOOD & BAD0 9 ! /&>D TEXT1 0BEAUTIFUL & UGLY0 9 ! ,MA WANG TUI74 ,H]E'S A CASE :]E ! OLD] TEXT SURELY IS CORRECT1 ! LAT] ONES CORRUPT4 

,9 ! FIR/ TWO L9ES ( ! SECOND V]SE1 ! ,MA WANG TUI TEXT IS P]FECTLY CLE>3 0,A P]SON :OM EV]YONE FE>S \<T TO BE FE>$40 ,! /&>D TEXT IS /RANGE1 OBSCURE3 0,:AT ! PEOPLE FE> MU/ BE FE>$40 ,YET ! NEXT L9ES FOLL[ FROM IT AS !Y DON'T FROM ! ,MA WANG TUI2 & AFT] MU* POND]+ ,I FOLL[$ ! /&>D TEXT4 

,*,A,P,T,] #bc 

,9 ! SECOND V]SE ! WORD %IH1 0LOSS10 GIVES TR\BLE TO ALL ! TRANSLATORS4 ,WALEY CALLS IT 0! REV]SE ( ! P[]0 & 09EFFICACY10 & ,WALEY'S 9T]PRETATIONS >E NEV] TO BE IGNOR$4 ,ALL ! SAME1 ,I DECID$ TO TAKE IT NOT AS ! OPPOSITE ( ! ,WAY & ! P[]1 BUT AS A K9D ( %AD[-,WAY4 ,ID5TIFY Y\RSELF ) LOSS1 FAILURE1 ! OBSCURE1 ! UNPOSSESSIBLE1 & Y\'LL BE AT HOME EV5 !RE4 

,*,A,P,T,] #bd 

,MY V]SION ( ! FIR/ F\R L9ES ( ! SECOND V]SE DOESN'T FOLL[ ANY ( ! S*OL>LY TRANSLATIONS1 & IS QUITE UNJU/IFI$1 BUT AT LEA/1 UNLIKE !M1 IT MAKES S5SE )\T HORRIBLE V]BAL CONTORTIONS4 

,*,A,P,T,] #be 

,9 ALL ! TEXTS1 ! F\R? V]SE READS3 

,SO !Y SAY3 0,! ,WAY IS GREAT1 

HEAV5 IS GREAT1 

E>? IS GREAT1 

& ! K+ IS GREAT4 

,F\R GREATNESSES 9 ! WORLD1 

& ! K+ IS ONE ( !M40 

,YET 9 ! NEXT V]SE1 :I* IS ! SAME S]IES 9 REV]SE ORD]1 9/EAD ( 0! K+0 IT'S 0! PEOPLE0 OR 0HUMANITY40 ,I ?9K A ,CONFUCIAN COPYI/ SLIPP$ ! K+ 94 ,! K+ G>BLES ! S5SE ( ! POEM & GOES AGA9/ ! SPIRIT ( ! BOOK4 ,I DE?RON$ HIM4 

,! LA/ WORDS ( ! *APT]1 TZU JAN1 :I* ,I R5D] 0:AT IS10 BE> MANY 9T]PRETATIONS4 ,WALEY TRANSLATES !M AS 0! ,SELF-,SO10 GLOSS+ !M AS 0! UNCONDITION$0 OR 0:AT IS SO ( ITSELF02 ,H5RICKS1 0:AT IS SO ON ITS [N02 ,LAU1 0?AT :I* IS NATURALLY SO02 ,GIBBS-,*5G1 0,NATURE02 ,F5G-,5GLI%1 0:AT IS NATURAL02 ,LAF>GUE1 0?+S AS !Y >E40 ,I CAME \T CLOSE/ TO ,LAF>GUE 9 ?IS CASE4 

,*,A,P,T,] #bf 

,I FOLL[ ! ,MA WANG TUI TEXT = ! ?IRD V]SE1 :I* FITS ! !ME MU* BETT] ?AN ! NON-SEQUITUR /&>D TEXT1 0,AMID F9E SI<TS !Y SIT CALM & ALO(40 ,! SYNTAX ( ! ,MA WANG TUI ALSO CL>IFIES ! LA/ V]SE1 RELAT+ IT TO ! LA/ V]SE ( *APT] #a#c4 

,*,A,P,T,] #bg 

,! FIR/ TWO L9ES ( ! ?IRD V]SE SAY ?AT ! NOT-GOOD >E ! T'ZU3 0! CAPITAL0 7,C>US71 OR 0! *>GE0 7,F5G-,5GLI%71 OR 0! /OCK 9 TRADE0 7,WALEY71 OR 0! RAW MAT]IAL0 7,H5RICKS7 ( ! GOOD4 ,LAF>GUE HAS 0! LESS EXCELL5T >E MAT]IAL = ! EXCELL5T10 & ,GIBBS-,*5G1 0M$IOCRE PEOPLE HAVE ! POT5TIAL TO BE GOOD PEOPLE40 ,! LATT] TWO 9T]PRETATIONS SEEM$ ! MO/ USEFUL TO ME4 ,& SO ,I CALL !SE MAK+S1 ?IS RAW MAT]IAL1 0A /UD5T0--SOMEBODY LE>N+ TO BE OR KN[ BETT]4 

,! LA/ L9ES ( ! SECOND & ?IRD V]SES >E TRANSLAT$ 9 WILDLY V>I\S WAYS2 MY 0HIDD5 LI<T0 & 0DEEP MY/]Y0 >E JU/IFI$ IF1 AS ,I BELIEVE1 ,LAO ,TZU IS SIGNAL+ ?AT HIS APP>5TLY SIMPLE /ATEM5TS HAVE COMPLEX IMPLICATIONS & NE$ ?9K+ AB\T4 ,( C\RSE1 ?IS IS TRUE ( EV]Y?+ 9 ! BOOK4 

,*,A,P,T,] #bh 

0,! NATURAL0 & 0NATURAL WOOD0 >E ! SAME WORD1 P' U1 :I* ,I TALK$ AB\T 9 ! NOTE TO *APT] #a#i4 ,GIV5 ! AM\NT ( CUTT+ UP & C>V+ ?AT GOES ON 9 ! LA/ V]SE 7:I* SEEMS A K9D ( FOOTNOTE TO ! FIR/ ?REE71 WE REALLY SEEM TO BE TALK+ AB\T WOOD4 

,*9ESE L5DS ITSELF TO PUNS1 & ?IS LA/ V]SE IS RIFE ) !M4 ,WALEY SAYS ?AT *'I 70USEFUL ?+S07 CAN MEAN 0VESSELS0 OR 0VASSALS10 & *IH CAN MEAN 0C>V+0 OR 0GOV]N+40 ,A GREAT GOV]NM5T W\LDN'T *OP & HACK AT HUMAN NATURE1 TRY+ TO MAKE LEAD]S \T ( S['S E>S4 ,BUT ! P>ADOX ( ! LA/ TWO L9ES SURELY EXCE$S ANY S+LE 9T]PRETATION4 

,*,A,P,T,] #bi 

,! PHRASE T'I5 HSIA OCCURS ONLY 9 ! FIR/ V]SE1 :]E ,I TRANSLATE IT 0! WORLD40 ,I BEG9 ! SECOND V]SE ) ! LIT]AL TRANSLATION ( IT1 0UND] HEAV540 ,I WANT$ ! PHRASE 9 ! POEM AS A REM9D] ?AT ! WORLD ( !SE EXTREMES--( HOT & COLD1 WEAKNESS & /R5G?1 GA9 & LOSS--IS ! SACR$ OBJECT1 ! PLACE UND] HEAV54 

,*,A,P,T,] #ca 

,I HAVE OMITT$ C]TA9 L9ES 9CLUD$ BY ! TRANSLATORS :O >E MY S\RCES & GUIDES4 ,9 ALL ! TEXTS1 ! SECOND V]SE BEG9S3 

,A C\RTE\S P]SON 

9 PEACETIME HONORS ! LEFT1 

9 W>TIME1 ! RI<T4 

,& ! LA/ V]SE BEG9S3 

,9 CELEBRATIONS ! LEFT IS ! PLACE ( HONOR1 

9 M\RN+ ! RI<T IS ! PLACE ( HONOR3 

SO LESS] (FIC]S /& ON ! LEFT1 

! G5]ALISSIMO ON ! RI<T1 

JU/ AS !Y W\LD AT A FUN]AL4 

,I CONSID] !SE PASSAGES TO BE COMM5T>IES OR M>G9AL GLOSSES ?AT GOT COPI$ 9TO ! TEXT4 ,J4 ,P4 ,SEATON SAYS1 0,:AT W]E ONCE SUPPORTS BY ANALOGY TO COMMON C]EMONIAL PRACTICE >E N[ RELEVANT ONLY TO ! HI/ORIAN40 ,H]E !Y CONFUSE ! CLE>1 P[]FUL /ATEM5T ?AT CULM9ATES 9 ! LA/ F\R L9ES4 ,! CONFUSION ALREADY EXI/$ :5 ! ,MA WANG TUI V]SION WAS WRITT51 & !RE SEEMS TO BE NO WAY ( SORT+ IT \T N[ EXCEPT BY RADICAL SURG]Y4 

,*,A,P,T,] #cc 

,?IS *APT] S\NDS LIKE ,POLONIUS1 9CONTROV]TIBLE BUT BANAL1 UNTIL ! LA/ V]SE1 :I* IS A DOOZ]4 ,H]E >E SOME O!R V]SIONS ( ! LA/ SIX WORDS1 ,SSS ]H PU WANG *E %\3 

,C>US 7WORD = WORD73 0.<,:O.> DIES _/ YET _/ NOT _/ P]I%ES1 _/ !-ONE _/ IS-LONG-LIV$ .<IMMORTAL.>40 

,C>US'S FREE TRANSLATION3 0,ONE :O MAY DIE BUT DOES NOT P]I% HAS LIFE EV]LA/+40 

,WALEY3 0,:5 ONE DIES ONE IS NOT LO/2 !RE IS NO O!R LONGEVITY40 

,F5G-,5GLI%3 0,TO DIE BUT NOT TO P]I% IS TO BE ET]NALLY PRES5T40 

,H5RICKS3 0,TO DIE BUT NOT BE =GOTT5--?AT'S .<TRUE.> LONG LIFE40 

,BYNN]3 0,VITALITY CLEAVES TO ! M>R[ _/ ,LEAV+ DEA? BEH9D40 

,LAF>GUE3 0,ONE :O DIES & DOES NOT P]I% IS TRULY LONG-LIV$40 

,GIBBS-,*5G3 0,ONE :O DIES YET /ILL REMA9S HAS LONGEVITY40 

,LAU3 0,HE :O LIVES \T HIS DAYS HAS HAD A LONG LIFE40 

,UND] ,J4 ,P4 ,SEATON'S GUIDANCE ,I F9ALLY CAME TO FEEL ?AT ,I HAD A H&LE ON ! L9E1 & ?AT ,LAU'S R5DITION WAS ! MO/ USEFUL4 ,ONE ?+ IS C]TA91 ,LAO ,TZU IS NOT SAY+ ?AT IMMORTALITY OR EV5 LONGEVITY IS DESIRABLE4 ,! RELIGION CALL$ ,TAOISM HAS SP5T MU* IMAG9ATION ON WAYS TO PROLONG LIFE 9T]M9ABLY OR GA9 IMMORTALITY1 & ! MY?OLOGIZ$ ,LAO ,TZU WAS SUPPOS$ TO HAVE RUN ,ME?USELAH A CLOSE RACE2 BUT ! ,LAO ,TZU :O WROTE ?IS HAD NO TRUCK ) SU* NOTIONS4 

,*,A,P,T,] #cf 

,WEI M+--?IS PHRASE 9 ! FIR/ L9E ( ! SECOND V]SE 7& ! *APT] TITLE7--IS TRICKY3 

,C>US 7WORD = WORD73 0! SECRET'S _/ EXPLANATION02 ,C>US'S FREE TRANSLATION3 0EXPLANATION .< I4E41 5LI<T5M5T.> ( ! SECRET0 

,F5G-,5GLI%3 0P]CEPTION ( ! NATURE ( ?+S0 

,GIBBS-,*5G3 0WOND]FULLY M9UTE & OBSCURE1 YET BRILLIANT0 

,LAF>GUE3 0SUBTLE CL>ITY0 

,H5RICKS3 0SUBTLE LI<T0 

,BYNN]3 0A MAN ) 9SI<T0 

,WALEY3 0DIMM+ ONE'S LI<T0 

,M+ IS 0LI<T0 OR 05LI<T5M5T40 ,WALEY EXPLA9S ?AT WEI MEANS OBSCURE BECAUSE V]Y SMALL1 & ALSO OBSCURE BECAUSE D>K4 ,I USE ?IS SECOND MEAN+ TO MAKE AN OXYMORON4 

,*,A,P,T,] #cg 

,! WORDS 9 ! FIR/ V]SE ,I TRANSLATE AS 0! NAMELESS1 ! NATURAL0 & 9 ! NEXT V]SE AS 0! UNNAM$1 ! UN%AP50 >E ! SAME F\R WORDS3 WU M+ *IH P'U2 MORE LIT]ALLY1 0! NATURALNESS ( ! UNNAM$40 0,! UNNAM$0 IS A KEY PHRASE 9 ! FIR/ *APT] & ELSE:]E1 AS IS 0NOT WANT+10 0UNWANT+40 ,P'U IS ! NATURAL1 ! UNCUT WOOD1 OR1 AS ,WALEY GLOSSES IT H]E1 0UNC>V$-WOOD QUALITY40 

,*,A,P,T,] #* 

,! S]IES H]E IS ( FAMILI> ,CONFUCIAN PR9CIPLES3 J51 LI1 I--0GOOD1 HUMANE1 HUMAN-HE>T$1 ALTRUI/IC02 0RI<TE\S1 MORAL1 E?ICAL02 0LAWS1 RITES1 RULES1 LAW & ORD]40 ,BUT ,LAO ,TZU REV]SES & SUBV]TS ! ,CONFUCIAN PRIORITIES4 

,*I5 %IH 9 ! F\R? V]SE IS 0PREMATURE KN[L$GE0 9 ,C>US & 0=EKN[L$GE0 9 ,LAU1 ,H5RICKS1 & ,WALEY 7:O EXPLA9S IT AS P>T ( ,CONFUCIAN DOCTR9E74 ,H5RICKS 9T]PRETS IT AS HAV+ 0ONE'S M9D MADE UP BE=E ONE 5T]S A NEW SITUATION AB\T :AT IS 'RI<T' & 'WRONG' & 'PROP]' & 'ACCEPTABLE' & SO ON40 ,PREJUDICE1 ?AT IS1 OR OP9ION4 ,BUDDHI/S & ,TAOI/S AGREE 9 HAV+ A V]Y L[ OP9ION ( OP9ION4 

,*,A,P,T,] #ci 

,YI1 0ONE1 ! ONE1 UNITY1 S+L5ESS1 9TEGRITY10 IS H]E TRANSLAT$ AS 0:OLE1 :OL5ESS40 

,WALEY EXPLA9S ! LA/ TWO V]SES AS COMM5TS ON ! FIR/ ?REE1 BUT !IR RELEVANCE IS PRETTY T5U\S4 ,! LA/ V]SE IS V]Y DIFFICULT & ! TRANSLATIONS >E V>I\S & +5I\S4 ,H5RICKS READS ! ,MA WANG TUI TEXT ( ! FIR/ TWO L9ES ( IT AS MEAN+ 0TOO MANY C>RIAGES IS ! SAME AS NO C>RIAGE10 & ,I PICK$ UP ON ! IDEA ( MULTIPLICITY AS OPPOS$ TO ! S+L5ESS OR :OL5ESS SPOK5 ( 9 ! FIR/ V]SES4 ,! MEAN+ ( ! L9ES AB\T JADE SEEMS TO BE ANYBODY'S GUESS4 

,*,A,P,T,] #da 

,I MOV$ ! L9E AB\T P]FECT :IT5ESS D[N TO KEEP ! ?REE L9ES AB\T P[] TOGE!R1 9 P>ALLEL /RUCTURE ) ! ?REE L9ES AB\T ! ,WAY4 ,9 ! LA/ L9E ( ! SECOND V]SE 7& 9 *APT]S #ba & #c#e7 ,I TRANSLATE HSIANG AS 0?\<T40 ,! WORD CONNOTES 0=M1 %APE1 IMAGE1 IDEA0 ,WALEY EXPLA9S IT AS ! =M :I* IS =MLESS1 ! ,TAO :I* CAN'T BE TAO'D4 

,*,A,P,T,] #db 

,9 ! SIX? L9E1 DOES ! WORD FU MEAN 0C>RY ON ONE'S BACK0 OR 0TURN ONE'S BACK ON08 ,LAF>GUE IS ! ONLY TRANSLATOR ,I F\ND ?AT MADE ! SECOND *OICE4 ,I DON'T FOLL[ HIM BECAUSE ,I DON'T ?9K ! 0T5 ?\S& ?+S0 W\LD OR CAN MAKE ! MI/AKE ( TURN+ !IR BACKS ON ! Y9 TO EMBRACE ONLY YANG4 7,BUT A GREAT MANY ( US DO MAKE ?AT MI/AKE1 :I* IS :Y ,LAO ,TZU KEEPS REM9D+ US TO VALUE Y91 ! S(T1 ! D>K1 ! WEAK1 E>?1 WAT]1 ! ,MO!R1 ! ,VALLEY47 

,LAF>GUE'S READ+1 H[EV]1 LETS ! NEXT /ANZA FOLL[ MORE COH]5TLY--ORPHANS1 ! B]EAV$1 ! \TCA/ >E :AT WE TURN \R BACKS ON2 W9N+ IS YANG1 LOS+ IS Y94 ,?R\< LOSS WE W94444 

,! LA/ /ANZA IS UN*>ACT]I/IC 9 ITS DIDACTIC TONE & 9 ASSIMILAT+ ! TEA*+ TO A TRADITION4 ,LAO ,TZU USUALLY CITES 0:AT O!RS TEA*0 ONLY TO DISSOCIATE HIMSELF FROM IT4 ,I WAS 9CL9$ TO DISMISS IT AS A M>G9AL NOTE BY SOMEONE :O WAS TEA*+ & ANNOTAT+ ! TEXT4 ,BUT ,J4 ,P4 ,SEATON1 :O DOES TEA* ! TEXT1 P]SUAD$ ME TO KEEP IT 9 ! BODY ( ! POEM1 SAY+1 0,IT'S A MESSAGE ?AT = ALL ITS FLAT MORALISM DOES CONNECT ,TAOISM TO ,CONFUCIANISM & EV5 TO ,BUDDHISM ) A S+LE SOLID ?READ--AV]T+ A HUNDR$ HOLY W>S1 IF NO?+ ELSE40 

,*,A,P,T,] #dd 

,! 9T5SE1 SUCC9CT1 BEAUTIFUL LANGUAGE ( ! FIR/ V]SES ( A POEM IS SOMETIMES FOLL[$ BY A V]SE OR TWO 9 A MORE DIDACTIC TONE1 SMALL] 9 SCOPE1 & F> MORE PROSAIC4 ,I BELIEVE SOME ( !SE V]SES >E ADDITIONS1 COMM5TS1 & EXAMPLES1 COPI$ 9TO ! MANUSCRIPTS SO LONG AGO ?AT !Y BECAME HOLY WRIT4 ,!Y USUALLY HAVE !IR [N *>M & VALIDITY1 BUT--AS H]E1 & 9 *APT] #ci & O!R PLACES--!Y BR+ A TREM5D\S /ATEM5T D[N TO A RA!R COMMONPLACE 5D+4 ,BUT !N1 ,LAO ,TZU VALUES ! COMMONPLACE4 

,*,A,P,T,] #dg 

,! LA/ L9E1 LIT]ALLY 0NOT DO1 YET ACCOMPLI%10 IS A DIRECT /ATEM5T ( ONE ( ! FUNDAM5TAL !MES ( ! BOOK4 ,:5 ,I CAME UP ) A SLI<TLY MEALY V]SION ( IT 70DOESN'T DO1 BUT IT'S DONE07 ,J4 ,P4 ,SEATON REM9D$ ME ?AT 0DO+ )\T DO+ IS DO+1 NOT NOT DO+40 

,*,A,P,T,] #dh 

,%I 7MY 0FUSS10 ,C>US'S 0DIPLOMACY07 IS TRANSLAT$ BY ,LAF>GUE AS 0WORK10 BY ,LAU AS 0M$DL+10 BY ,WALEY & ,F5G-,5GLI% AS 09T]F]5CE10 BY ,H5RICKS AS 0CONC]N10 BY ,GIBBS-,*5G AS 0ACT = GA940 

,*,A,P,T,] #di 

,FOLL[+ SOME ( ,C>US'S 9T]PRETATIONS1 ! FIR/ L9ES ( ! ?IRD V]SE MI<T BE READ1 0,WISE S\LS LIVE 9 ! WORLD C>EFULLY1 H&L+ IT C>EFULLY1 MAK+ !IR M9D UNIV]SAL40 ,I CAN'T MAKE MU* S5SE ( ANY ( ! O!R V]SIONS EXCEPT ,H5RICKS'S BEAUTIFUL READ+3 

,AS = ! ,SAGE'S PRES5CE 9 ! WORLD1 HE IS ONE ) IT4 

,& ) ! WORLD HE M]GES HIS M9D4 

,*,A,P,T,] #e 

,?OSE :O READ %IH YU SAN AS 0?IRTE510 RA!R ?AN AS 0?REE \T ( T510 MAKE BETT] S5SE ( ! DIFFICULT FIR/ V]SE4 ,! ?IRTE5 0COMPANIONS ( LIFE0 7,WALEY1 ,H5RICKS71 :I* ,I TRANSLATE 0ORGANS10 MAY BE PHYSICAL1 ! LIMBS & PASSAGES & CAVITIES ( ! BODY--OR PHYSIO_/PSY*OLOGICAL1 ! EMOTIONS & S5SATIONS4 

,MY 0MAD BULL0 OCCURS V>I\SLY AS A RH9OC]OS & A WILD BUFFALO4 ,! IDEA SEEMS TO BE A BIG IRRITABLE ANIMAL ) HORNS4 

,MY 0LIVE 9 ! RI<T WAY0 IS LIT]ALLY 0TAKE C>E ( Y\R LIFE10 OR 0HOLD ON TO Y\R LIFE40 ,! CONTEXT 9DICATES C>E )\T ANXIETY1 HOLD+ )\T GRASP+4 ,I READ ! POEM AS SAY+ ?AT IF Y\ CAN TAKE LIFE AS IT COMES1 IT DOESN'T COME AT Y\ AS Y\R 5EMY4 ,LAO ,TZU'S 0NO:]E = DEA? TO 5T]0 ISN'T A PROMISE ( 9VULN]ABILITY OR IMMORTALITY2 HIS CONC]N IS H[ TO LIVE RI<TLY1 H[ TO 0LIVE TILL Y\ DIE40 

,*,A,P,T,] #eb 

,! LA/ TWO L9ES ( ! FIR/ V]SE >E ! SAME AS ! LA/ TWO L9ES ( *APT] #a#f4 ,I WOND] IF SOME ( !SE REPETITIONS W]E 9S]TIONS BY PEOPLE /UDY+ & COPY+ ! BOOK1 :O W]E REM9D$ ( ONE POEM BY ANO!R & NOT$ D[N ! RELEVANT L9ES4 ,!Y >E 9DE$ RELEVANT H]E1 BUT !Y DON'T FIT ) P]FECT 9EVITABILITY1 AS !Y DO 9 *APT] #a#f4 ,?IS IS ( C\RSE A PURELY ES!TIC JUDGM5T1 SUBJECT TO DE/RUCTION BY S*OL>%IP AT ANY MOM5T4 

,*,A,P,T,] #$ 

,GIBBS & ,*5G1 F9D+ BO? ! LANGUAGE & ! MESSAGE 0DISCORDANT ) ! TEA*+S ( ,LAO ,TZU10 WON'T EV5 DISCUSS ?IS *APT]4 ,WALEY'S READ+ SAVES IT1 BUT ! LI/+ 0SELF1 FAMILY1 COMMUNITY1 C\NTRY1 EMPIRE_/WORLD0 7A CONV5TIONAL S]IES 9 ANCI5T ,*9ESE ?\<T71 & ! LI/ ( RULES & RESULTS IS UN*>ACT]I/ICALLY ME*ANICAL4 ,?\< HE USES MANY COMMONPLACES1 FAMILI> PHRASES1 RHYM$ SAY+S1 & SO ON1 ,LAO ,TZU'S ?\<T & LANGUAGE >E USUALLY MORE UNCONV5TIONAL & UNPR$ICTABLE ?AN ?IS4 

,*,A,P,T,] #ef 

,ANO!R REPETITION3 ! FIR/ F\R L9ES ( ! SECOND V]SE >E ! SAME AS ! SECOND V]SE ( *APT] #d4 ,!Y C>RY A DIFF]5T WEI<T H]E4 ,I V>Y MY TRANSLATION ( !M 9 ! F\R? L9E TO MAKE IT CONNECT TO ! NEXT4 

,HSUAN T'UNG1 0! DEEP SAM5ESS03 HSUAN IS 0DEEP0 OR 0MY/]I\S02 T'UNG IS V>I\SLY TRANSLAT$ 0ID5TIFICATION10 0ON5ESS10 0SAM5ESS10 0M]G+10 0LEVEL+10 0ASSIMILATION40 ,IT IS AN IMPORTANT !ME1 MET ) BE=E 9 *APT] #d#i4 

,*,A,P,T,] #eg 

,! PHRASE 0,H[ DO ,I KN[8 ,BY ?IS10 HAS BECOME A K9D ( TAG BY ITS ?IRD REPETITION2 BUT AS ,WALEY PO9TS \T1 IT /ILL IMPLIES 9TUITIVE KN[+1 BEYOND REASON--KN[+ ! WAY4 

,! WORDS ,I TRANSLATE 0EXP]TS0 LIT]ALLY MEAN 0%>P WEAPONS10 BUT ! T]M IMPLIES 0PUNDITS1 KN[-IT-ALLS40 ,I WAS TEMPT$ TO SAY 0SM>T BOMBS10 :I* IS TOO CUTE & TOPICAL1 BUT :I* W\LD C]TA9LY LEAD NEATLY TO ! NEXT L9ES4 

,*,A,P,T,] #eh 

,WALEY PO9TS \T ?AT WORDS 9 ! LA/ V]SE1 ) SU* MEAN+S AS 0SQU>E1 RI<T1 ANGUL>10 >E TYPICAL ,CONFUCIAN VIRTUES4 ,H5RICKS REM>KS ?AT ALL !SE WORDS & OP]ATIONS REF] TO C>P5TRY4 ,! V]SE IS AB\T H[ TO CUT ! UNCUT WOOD )\T CUTT+ IT4 

,*,A,P,T,] #ei 

,SE1 MY 0GA!R SPIRIT10 IS V>I\SLY TRANSLAT$ 0FRUGALITY10 0MOD]ATION10 0RE/RA9T10 0BE+ SP>+10 OR1 BY ,WALEY1 0LAY+ UP A /ORE40 ,EVID5TLY ! CORE IDEA IS ?AT ( SAV+4 

,! *APT] IS USUALLY PRES5T$ 9 ! MANUAL-=-PR9CES MODE4 ,WALEY MAKES S5SE \T ( IT BY COMPLEX TE*NICAL REF]5CES2 O!R V]SIONS MAKE ONLY GLEAMS ( S5SE4 ,TO P]SUADE OR CO]CE IT 9TO ! P]SONAL MODE MEANT A MORE RADICAL 9T]PRETATION ?AN ,I USUALLY D>E ATTEMPT1 BUT ,WALEY'S READ+1 :I* PO9TS TO ! SYMBOLOGY ( ! BREA? 7 *'I7 & ! 0LONG LOOK0 ( ! M$ITATOR1 GAVE ME ! C\RAGE TO TRY4 ,H]E IS A V]SION CLOS] TO ! CONV5TIONAL ONES3 

,9 CONTROLL+ PEOPLE & S]V+ HEAV5 

IT'S BE/ TO GO EASY4 

,GO+ EASY FROM ! />T 

IS TO GA!R P[] FROM ! />T1 

& GA!R$ P[] KEEPS Y\ SAFE4 

,SAFE1 Y\ CAN DO :AT Y\ LIKE4 

,DO :AT Y\ LIKE1 ! C\NTRY'S Y\RS4 

,IF Y\ CAN MAKE ! C\NTRY'S ,MO!R Y\RS1 

Y\'LL LA/ A LONG TIME4 

,Y\'LL HAVE DEEP ROOTS & A /RONG TRUNK4 

,! WAY TO LIVE LONG IS TO LOOK LONG4 

,*,A,P,T,] #fa 

,! FIR/ SEV5 L9ES CONT9UE ! !MES ( 0SAM5ESS0 OR ASSIMILATION1 & ( 0BE+ WOMAN10 0BE+ WAT]10 ! USES ( Y94 ,FROM !RE ON1 ! LANGUAGE GOES FLAT1 & MAY BE 9T]POLAT$ COMM5T>Y4 ,!RE'S AN EV5 FEEBL] F\R? V]SE3 

,A BIG C\NTRY NE$S MORE PEOPLE1 

,A SMALL ONE NE$S MORE ROOM4 

,EA* CAN GET :AT IT NE$S1 

BUT ! BIG ONE NE$S TO LIE L[4 

,BECAUSE ! ,MA WANG TUI TEXTS >E OLD]1 ONE LONGS TO SEE !M AS MORE AU!NTIC1 LESS CORRUPT4 ,BUT ?\< !Y >E 9VALUABLE 9 (F]+ V>IANT READ+S1 SOME ( ! V>IANTS MAY !MSELVES BE CORRUPTIONS4 ,9 ?IS *APT]1 ! ,MA WANG TUI READS 0,SMALL C\NTRIES1 SUBMITT+ TO A GREAT ONE1 >E DOM9AT$10 & 9 ! NEXT V]SE1 0,SOME BY LY+ L[ /AY ON TOP1 BUT SOME BY LY+ L[ /AY ON ! BOTTOM40 ,BO? V]SIONS >E TRUISMS1 BUT ! ,MA WANG TUI V]SION ISN'T EV5 A ,TAOI/IC TRUISM4 

,*,A,P,T,] #fb 

,! FIR/ & LA/ V]SES HANG TOGE!R2 ! TWO MIDDLE V]SES >E DIFFICULT & RA!R 9COH]5T4 ,WALEY SAYS ! 5IGMATIC SECOND V]SE REF]S TO SOPHI/S & SAGES :O W5T AB\T SELL+ !IR 0F9E WORDS0 TO ! HI<E/ BIDD]1 LIKE \R POP GURUS & ,T,V PUNDITS4 

,*,A,P,T,] #fd 

,I ?9K ! ADVICE AB\T BE+ C>EFUL AT ! 5D ( AN UND]TAK+ WAS ADD$1 P]HAPS TO BALANCE ! ADVICE ?AT ! RI<T TIME TO ACT IS BE=E ! BEG9N+4 

,IT CONFUSES ! >GUM5T A BIT1 & ,I PUT IT 9 P>5!SES4 

,! L9E ,I GIVE AS 0TURN BACK TO :AT PEOPLE OV]LOOK$0 IS R5D]$ BY ,LAF>GUE AS 0TURNS BACK TO ! PLACE ALL O!RS HAVE GONE ON FROM02 ,F5G-,5GLI%1 0BR+S M5 BACK TO :AT !Y HAVE LO/02 ,H5RICKS1 0RETURNS TO :AT ! MASSES HAVE PASS$ BY02 ,WALEY1 0TURN+ ALL M5 BACK TO ! ?+S !Y HAVE LEFT BEH9D40 ,EA* V]SION BR+S \T A DIFF]5T COLOR 9 ! L9E1 LIKE DIFF]5T LI<TS ON AN OPAL4 

,*,A,P,T,] #fe 

,A DICTATOR & HIS C5SORS MI<T ALL TOO EASILY CITE FROM ?IS *APT]4 ,A DEMOCRAT MI<T AGREE ?AT ! MORE PEOPLE KN[1 ! H>D] !Y >E = A RUL] TO GOV]N--S9CE ! MORE !Y KN[1 ! BETT] !Y >E AT GOV]N+ !MSELVES4 ,ANYONE MI<T AGREE ?AT AN 9TELLECTUAL AG5DA PURSU$ )\T REALITY-*ECK+ IS 9DE$ A CURSE UPON ! L&4 ,FROM ! DIV9E RI<T ( K+S ?R\< ! DEADLY TEA*+S ( ,HITL] & ,MAO TO ! MUMBOJUMBO ( ECONOMI/S1 GOV]NM5T BY !ORY HAS DONE 5DLESS ILL4 ,BUT :Y IS ,LAO ,TZU'S ALT]NATIVE TO IT A PEOPLE KEPT 9 IGNORANCE8 ,:AT K9D ( IGNORANCE8 ,IGNORANCE ( :AT8 ,LAO ,TZU MAY BE SIGNAL+ US TO ASK SU* QUE/IONS :5 HE SPEAKS ( 0UND]/&+ !SE ?+S40 

,*,A,P,T,] #fi 

,WALEY IS MY GUIDE TO ! 9T]PRETATION ( ! SECOND V]SE1 BUT ,I MAKE V]Y FREE ) ! LA/ TWO L9ES ( IT4 ,IF !Y >5'T A RA!R VAPID /ATEM5T ?AT ONE %\LD NEV] UND]E/IMATE ONE'S FOE1 !Y MU/ FOLL[ FROM :AT W5T BE=E & LEAD TO ! EXTRAORD9>Y LA/ V]SE4 ,IT ALL COMES D[N TO ! LA/ L9E & ! WORD %WAI4 ,C>US TRANSLATES IT AS 0! WEAK] .<! MORE COMPASSIONATE.>10 & ,BYNN] USES ! WORD 0COMPASSION40 ,WALEY TRANSLATES IT AS 0HE :O DOES NOT DELI<T 9 W>10 ,H5RICKS AS 0! ONE :O FEELS GRIEF10 ,GIBBS-,*5G AS 0! ONE /UNG BY GRIEF10 ,F5G-,5GLI% AS 0! UND]DOG10 ,LAF>GUE AS 0! ONE 9 M\RN+40 ,A MAN ( SORR[S1 & ACQUA9T$ ) GRIEF4 

,*,A,P,T,] #ga 

,I FOLL[ ,H5RICKS 9 *OOS+ ! ,MA WANG TUI TEXT1 :I* HAS A D\BLE NEGATIVE 9 ! SECOND L9E4 ,MO/ O!R TEXTS HAVE 0NOT KN[+ KN[+ IS SICKNESS40 

,*,A,P,T,] #gb 

,I TAKE ! LIB]TY ( READ+ ?IS *APT] AS A DESCRIPTION ( :AT WE1 WE ORD9>Y PEOPLE1 %\LD FE>4 ,! USUAL READ+ IS 9 ! MANUAL-=-PR9CES MODE4 ,9 ?AT CASE 0:AT %\LD BE FE>$0 IS ! RUL]1 ! RI<TFUL AU?ORITY1 & ! ADVICE ?AT FOLL[S IS EVID5TLY DIRECT$ TO ?AT RUL]4 ,IT'S C]TA9LY :AT ,WILLIAM ,BLAKE W\LD HAVE TOLD ! OLIG>*S ( ! ,9DU/RIAL ,REVOLUTION1 :O /ILL CONTROL \R LIVES3 

,:5 PEOPLE DON'T FE> :AT %\LD BE FE>$ 

!Y >E 9 FE>FUL DANG]4 

,DON'T MAKE !M LIVE 9 N>R[ H\SES1 

DON'T =CE !M TO DO /UPID WORK4 

,:5 !Y'RE NOT MADE /UPID 

!Y WON'T ACT /UPIDLY4 

,*,A,P,T,] #gd 

,I FOLL[ ! ,MA WANG TUI TEXT1 BUT MAKE V]Y FREE ) ! WORD ,H5RICKS R5D]S AS 0CON/ANT .<9 !IR BEHAVIOR.>40 ,IF ,I UND]/& ,H5RICKS' V]SION1 IT SAYS ?AT IF PEOPLE W]E CONSI/5T 9 BEHAV+ NORMALLY & 9 FE>+ DEA?1 & IF DEA? W]E ! P5ALTY = ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR1 NOBODY W\LD D>E BEHAVE ABNORMALLY2 & SO !RE W\LD BE NO EXECUTIONS & NO EXECUTION]S4 

,BUT ?IS IS NOT ! CASE2 AS ,LAO ,TZU SAYS1 !RE >E TIMES :5 EV5 NORMAL PEOPLE LOSE !IR NORMAL FE> ( DEA?4 ,SO :AT IS ! POEM AB\T8 ,I READ IT AS SAY+ ?AT S9CE WE >E 9CONSI/5T BO? 9 \R BEHAVIOR & 9 \R FE> ( DEA?1 NO P]SON CAN RI<TFULLY TAKE ON ! ROLE ( EXECUTION]1 & %\LD LEAVE ! DEA? P5ALTY TO ! JUDGM5T ( HEAV5 OR NATURE4 

,*,A,P,T,] #h 

,TO DISMISS ?IS ,UTOPIA AS SIMPLY REGRESSIVI/ OR ANTI-TE*NOLOGICAL IS TO MISS AN 9T]E/+ PO9T4 ,!SE PEOPLE HAVE LABOR-SAV+ MA*9]Y1 %IPS & L& VEHICLES1 WEAPONS ( (F5SE & DEF5SE4 ,!Y 0HAVE !M & DON'T USE !M40 ,I 9T]PRET3 !Y >5'T US$ BY !M4 ,WE'RE US$1 \R LIVES %AP$ & CONTROLL$1 BY \R MA*9ES1 C>S1 PLANES1 WEAPONRY1 BULLDOZ]S1 COMPUT]S4 

,!SE ,TAOI/S DON'T SURR5D] !IR P[] TO !IR CREATIONS4 

,! ELEV5? L9E1 H[EV]1 IS C]TA9LY REGRESSIVE IF IT SAYS KNOTT$ CORDS >E TO REPLACE WRITT5 LIT]ATURE1 HI/ORY1 MA!MATICS1 & SO ON4 ,IT MI<T BE READ AS SAY+ IT'S BE/ NOT TO EXT]NALIZE ALL \R ?9K+ & REMEMB]+ 7AS WE DO 9 WRIT+ & READ+71 BUT TO KEEP IT EMBODI$1 TO ?9K & REMEMB] ) \R BODIES AS WELL AS \R V]BALIZ+ BRA9S4 

,*,A,P,T,] #ha 

,?IS LA/ POEM IS SELF-REFLEXIVE1 WRAPP+ IT ALL UP TI<T 9 ! FIR/ V]SE1 !N OP5+ \T AGA9 TO PRAISE ! UNDE/RUCTIVE1 UNCOMPETITIVE G5]OSITY ( ! SPIRIT ?AT WALKS ON ! ,WAY4 

,TO MY M9D1 ! BE/ REASON = FOLL[+ ! ,MA WANG TUI TEXT 9 REV]S+ ! ORD] ( ! BOOKS IS ?AT ! :OLE ?+ 5DS ) A *APT] 7#c#g7 ?AT PROVIDES A NOBL] CONCLUSION ?AN ?IS ONE4 ,BUT IF Y\ REV]SE ! ORD]1 *APT] #a TURNS UP 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! BOOK1 & ,I SIMPLY CANNOT BELIEVE ?AT ?AT'S RI<T4 ,?AT POEM IS A BEG9N+4 ,IT IS ! BEG9N+4 

.<#a.> ,A SATISFACTORY TRANSLATION ( ?IS *APT] IS1 ,I BELIEVE1 P]FECTLY IMPOSSIBLE4 ,IT CONTA9S ! BOOK4 ,I ?9K ( IT AS ! ,ALEPH1 9 ,BORGES'S /ORY3 IF Y\ SEE IT RI<TLY1 IT CONTA9S EV]Y?+4 

.<#b.> ,ONE ( ! ?+S ,I READ 9 ?IS *APT] IS ?AT VALUES & BELIEFS >E NOT ONLY CULTURALLY CON/RUCT$ BUT ALSO P>T ( ! 9T]PLAY ( Y9 & YANG1 ! GREAT REV]SALS ?AT MA9TA9 ! LIV+ BALANCE ( ! WORLD4 ,TO BELIEVE ?AT \R BELIEFS >E P]MAN5T TRU?S :I* 5COMPASS REALITY IS A SAD >ROGANCE4 ,TO LET GO ( ?AT BELIEF IS TO F9D SAFETY4 

.<#c.> ,OV] & OV] ,LAO ,TZU SAYS WEI WU WEI3 ,DO NOT DO4 ,DO+ NOT-DO+4 ,TO ACT )\T ACT+4 ,ACTION BY 9ACTION4 ,Y\ DO NO?+ YET IT GETS DONE4444 
,IT'S NOT A /ATEM5T SUSCEPTIBLE TO LOGICAL 9T]PRETATION1 OR EV5 TO A SYNTACTICAL TRANSLATION 9TO ,5GLI%2 BUT IT'S A CONCEPT ?AT TRANS=MS ?\<T RADICALLY1 ?AT *ANGES M9DS4 ,! :OLE BOOK IS BO? AN EXPLANATION & A DEMON/RATION ( IT4 

.<#d.> ,EV]Y?+ ,LAO ,TZU SAYS IS ELUSIVE4 ,! TEMPTATION IS TO GRASP AT SOME?+ TANGIBLE 9 ! 5DLESSLY DECEPTIVE SIMPLICITY ( ! WORDS4 ,EV5 SOME ( HIS F9E/ S*OL>LY TRANSLATORS FOCUS ON POSITIVE E?ICAL OR POLITICAL VALUES 9 ! TEXT1 AS IF ?OSE W]E :AT'S IMPORTANT 9 IT4 ,& ( C\RSE ! RELIGION CALL$ ,TAOISM IS FULL ( GODS1 SA9TS1 MIRACLES1 PRAY]S1 RULES1 ME?ODS = SECUR+ RI*ES1 P[]1 LONGEVITY1 & SO =?--ALL ! /UFF ?AT ,LAO ,TZU SAYS LEADS US AWAY FROM ! ,WAY4 
,9 PASSAGES SU* AS ?IS ONE1 ,I ?9K IT IS ! PR(\ND MODE/Y ( ! LANGUAGE ?AT (F]S :AT SO MANY PEOPLE = SO MANY C5TURIES HAVE F\ND 9 ?IS BOOK3 A PURE APPREH5SION ( ! MY/]Y ( :I* WE >E P>T4 

.<#e.> ,! 09HUMANITY0 ( ! WISE S\L DOESN'T MEAN CRUELTY4 ,CRUELTY IS A HUMAN *>ACT]I/IC4 ,HEAV5 & E>?--?AT IS1 0,NATURE0 & ITS ,WAY-->E NOT HUMANE1 BECAUSE !Y >E NOT HUMAN4 ,!Y >E NOT K9D2 !Y >E NOT CRUEL3 ?OSE >E HUMAN ATTRIBUTES4 ,Y\ CAN ONLY BE K9D OR CRUEL IF Y\ HAVE1 & *]I%1 A SELF4 ,Y\ CAN'T EV5 BE 9DIFF]5T IF Y\ >5'T DIFF]5T4 ,ALTRUISM IS ! O!R SIDE ( EGOISM4 ,FOLL[]S ( ! ,WAY1 LIKE ! =CES ( NATURE1 ACT SELFLESSLY4 

.<#f.> ,A CLE> /REAM ( WAT] RUNS ?R\< ?IS BOOK1 FROM POEM TO POEM1 WE>+ D[N ! 9DE/RUCTIBLE1 F9D+ ! WAY >\ND EV]Y?+ ?AT OB/RUCTS ! WAY4 ,GOOD DR9K+ WAT]4 

.<#g.> ,MO/ ( ! S*OL>S ?9K ?IS *APT] IS AB\T M$ITATION1 ITS TE*NIQUES & FULFILLM5TS4 ,! LANGUAGE IS PR(\NDLY MY/ICAL1 ! IMAGES >E *>G$1 RI* 9 IMPLICATIONS4 
,! LA/ V]SE TURNS UP 9 NE>LY ! SAME WORDS 9 O!R *APT]S2 !RE >E SEV]AL SU* 0REFRA9S0 ?R\<\T ! BOOK1 ID5TICAL OR SIMIL> L9ES REPEAT$ ONCE OR TWICE OR ?REE TIMES4 

.<#h.> ,ONE ( ! ?+S ,I LOVE AB\T ,LAO ,TZU IS HE IS SO FUNNY4 ,HE'S EXPLA9+ A PR(\ND & DIFFICULT TRU? H]E1 ONE ( ?OSE C\NT]9TUITIVE TRU?S ?AT1 :5 ! M9D CAN ACCEPT !M1 SUDD5LY D\BLE ! SIZE ( ! UNIV]SE4 ,HE GOES AB\T IT ) ?IS DEADPAN SIMPLICITY1 TALK+ AB\T POTS4 

.<#i.> ,LAO ,TZU1 A MY/IC1 DEMY/IFIES POLITICAL P[]4 
,AUTOCRACY & OLIG>*Y FO/] ! BELIEFS ?AT P[] IS GA9$ MAGICALLY & RETA9$ BY SACRIFICE1 & ?AT P[]FUL PEOPLE >E G5U9ELY SUP]IOR TO ! P[]LESS4 
,LAO ,TZU DOES NOT SEE POLITICAL P[] AS MAGIC4 ,HE SEES RI<TFUL P[] AS E>N$ & WRONGFUL P[] AS USURP$4 ,HE DOES NOT SEE P[] AS VIRTUE1 BUT AS ! RESULT ( VIRTUE4 ,! DEMOCRACIES >E F\ND$ ON ?AT VIEW4 
,HE SEES SACRIFICE ( SELF OR O!RS AS A CORRUPTION ( P[]1 & P[] AS AVAILABLE TO ANYBODY :O FOLL[S ! ,WAY4 ,?IS IS A RADICALLY SUBV]SIVE ATTITUDE4 ,NO WOND] AN>*I/S & ,TAOI/S MAKE GOOD FRI5DS4 

.<#a.> ,9 ! FIR/ /ANZA WE SEE ! FOLL[]S ( ! ,WAY 9 ANCI5T TIMES OR ILLO TEMPORE1 REMOTE & 9ACCESSIBLE2 BUT ! SECOND /ANZA BR+S !M CLOSE & ALIVE 9 A S]IES ( M>VEL\S SIMILES4 7,I AM P>TICUL>LY FOND ( ! POLITE & QUIET H\SEGUE/S47 ,! IMAGES ( ! VALLEY & ( UNCUT OR UNC>V$ WOOD WILL RECUR AGA9 & AGA94 

.<#a#a.> ,TO ?OSE :O WILL NOT ADMIT MORALITY )\T A DEITY TO VALIDATE IT1 OR SPIRITUALITY ( :I* MAN IS NOT ! MEASURE1 ! FIRMNESS ( ,LAO ,TZU'S MORALITY & ! SWEETNESS ( HIS SPIRITUAL C\NSEL MU/ SEEM 9COMPREH5SIBLE1 OR ILLEGITIMATE1 OR V]Y TR\BL+ 9DE$4 

.<#a#b.> ,?IS 9VISIBLE LEAD]1 :O GETS ?+S DONE 9 SU* A WAY ?AT PEOPLE ?9K !Y DID IT ALL !MSELVES1 ISN'T ONE :O MANIPULATES O!RS FROM BEH9D ! SC5ES2 JU/ ! OPPOSITE4 ,AGA91 IT'S A MATT] ( 0DO+ )\T DO+03 UNCOMPETITIVE1 UNWORRI$1 TRU/FUL ACCOMPLI%M5T1 P[] ?AT IS NOT =CE4 ,AN EXAMPLE OR ANALOGY MI<T BE A V]Y GOOD TEA*]1 OR ! TRUE/ VOICE 9 A GR\P ( S+]S4 

.<#a#c.> ,?IS *APT] & ! TWO BE=E IT MAY BE READ AS A S+LE MOVEM5T ( ?\<T4 
0,RAW SILK0 & 0UNCUT WOOD0 >E IMAGES TRADITIONALLY ASSOCIAT$ ) ! *>ACT]S SU 7SIMPLE1 PLA97 & P'U 7NATURAL1 HONE/74 

.<#a#d.> ,! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 YES & NO1 GOOD & BAD1 IS SOME?+ ONLY ! 0BRI<T0 PEOPLE1 ! PEOPLE ) ! ANSW]S1 CAN UND]/&4 ,A POOR /UPID ,TAOI/ CAN'T MAKE IT \T4 

.<#a#e.> ,?IS *APT] IS FULL ( WORDS LIKE HUANG 7WILD1 B>R52 FAM9E71 TUN 7IGNORANT2 *AOTIC71 HUN 7DULL1 TURBID71 M5 7SAD1 PUZZL$1 MUTE71 & HU 7CONFUS$1 OBSCUR$1 VAGUE74 ,!Y CONFIGURE *AOS1 CONFUSION1 A 0BEWILD]NESS0 9 :I* ! M9D W&]S )\T C]TA9TIES1 DESOLATE1 SIL5T1 AWKW>D4 ,BUT 9 ?AT MILKY1 DIM /RANG5ESS LIES ! WAY4 ,IT CAN'T BE F\ND 9 ! SUP]FICIAL ORD] IMPOS$ BY POSITIVE & NEGATIVE OP9IONS1 ! GOOD_/BAD1 YES_/NO MORALIZ+ ?AT D5IES FE> & IGNORES MY/]Y4 

.<#a#f.> ,MY/ICISM RISES FROM & RETURNS TO ! IRR$UCIBLE1 UNSAYABLE REALITY ( 0?IS40 
0,?IS0 IS ! ,WAY4 ,?IS IS ! WAY4 

.<#a#g.> ,I'D LIKE TO CALL ! 0SOME?+0 ( ! FIR/ L9E A LUMP--AN UN%AP$1 UNDIFF]5TIAT$ LUMP1 *AOS1 BE=E ! ,WORD1 BE=E ,=M1 BE=E ,*ANGE4 ,9SIDE IT IS TIME1 SPACE1 EV]Y?+2 9 ! WOMB ( ! ,WAY4 

.<#a#h.> ,! LA/ WORDS ( ! *APT]1 TZU JAN1 ,I R5D] AS 0:AT IS40 ,I WAS TEMPT$ TO SAY1 0,! ,WAY FOLL[S ITSELF10 BECAUSE ! ,WAY IS ! WAY ?+S >E2 BUT ?AT W\LD R$UCE ! SIGNIFICANCE ( ! WORDS4 ,!Y REM9D US NOT TO SEE ! ,WAY AS A SOV]EIGNTY OR A DOM9ATION1 ALL CREATIVE1 ALL YANG4 ,! ,WAY ITSELF IS A FOLL[]4 ,?\< IT IS BE=E EV]Y?+1 IT FOLL[S :AT IS4 

.<#a#i.> ,I TAKE HEAV9ESS TO BE ! ROOT MATT]S ( DAILY LIFE1 ! BAGGAGE WE BODILY BE+S HAVE TO C>RY1 SU* AS FOOD1 DR9K1 %ELT]1 SAFETY4 ,IF Y\ GO *>G+ TOO F> AHEAD ( ! BAGGAGE WAGON Y\ MAY BE CUT (F FROM IT2 IF Y\ TREAT Y\R BODY AS UNIMPORTANT Y\ RISK 9SANITY OR 9ANITY4 

.<#b.> ,! FIR/ TWO L9ES W\LD MAKE A NICE MOTTO = ! PRACTICE ( ,T'AI ,*I4 

.<#b#a.> ,! HIDD5 LI<T & ! DEEP MY/]Y SEEM TO BE SIGNALS1 SAY+ 0?9K AB\T ?IS0--AB\T C>E = :AT SEEMS UNIMPORTANT4 ,9 A TEA*]'S P>5TAL C>E = ! 9SIGNIFICANT /UD5T1 & 9 A SOCIETY'S RESPECT = MO!RS1 TEA*]S1 & O!R OBSCURE PEOPLE :O $UCATE1 !RE IS 9DE$ ILLUM9ATION & A PR(\NDLY HUMAN MY/]Y4 ,HAV+ REPLAC$ 9/9CT ) LANGUAGE1 SOCIETY1 & CULTURE1 WE >E ! ONLY SPECIES ?AT DEP5DS ON TEA*+ & LE>N+4 ,WE >5'T HUMAN )\T !M4 ,9 !M IS TRUE P[]4 ,BUT >E !Y ! OCCUPATIONS ( ! RI* & MI<TY8 

.<#b#b.> ,! SIMPLICITY ( ,LAO ,TZU'S LANGUAGE CAN PRES5T AN ALMO/ IMP5ETRABLE D5SITY ( MEAN+4 ,! REV]SALS & P>ADOXES 9 ?IS GREAT POEM >E ! OPPOSITIONS ( ! Y9 & YANG--MALE_/FEMALE1 LI<T_/D>K1 GLORY_/MODE/Y--BUT ! 0KN[+ & BE+0 ( !M1 ! BALANC+ ACT1 RESULTS 9 NEI!R /ASIS NOR SYN!SIS4 ,! RIV]B$ 9 :I* P[] RUNS LEADS BACK1 ! PATT]NS ( P[] LEAD BACK1 ! VALLEY :]E P[] IS CONTA9$ LEADS BACK--TO ! =EV] NEW1 5DLESS1 /RAI<T=W>D WAY4 ,REV]SAL1 RECURR5CE1 >E ! MOVEM5T1 & YET ! MOVEM5T IS ONW>D4 

.<#b#c.> ,= ,LAO ,TZU1 0MOD]ATION 9 ALL ?+S0 ISN'T JU/ A BIT ( SAFE1 PRACTICAL ADVICE4 ,TO LOSE ! S5SE ( ! SACR$NESS ( ! WORLD IS A MORTAL LOSS4 ,TO 9JURE \R WORLD BY EXCESSES ( GRE$ & +5UITY IS TO 5DANG] \R [N SACR$NESS4 

.<#b#d.> ,?IS FIR/ DIRECT /ATEM5T ( ,LAO ,TZU'S PACIFISM IS CONNECT$ 9 ?\<T TO ! PREVI\S POEM & LEADS DIRECTLY TO ! NEXT4 

.<#b#e.> ,! LA/ V]SE IS 5IGMATIC3 0,?+S FL\RI% !N P]I%0--,H[ CAN ?IS SUPREMELY NATURAL SEQU5CE NOT BE ! ,WAY8 ,I (F] MY UND]/&+ ( IT 9 ! NOTE ON ! PAGE ) *APT] #e#e1 :]E NE>LY ! SAME PHRASE OCCURS4 

.<#b#f.> ,! SECOND V]SE CONNECTS ! UNCUT1 ! UNC>V$1 ! UNUSABLE1 TO ! IDEA ( ! UNNAM$ PRES5T$ 9 ! FIR/ *APT]3 0NAME'S ! MO!R ( ! T5 ?\S& ?+S40 ,Y\ HAVE TO MAKE ORD]1 Y\ HAVE TO MAKE DI/9CTIONS1 BUT Y\ ALSO HAVE TO KN[ :5 TO /OP BE=E Y\'VE LO/ ! :OLE 9 ! MULTIPLICITY ( P>TS4 ,! SIMPLICITY OR S+L5ESS ( ! ,WAY IS ?AT ( WAT]1 :I* ALWAYS REJO9S ITSELF4 

.<#b#g.> ,OR1 MORE LIT]ALLY1 0! ,/ATE'S %>P WEAPONS \<T NOT TO BE %[N TO ! PEOPLE40 ,?IS ,MA*IAVELLIAN TRUISM SEEMS SU* AN ANTICLIMAX TO ! GREAT !ME /AT$ 9 ! FIR/ V]SES ?AT ,I TREAT IT AS AN 9TRUSION1 P]HAPS A COMM5TATOR'S PRACTICAL EXAMPLE ( 0! SMALL D>K LI<T40 

.<#b#h.> ,H]E ! !MES ( NOT DO+ & NOT WANT+1 ! UNNAM$ & ! UN%AP51 RECUR TOGE!R 9 ONE PURE LEGATO4 ,IT IS WOND]FUL H[ BY NEGATIVES & PRIVATIVES ,LAO ,TZU GIVES A S5SE ( S]5E1 9EXHAU/IBLE FULLNESS ( BE+4 

.<#b#i.> ,A VA/1 D5SE >GUM5T 9 A M9UMUM ( WORDS1 ?IS POEM LAYS \T ! ,TAOI/ VALUES 9 /EEPLY DESC5D+ ORD]3 ! ,WAY & ITS P[]2 GOODNESS 7HUMANE FEEL+72 RI<TE\SNESS 7MORALITY72 &--A V]Y DI/ANT LA/--OB$I5CE 7LAW & ORD]74 ,! WORD ,I R5D] AS 0OP9ION0 CAN BE READ AS 0KN[+ TOO SOON03 ! M9D OBEY+ ORD]S1 JUDG+ BE=E ! EVID5CE IS 91 CLOS$ TO FRUITFUL P]CEPTION & LE>N+4 

.<#c.> ,BEG9N+ ) A POCKET COSMOLOGY1 ?IS *APT] DEMON/RATES ! 09T]PLAY ( 5]GY0 ( Y9 & YANG BY %[+ H[ L[ & HI<1 W9N+ & LOS+1 DE/RUCTION & SELF-DE/RUCTION1 REV]SE !MSELVES1 EA* TURN+ 9TO ITS SEEM+ OPPOSITE4 

.<#c#a.> ,WE T5D TO EXPECT GREAT ?+S FROM 0SEE+ ! WORLD0 & 0GETT+ EXP]I5CE40 ,A ,ROMAN POET REM>K$ ?AT TRAVEL]S *ANGE !IR SKY BUT NOT !IR S\L4 ,O!R POETS1 UNTRAVEL$ & 9EXP]I5C$1 ,EMILY ,BRONTE & ,EMILY ,DICK9SON1 PROVE ,LAO ,TZU'S PO9T3 IT'S ! 9N] EYE ?AT REALLY SEES ! WORLD4 

.<#c#b.> ,! WORD %I 9 ! SECOND /ANZA1 MY 0FUSS10 IS TR\BLESOME TO ! TRANSLATORS4 ,C>US'S QUITE LEGITIMATE TRANSLATION ( IT IS 0DIPLOMACY10 :I* W\LD GIVE A /ANZA ,I LIKE V]Y MU*3 
,TO RUN ?+S1 
BE UNDIPLOMATIC4 
,NO DIPLOMAT 
IS FIT TO RUN ?+S4 

.<#c#c.> ,! NEXT TO LA/ L9E IS USUALLY READ AS SAY+ ?AT ORD9>Y PEOPLE WAT* & LI/5 TO WISE PEOPLE4 ,BUT ,LAO ,TZU HAS ALREADY TOLD US ?AT MO/ ( US W&] ON & (F ! ,WAY & DON'T KN[ A SAGE FROM A S&PILE4 ,& SURELY ! QUIET ,TAOI/ IS NOT A M$IA PUNDIT4 

.<#c#d.> ,SIMIL>LY1 ! LA/ L9E IS TAK5 TO MEAN ?AT ! WISE TREAT ORD9>Y PEOPLE LIKE *ILDR54 ,?IS IS PATRONIZ+1 & MAKES HA% \T ( ! FIR/ V]SE4 ,I READ IT TO MEAN ?AT ! TRULY WISE >E LOOK$ AFT] 7OR LOOK$ UPON7 LIKE *ILDR5 BECAUSE !Y'RE TRU/+1 UNPREJUDIC$1 & DON'T HOLD !MSELVES ABOVE OR AP>T FROM ORD9>Y LIFE4 

.<#c#e.> ,?IS *APT] ON ! !MES ( RETURN & C5T]+ MAKES CIRCLES )9 ITSELF & ?R\<\T ! BOOK1 RETURN+ TO PHRASES FROM O!R POEMS1 TURN+ !M R\ND ! C5T]4 ,A C5T] :I* IS EV]Y:]E1 A CIRCLE :OSE CIRCUMF]5CE IS 9F9ITE4444 

.<#c#f.> ,SO MU* = CAPITALISM4 

.<#c#g.> ,I FOLL[ ,WALEY'S 9T]PRETATION ( ?IS *APT]4 ,IT IS ,TAO ?AT PLANTS & KEEPS2 ! V>I\S K9DS ( P[] BELONG TO ,TAO2 & F9ALLY 9 MYSELF ,I SEE ! ,TAO ( SELF1 & SO ON4 

.<#c#h.> ,AS A MODEL = ! ,TAOI/1 ! BABY IS 9 MANY WAYS IDEAL3 TOTALLY UNALTRUI/IC1 NOT 9T]E/$ 9 POLITICS1 BUS9ESS1 OR ! PROPRIETIES1 WEAK1 S(T1 & ABLE TO SCREAM PLACIDLY = H\RS )\T WE>+ ITSELF \T 7ITS P>5TS >E ANO!R MATT]74 ,! BABY'S UNAW>5ESS ( POISON\S 9SECTS & C>NIVOR\S BEA/S MEANS ?AT SU* DANG]S SIMPLY DO NOT EXI/ = IT4 7,AGA91 ITS P>5TS >E A DIFF]5T CASE47 
,AS A METAPHOR ( ! ,TAO1 ! BABY EMBODIES ! ET]NAL BEG9N+1 ! EV]-SPR++ S\RCE4 0,WE COME1 TRAIL+ CL\DS ( GLORY10 ,WORDSWOR? SAYS2 & ,HOPK9S1 0,!RE LIVES ! DE>E/ FRE%NESS DEEP D[N ?+S40 ,NO ,PET] ,PAN-I% REFUSAL TO GR[ UP IS 9VOLV$1 NO HUNT = ! F\NTA9 ( Y\?4 ,:AT IS ET]NAL IS =EV] Y\NG1 NEV] GR[S OLD4 ,BUT WE >E NOT ET]NAL4 
,IT IS 9 ?IS S5SE ?AT ,I UND]/& H[ ! NATURAL1 9EVITABLE CYCLE ( Y\?1 GR[?1 MATURE VIGOR1 AGE1 & DECAY CAN BE 0NOT ! ,WAY40 ,! ,WAY IS MORE ?AN ! CYCLE ( ANY 9DIVIDUAL LIFE4 ,WE RISE1 FL\RI%1 FAIL4 ,! ,WAY NEV] FAILS4 ,WE >E WAVES4 ,IT IS ! SEA4 

.<#c#i.> ,A /RONG POLITICAL /ATEM5T ( ! C5TRAL IDEA ( WU WEI1 NOT DO+1 9ACTION4 

.<#d.> ,MY 0MON/R\S0 IS LIT]ALLY 0NEW40 ,NEW IS /RANGE1 & /RANGE IS UNCANNY4 ,NEW IS BAD4 ,LAO ,TZU IS DEEPLY & FIRMLY AGA9/ *ANG+ ?+S1 P>TICUL>LY 9 ! NAME ( PROGRESS4 ,HE W\LD MAKE AN ,I[A F>M] LOOK FLI<TY4 ,I DON'T ?9K HE IS EXACTLY ANTI-9TELLECTUAL1 BUT HE CONSID]S MO/ USES ( ! 9TELLECT TO BE P]NICI\S1 & ALL PLANS = IMPROV+ ?+S TO BE DISA/R\S4 ,YET HE'S NOT A PESSIMI/4 ,NO PESSIMI/ W\LD SAY ?AT PEOPLE >E ABLE TO LOOK AFT] !MSELVES1 BE JU/1 & PROSP] ON !IR [N4 ,NO AN>*I/ CAN BE A PESSIMI/4 

.<#d#a.> ,UNCUT WOOD--H]E LIK5$ TO ! HUMAN S\L--! UNCUT1 UNE>N$1 UN%AP$1 UNPOLI%$1 NATIVE1 NATURAL /UFF IS BETT] ?AN ANY?+ ?AT CAN BE MADE \T ( IT4 ,ANY?+ DONE TO IT DE=MS & LESS5S IT4 ,ITS POT5TIALITY IS 9F9ITE4 ,ITS USES >E TRIVIAL4 

.<#d#b.> ,9 ! FIR/ V]SE1 ! WORDS 0DULL & CONFUS$0 & 0%>P & KE50 >E1 AS ,WALEY PO9TS \T1 ! WORDS US$ 9 *APT] #b TO DESCRIBE ! ,TAOI/ & ! NON-,TAOI/S4 

.<#d#c.> ,9 ! LA/ V]SE MO/ TRANSLATORS SAY ! ,TAOI/ IS SQU>E BUT DOESN'T CUT1 %9ES BUT DOESN'T DAZZLE4 ,WALEY SAYS ?AT ?IS MISSES ! PO9T4 ,! PO9T IS ?AT ,TAOI/S GA9 !IR 5DS )\T ! USE ( MEANS4 ,?AT IS 9DE$ A LI<T ?AT DOES NOT %9E--AN IDEA ?AT MU/ BE POND]$ & BROOD$ OV]4 ,A SMALL D>K LI<T4 

.<#d#d.> ,?OMAS ,JEFF]SON W\LD HAVE LIK$ ! FIR/ /ANZA4 

.<#d#e.> 0,TR\BL$ SPIRITS0 >E KWEI1 <O/S1 NOT BAD 9 !MSELVES BUT DANG]\S IF !Y POSSESS Y\4 ,WALEY READS ! SECOND /ANZA AS A W>N+ TO BELIEV]S 9 ,REALPOLITIK3 A RUL] 0POSSESS$0 BY P[] H>MS BO? ! PEOPLE & HIS [N S\L4 ,TAK+ IT AS C\NSEL TO ! 9DIVIDUAL1 IT MI<T MEAN ?AT WISE S\LS NEI!R 9DULGE NOR REPRESS ! TR\BL$ SPIRITS ?AT MAY HAUNT !M2 RA!R1 !Y LET ?OSE SPIRITUAL 5]GIES BE P>T ( ! P[] !Y F9D ALONG ! WAY4 

.<#d#f.> ,I ?9K ! L9E ( ?\<T ?R\<\T ! POEM HAS TO DO ) TRUE REW>D AS OPPOS$ TO DI%ONORABLE GA91 TRUE GIV+ AS OPPOS$ TO FAKE GOODS4 

.<#d#g.> ,WALEY SAYS ?AT ?IS *>M+LY COMPLEX *APT] PLAYS ) TWO PROV]BS4 0,REQUITE 9JURIES ) GOOD DE$S0 IS ! FIR/4 ,! WORD TE1 H]E MEAN+ GOODNESS OR GOOD DE$S1 IS ! SAME WORD ,LAO ,TZU USES = ! ,P[] ( ! ,WAY4 70,P[] IS GOODNESS10 HE SAYS 9 *APT] #d#i47 ,SO1 HAV+ NEATLY ANNEX$ ! ,GOLD5 ,RULE1 HE GOES ON TO ! PROV]B AB\T 0TAK+ ?+S TOO LI<TLY0 & PLAYS P>ADOX ) IT4 

.<#d#h.> ,:]E %ALL WE F9D A RUL] WISE 5\< TO KN[ :AT TO TEA* & :AT TO )HOLD8 0,ONCE UPON A TIME10 MAYBE1 9 ! DAYS ( MY? & LEG5D1 AS A PATT]N1 A MODEL1 AN IDEAL8 

.<#d#i.> ,! KN[L$GE & ! IGNORANCE OR UNKN[+ ,LAO ,TZU SPEAKS ( MAY OR MAY NOT REF] TO :AT WE ?9K ( AS $UCATION4 ,9 ! LA/ /ANZA1 BY P[] HE EVID5TLY DOES NOT MEAN POLITICAL P[] AT ALL1 BUT SOME?+ VA/LY DIFF]5T1 A UNITY ) ! P[] ( ! ,TAO ITSELF4 

.<#e.> ,?IS IS A MY/ICAL /ATEM5T AB\T GOV]NM5T--& 9 \R M9DS ?OSE TWO REALMS >E WORLDS AP>T4 ,I CANNOT MAKE ! LEAP BETWE5 !M4 ,I CAN ONLY POND] IT4 

.<#e#a.> ,ONE ( ! ?+S ,I LOVE 9 ,LAO ,TZU IS HIS GOOD *E]1 AS 9 ?IS POEM1 :I* :ILE GIV+ GOOD C\NSEL IS ITSELF A PRAISE & 5JOYM5T ( ! SPIRIT ( Y91 ! WAT]-S\L ?AT YIELDS1 FOLL[S1 ELUDES1 & LEADS ON1 DANC+ 9 ! HUNDR$ VALLEYS4 

.<#e#b.> ,! FIR/ TWO V]SES ( ?IS *APT] >E A JOY TO ME4 

.<#e#c.> ,! ?REE F9AL V]SES >E CLOSELY CONNECT$ 9 ?\<T TO ! NEXT TWO *APT]S1 :I* MAY BE READ AS A S+LE M$ITATION ON M]CY1 MOD]ATION1 & MODE/Y1 ON ! USE ( /R5G?1 ON VICTORY & DEFEAT4 

.<#e#d.> ,A PIECE ( S\ND TACTICAL ADVICE 7PRACTIC$ BY ! M>TIAL >TS1 SU* AS ,AIKIDO1 & BY UND]GR\ND RESI/ANCE & GU]RILLA =CES71 :I* LEADS TO A PR(\ND MORAL W>N+4 ,! PRIZE ?R[N AWAY BY ! AGGRESSOR IS COMPASSION4 ,! YIELD]1 ! GRIEV]1 ! M\RN]1 KEEPS ?AT PRIZE4 ,! GAME IS LOS] TAKE ALL4 

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.<#e#i.> ,?IS *APT] IS EQUALLY RELEVANT TO PRIVATE RELATION%IPS & TO POLITICAL TREATIES4 ,ITS REALI/IC MORALITY IS BAS$ ON A MY/ICAL P]CEPTION ( ! FULLNESS ( ! ,WAY4 

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.<#f#a.> ,IF Y\ WANT TO KN[ MORE AB\T ,TAOISM1 OR W\LD LIKE SOME HELP & GUIDANCE 9 READ+ ! ,TAO ,TE ,*+1 ! BE/1 S\NDE/1 CLE>E/ 9TRODUCTION & GUIDE IS /ILL ,HOLMES ,WEL%'S ,TAOISM3 ,! ,P>T+ ( ! ,WAY 7,BO/ON3 ,BEACON ,PRESS1 #a#i#e#g74 

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