双语道德经第五十二章

【双语道德经 第五十二章】 The Bilingual  TAO TE CHING, Chapter 52 著者：（春秋）老子 译者：（英）James Legge（詹姆斯.理雅各）,1891 The Bilingual  TAO TE CHING　von　Lao Tse English interpretation by James Legge, 1891   【古文】 天下有始，以为天下母。既得其母，以知其子。 既知其子，复守其母，没身不殆。 塞其兑，闭其门，终身不勤。 开其兑，济其事，终身不救。 见小曰明，守柔曰强。 用其光，复归其明，无遗身殃。是为袭常。   【英文】  (The Dao ) which originated all under the sky is to be considered as the mother of them all .      When the mother is found , we know what her children should be . When one knows that he is his mother’s child , and proceeds to guard ( the qualities of ) the mother that belong to him , to the end of his life he will be free from all peril . Let him keep his mouth closed , and shut up the portals ( of his nostrils ), and all his life he will be exempt from laborious exertion . Let him keep his mouth open , and ( spend his breath ) in the promotion of his affairs , and all his life there will be no safety for him . The perception of what is small is ( the secret of ) clear-sightedness ; the guarding of what is soft and tender is ( the secret of ) strength . Who uses well his light , Reverting to its ( source so ) bright , Will from his body ward all blight , And hides the unchanging from men’s sight .   【白话文】 天下万物皆有本始，应该将这个本始看成天下万物之母。既然得其母，就能认识她的孩子（天下万物）；如果认识她的孩子，又能遵守母亲的道规，这样就会终身无危。 堵住嘴巴少说话，打开家门为欲望去奔波，那就终身不可救药。能见微知著是“明”，能守柔弱是“强”。 用大道的玄鉴之光内照自己，使自己的心智复归于清醒，这样就可以不给自己留下后患。这就是人们常说的继承常道。     Xichang Academy 袭常书院   The MISSION使命： Integrating Chinese and Western Culture and Inheriting Chinese wisdom 融会中西文化，传承中国智慧                                               The SCHOOL MOTTO校训： Fortitude, Stability and Salience. Earnestly carry it into practice. 刚毅坚卓，勤而行之   The MAXIM座右铭： Nothing can take the place of persistence. 毅力无可替代   The VALUES价值观： Gratitude感恩，Altruism利他，Simple简约，Nature自然   The VISION愿景： Build up the most effective bilingual platform， Act as a ambassador in the exchange of Chinese and western cultures. 打造最实效的双语平台，做中西文化交流的使者     (Mike老迈荔枝播客FM1570981）