Tao Teh King, Part Ii. Chapter 40
40.
40. 1. The movement of the To
By contraries proceeds;
And weakness marks the course
Of To's mighty deeds.
p. 84
2. All things under heaven sprang from It as existing (and named); that existence sprang from It as non-existent (and not named).
, 'Dispensing with the Use (of Means);'--with their use, that is, as it appears to us. The subject of the brief chapter is the action of the To by contraries, leading to a result the opposite of what existed previously, and by means which might seem calculated to produce a contrary result.
In translating par. 2 1 have followed Zio Hung, who finds the key to it in ch. 1. Having a name, the To is 'the Mother of all things;' having no name, it is 'the Originator of Heaven and Earth.' But here is the teaching of Lo-dze:--'If To seems to be before God,' To itself sprang from nothing.
40. 1. The movement of the To
By contraries proceeds;
And weakness marks the course
Of To's mighty deeds.
p. 84
2. All things under heaven sprang from It as existing (and named); that existence sprang from It as non-existent (and not named).
, 'Dispensing with the Use (of Means);'--with their use, that is, as it appears to us. The subject of the brief chapter is the action of the To by contraries, leading to a result the opposite of what existed previously, and by means which might seem calculated to produce a contrary result.
In translating par. 2 1 have followed Zio Hung, who finds the key to it in ch. 1. Having a name, the To is 'the Mother of all things;' having no name, it is 'the Originator of Heaven and Earth.' But here is the teaching of Lo-dze:--'If To seems to be before God,' To itself sprang from nothing.
