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Page 57
... one's femininity and retaining one's masculinity one becomes the ravine of the empire . Masculinity exemplifies the exalted , femininity the subordinate . Though men know the exalted of itself , they again retain it by means of the ...
... one's femininity and retaining one's masculinity one becomes the ravine of the empire . Masculinity exemplifies the exalted , femininity the subordinate . Though men know the exalted of itself , they again retain it by means of the ...
Page 58
... one's whiteness and retaining one's blackness one becomes the em- pire's model . Whiteness exemplifies enlightenment , blackness silence . Though a man may know himself as enlightened and penetrating , he must keep this state by being ...
... one's whiteness and retaining one's blackness one becomes the em- pire's model . Whiteness exemplifies enlightenment , blackness silence . Though a man may know himself as enlightened and penetrating , he must keep this state by being ...
Page 92
... one's mother , she in turn knows her child . The child is unity . If one knows Tao , it must in turn know unity ... one's openings , The openings are the eyes . The eyes are not to look wrong . by barring one's gate , The gate is the ...
... one's mother , she in turn knows her child . The child is unity . If one knows Tao , it must in turn know unity ... one's openings , The openings are the eyes . The eyes are not to look wrong . by barring one's gate , The gate is the ...
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able to know acquired unity beautiful become the empire's becomes identical behold benevolence body called Ch'iao Che-yao commentary Comp contend contentedness cultivating Tao dare dark desires edition adds egoism empty enlightened esteem eternal everything existence explanation feared five viscera flee fulness governs a country haircloth heaven and earth highest antiquity Ho-shang-kung holds fast honoured hsüan humanity and justice hurt keep killing king Lao-tse last sentence look lose loves means of Tao merit misfortune missing mouth mysterious nameless natural non-action note on ch nourishes one's peaceful penetrate perfect personality practises asceticism prince quadriga quiet rejected remains Richard Wilhelm root saint semen simplicity sincerity son of heaven spirits splendour stay strives subjects superior take Tao Tao and Te Tao-te-ching Tao-tsang edition reads Tao's Taoist tender and weak Thereby things thinks three jewels translation turbid vanquishes variant Wang Wang Pi wants war horses words Yang-tse-]chiang Yin and Yang