聚会日期:2013年1月24日,12点
探讨内容:
Law of Karma 2, the bondage to self
The eyes within
The fulfillment in un-action
帛本:
天下有道,却走马以粪;天下无道,戎马生于郊;罪莫大于可欲,祸莫大于不知足,咎莫憯于欲得。故知足之足,恒足矣
不出于户,以知天下;不窥于牖,以知天道;其出也弥远,其知弥少。是以圣人不行而知,不见而名,弗为而成。
参照其他本(通行本46, 47章):
天下有道,却走马以粪,天下无道,戎马生于郊。祸莫大于不知足;咎莫大于欲得。故知足之足,常足矣。
不出户,知天下;不窥牖,见天道。其出弥远,其知弥少。是以圣人不行而知,不见而明,不为而成。
英文对照
46.1 When a nation follows the Way, Horses bear manure through its fields; When a nation ignores the Way, Horses bear soldiers through its streets.
46.2 There is no greater mistake than following desire; There is no greater disaster than forgetting contentment; There is no greater sickness than seeking attainment;
46.3 But one who is content to satisfy his needs Finds that contentment endures.
47.1 Without taking a step outdoors You know the whole world; Without taking a peep out the window You know the colour of the sky. The more you experience, The less you know.
47.2 The sage wanders without knowing, Looks without seeing, Accomplishes without acting.
另一英文版本翻译
46.1 When the Principle reigns (in perfect peace), war horses work in the fields. When the Principle is forgotten, (war horses are the order of the day) And they are raised even in the suburbs of the towns.
46.2 To give in to one's covetousness (And this includes the mania for waging war), is the worst of crimes. Not to know how to control oneself, is the worst of nasty things. The worst of faults is to want more, always.
46.3 Those who know how to say 'enough is enough', are always content.
47.1 Without going out by the door, one can know the whole world; without looking through the window, one can become aware of the way of heaven (principles which rule all things). - The further one goes, the less one learns.
47.2 The Sage gets there without having taken a step to reach it. He knows before having seen, through superior principles. He achieves, without having acted, through his transcendent action.