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道德经注解(十四):视之不见名曰夷

道德经
* * I can't see the name, I can't hear the name, I don't want to hear the name, I can't fight the name.These three cannot be crossed, so they are mixed into one.There is no jiǎo on it, and there is no ignorance beneath it.The rope was nameless and returned to nothing.It was a state of meaninglessness, an image of nothingness, and a trance.Missing its head and then missing its aftermath.The way of clinging to the ancient, to control the present, to know the ancient times, is the precept of the Dao. * * Three charms are pouring in: the one you can't see is called Yi, the one you can't hear is called Xi, the one you can't touch is called Wei, these three are indistinguishable, so together.It is not so clear and clear, nor is it so obscure, continuous and indescribable, it will eventually become nothing, no shape but can be recognized, no form can be felt, this situation is called trance, you can't see its head face to face, you can't follow it to grope, you can't see its end.If you can follow the previous path to grasp the changes in the present, then you can also know how it started before, this way is called discipline.

Written by Master Sanfu on April 10, 2013. Please credit the source if you share.

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