老子道德经(英译本)Lao Tze 16. Decay and Renewal

作者：《Lao Tze》李耳

• Empty the self completely;
  Embrace perfect peace.
  The world will rise and move;
  Watch it return to rest.
  All the flourishing things
  Will return to their source.
  
  This return is peaceful;
  It is the flow of nature,
  An eternal decay and renewal.
  Accepting this brings enlightenment,
  Ignoring this brings misery.
  
  Who accepts nature’s flow becomes all-cherishing;
  Being all-cherishing he becomes impartial;
  Being impartial he becomes magnanimous;
  Being magnanimous he becomes natural;
  Being natural he becomes one with the Way;
  Being one with the Way he becomes immortal:
  Though his body will decay, the Way will not.