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T h e

1'ao

th at ca n b e to ld is not th e in v a r ia n t Tao

t h e n am es th at c a n b e n am ed are n o t t h e in v a ria n t N am es.

N a m e le ss； is th e s o u r c e o f th e th o u s a n d s o f things

n a m e d , it is 'M o th e r ' o f th e th o u san d s o f th in g s.

Yes:

A lw ays: being d csire le ss,

o n e secs the h id d e n essen tials.

A lw ays: having d esires,

o n e sees only w h a t is sought.

1 'h e se two lines are a b o u t T h e M erging—

it is w hen things d e v e lo p and em erge fr o m th is

th a t th e different n a m e s appear.

T h e M erging is s o m e th in g m ysterious—

m y sterio u s, and m o r e m ysterio u s；

th e abod e of all th e h id d e n essences.

The Tao o f the

Tao Te Ching

SU N Y Series in Chinese Philosophy a n d Culture

David L. Hall and Roger T. Ames, editors

The Tao o f the

Tao Te Ching

A Translation and Commentary

Michael LaFargue

State University of New York Press