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Dao De Jing, chapter 6
Wednesday, 31 July 2024 08:00[I can stop any time. Really.]
The Valley Spirit [i.e., the Way] does not die:
We call this the mysterious mother.
The [birth-]gate of the mysterious mother:
We call this the root of heaven and earth.
Drawn out and out, it still remains,
Affecting things without effort.
谷神不死，
是谓玄牝。
玄牝之门，
是谓天地根。
绵绵若存，
用之不勤。
The Way is sometimes called the Valley Spirit because valleys have more water and so are fecund, much like the generative Way. Same “mystery/mysterious” as in chapter 1.
---L.
The Valley Spirit [i.e., the Way] does not die:
We call this the mysterious mother.
The [birth-]gate of the mysterious mother:
We call this the root of heaven and earth.
Drawn out and out, it still remains,
Affecting things without effort.
谷神不死，
是谓玄牝。
玄牝之门，
是谓天地根。
绵绵若存，
用之不勤。
The Way is sometimes called the Valley Spirit because valleys have more water and so are fecund, much like the generative Way. Same “mystery/mysterious” as in chapter 1.
---L.