Lao Zi: To Keep Body, Spirit And Nature Together As One, and Never To Separate Them; Can This Ever Be Done? 老子 載營魄抱一，能無離乎？專氣致柔，能嬰兒乎？ Poem by Frank Yue

DAO DE JING: The Way and Virtues Classic
Chapter 10 (To keep Body, Spirit and Nature together)
-- by Lao Zi (circa 600 BC - 500 BC?)
-- Translated by Frank C Yue

To keep Body, Spirit and Nature together as One,
And never to separate them; can this ever be done?
Can you lightly fuse your Essence and Vital Energy,
To return to the tender state of a 'no-desire' Baby?
Cleanse all monkey chatters, ponder introspectively;
Then, can you fore'er be left without a blemish tiny?
To love the common People and govern the Country well;
Isn't it clear to you that there must your heart and soul dwell?
In Nature's complementary yet opposing order of things,
Won't you be content to keep your low position on the down swing?
When you truly know most things and are enlightened already,
Won't you be serene to let things run their course naturally?

Now, let all Things be born; they'll grow around --
Let each of them go its own way,
Without possessing it or sway;
To nurture all Things and let them go by,
Yet on them at all you should not rely;
You're the ruler, but don't appear like so --
This is the Virtue
'Most profound'.


《道德經》老子
第十章 (載營魄抱一 能無離乎)

載營魄抱一，能無離乎？
專氣致柔，能嬰兒乎？
滌除玄覽，能無疵乎﹖
愛國治民，能無知乎﹖
天門開闔，能無雌乎﹖
明白四達，能無為乎﹖

生之，畜之。生而不有，為而不恃，長而不宰，是謂玄德。
天門開闔，能無雌乎﹖明白四達，能無為乎﹖
生之，畜之。生而不有，為而不恃，長而不宰，是謂玄德。