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Look at it—not seen; |
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call it level; |
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Listen to it—not heard; |
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call it faint; |
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Grasp at it—not caught; |
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call it subtle. |
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These three cannot be fully probed, |
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so they blend into one. |
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Its top is not bright, |
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its bottom is not dark. |
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Stretching endlessly—beyond name. |
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Return to the thingless. |
是shi謂wei無wu狀zhuang之zhi狀zhuang， |
This is called the form of the formless, |
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the image of the thingless; |
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this is called shimmering. |
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Meeting it—its head not seen; |
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Following it—its back not seen. |
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Holding the Way of old |
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to govern the things of now. |
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To know the ancient beginning— |
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this is called the thread of the Way. |