Rejuvination via Self Sacrifice
| Original | English Translation |
|---|---|
| 天 長 地 久 | the heavens are eternal, the earth enduring |
| 天 地 所 以 能 長 且 久 者 | heaven-and-earth live such that they can be eternal and enduring |
| 以 其 不 自 生 | because they are not self life-giving |
| 故 能 長 生 | and so can be eternally life-having |
| 是 以 聖 人 | And so, the Daoists... |
| 後 其 身 而 身 先 | last-place their life-needs but life-needs met-first |
| 外 其 身 而 身 存 | away-give thier body-life but body-life survive-remains |
| 非 以 其 無 私 邪 | Is it not by means of their self-less actions |
| 故 能 成 其 私 | that they fulfil thier own needs? |