Chapter 257: Frost

The thickness of virtue is better than that of a child. Poisonous insects (1) do not sting (2), beasts do not sting (3), birds (4) do not fight (5). The bones are weak and the tendons are soft and firm. Unknown combination of peony and peony (6), fine also. All day long without sneering (7), and the end of it. Zhihe is said to be "Chang" (8), Zhichang is said to be "Ming", Yisheng (9) is said to be auspicious (10), and the heart is strong (11). Wuzhuang (12) is old, and it is said that it is not a way, and it is not a long time.

[Translation]

A person with strong moral cultivation is like a newborn baby. Poisonous insects do not sting him, beasts of prey do not hurt him, and fierce birds do not fight him. His muscles were weak, but his fists were firm. Although he did not know about the intercourse of men and women, his little genitals were raised because of the abundance of energy. He cries all day long, but his voice is not hoarse, because of his pure temperament. Those who know the truth of harmony are called "Chang", and those who know "Chang" are called "Ming". Greed and indulgence will suffer, and lust will make the essence of the Lord called recklessness. If things are too strong, they will grow old, which is called not conforming to the "Tao", and if they do not follow the common way, they will die quickly.

[Notes]

1. Poisonous insects: refers to poisonous insects such as snakes, scorpions, and bees.

2. Sting: Poisonous insects bite people with stingers.

3. According to: Beasts use their claws to grab items for years.

4. Bird grabbing: birds that grasp food with their claws, such as eagles and falcons.

5. Fighting: The falcon hits objects with its claws.

6. Miscellaneous: the baby's genitals ****. Pyro, the genitals of boys.

7. Hoarse: hoarseness.

8. Knowing and saying normal: often refers to the law of the operation of things. Harmony refers to the state of harmony between yin and yang.

9. Probiotic: indulge in greed.

10. Xiang: This refers to the meaning of demon auspiciousness and ominousness.

11. Strong: reckless, rape.

12. Strong: strong.

[Quote]

This chapter talks about the philosophy of life, that is, the concrete embodiment of "virtue" in people. The first half uses a metaphor of imagery, and the second half talks about abstract truths. "Jingzhi" is to describe the state of spiritual fullness, and "Hezhizhizhi" is to describe the state of spiritual cohesion and harmony, Lao Tzu advocated that this method can prevent all kinds of harm and misfortune from the outside world. If you indulge in greed and become strong, you will suffer and harm yourself and others.

[Commentary]

In this chapter, Lao Tzu writes in an exaggerated way: "Virtue" is contained in one's body and mind, and the accumulation is very deep, just like the ignorant and desireless child, poisonous insects, fierce beasts, and evil birds will not harm him, and at the same time, he will not hurt birds, beasts, insects, and pigs, so he will not attract the harm of beasts and birds. He vividly speaks of the baby's genitals and cries loudly, which is due to his energy and peace. He said that the characteristics of a child are weakness and indisputability, and the core of it is still "harmony". The car said that Lao Tzu Shu talked about the word "and", there are three places that should be paid attention to, one is "and its light", one is "impulsive and peaceful", and the other is "all day long without snorting, and it is also the same". It uses "harmony" and "impulsiveness" and "infancy" to illustrate "harmony", all of which are talking about unity and the state of "mixing". "Harmony light" means "returning to its light", when the light hits an object, there is one side that hits and the other side that cannot be hit, and "harmony and its light" is to unify the two and return to the state of "ming" of "ming". "Impulsiveness" is the beginning of all things, and all things contain two aspects of negative yin and yang, and the two are often unified, showing the role of being all-encompassing. Babies are the beginning of man, and youth, prime of life, and old age all take it as the starting point, but babies are confused and ignorant, and they become one with the harmony of heaven and earth. The unity represented by "harmony" contains opposites and is eternal, so it is said that "knowledge and harmony are constant". (On Lao Tzu, p. 69) Lao Tzu acknowledges the diversity and universal contradictions of the world in which "all things work together", and is extremely sad and indignant at the situation of possession, plunder, fraud, and conquest in society, and regards unity as the normal state of things that he wants to pursue and restore.

The thickness of virtue is better than that of a child. Poisonous insects (1) do not sting (2), beasts do not sting (3), birds (4) do not fight (5). The bones are weak and the tendons are soft and firm. Unknown combination of peony and peony (6), fine also. All day long without sneering (7), and the end of it. Zhihe is said to be "Chang" (8), Zhichang is said to be "Ming", Yisheng (9) is said to be auspicious (10), and the heart is strong (11). Wuzhuang (12) is old, and it is said that it is not a way, and it is not a long time.

[Translation]

A person with strong moral cultivation is like a newborn baby. Poisonous insects do not sting him, beasts of prey do not hurt him, and fierce birds do not fight him. His muscles were weak, but his fists were firm. Although he did not know about the intercourse of men and women, his little genitals were raised because of the abundance of energy. He cries all day long, but his voice is not hoarse, because of his pure temperament. Those who know the truth of harmony are called "Chang", and those who know "Chang" are called "Ming". Greed and indulgence will suffer, and lust will make the essence of the Lord called recklessness. If things are too strong, they will grow old, which is called not conforming to the "Tao", and if they do not follow the common way, they will die quickly.

[Notes]

1. Poisonous insects: refers to poisonous insects such as snakes, scorpions, and bees.

2. Sting: Poisonous insects bite people with stingers.

3. According to: Beasts use their claws to grab items for years.

4. Bird grabbing: birds that grasp food with their claws, such as eagles and falcons.

5. Fighting: The falcon hits objects with its claws.

6. Miscellaneous: the baby's genitals ****. Pyro, the genitals of boys.

7. Hoarse: hoarseness.

8. Knowing and saying normal: often refers to the law of the operation of things. Harmony refers to the state of harmony between yin and yang.

9. Probiotic: indulge in greed.

10. Xiang: This refers to the meaning of demon auspiciousness and ominousness.

11. Strong: reckless, rape.

12. Strong: strong.

[Quote]

This chapter talks about the philosophy of life, that is, the concrete embodiment of "virtue" in people. The first half uses a metaphor of imagery, and the second half talks about abstract truths. "Jingzhi" is to describe the state of spiritual fullness, and "Hezhizhizhi" is to describe the state of spiritual cohesion and harmony, Lao Tzu advocated that this method can prevent all kinds of harm and misfortune from the outside world. If you indulge in greed and become strong, you will suffer and harm yourself and others.

[Commentary]

In this chapter, Lao Tzu writes in an exaggerated way: "Virtue" is contained in one's body and mind, and the accumulation is very deep, just like the ignorant and desireless child, poisonous insects, fierce beasts, and evil birds will not harm him, and at the same time, he will not hurt birds, beasts, insects, and pigs, so he will not attract the harm of beasts and birds. He vividly speaks of the baby's genitals and cries loudly, which is due to his energy and peace. He said that the characteristics of a child are weakness and indisputability, and the core of it is still "harmony". The car said that Lao Tzu Shu talked about the word "and", there are three places that should be paid attention to, one is "and its light", one is "impulsive and peaceful", and the other is "all day long without snorting, and it is also the same". It uses "harmony" and "impulsiveness" and "baby" to illustrate "harmony", all of which are talking about unification and "all talking" (to be continued). )