道德经英文版(赞玄第十四)
~{ 视之不见,名曰夷;听之不闻,名曰希;搏之不得,名曰微。此~}
~{三者不可致诘,故混而为一。其上不□,其下不昧。绳绳兮不可名,~}
~{复归于物。是谓无状之状,无物之象,是谓惚恍。迎之不见其首,随~}
~{之不见其后。~}
~{ 执古之道,以御今之有。能知古始,是谓道纪。~}
14. Flow
Looked at but cannot be seen - it is beneath form;
Listened to but cannot be heard - it is beneath sound;
Held but cannot be touched - it is beneath feeling;
These depthless things evade sensation,
And blend into a single mystery.
In its rising there is no light,
In its falling there is no darkness,
A continuous thread beyond distinction,
Lining what can not occur;
Its form formless,
Its image nothing,
Its name silence;
Follow it, it has no back,
Meet it, it has no face.
Attend the present to deal with the past;
Thus you grasp continuity,
The essence of flow.