為無為

Enter the Void, by Nychos

“Every effort under compulsion demands a sacrifice of life energy.

I never paid such a price.

On the contrary, I have thrived on my thoughts.”

–Nikola Tesla

道德經

《道德經》第六十三章

為無為

事無事

味無味

大小多少

報怨以德

圖難於其易

為大於其細

天下難事必作於易

天下大事必作於細

是以聖人終不為大故能成其大

夫輕諾必寡信

多易必多難

是以聖人猶難之

故終無難矣。

道德經 Dao De Jing Chapter Sixty-three — Ronald Hogan

63.

Keep still.

Don't work so hard.

Learn to appreciate everyday life.

Pay attention to details.

Start small and work your way up.

When people give you trouble,

let it slide.

Break everything down to its essentials.

Get the job done

before it becomes a chore.

With the right preparation,

difficult tasks

can be completed with ease;

every major project

consists of simple steps.

The Masters don't take on

more than they can handle,

which is why

they can do just about anything.

Don't promise

more than you can deliver,

and don't underestimate the task:

You'll only make things harder for yourself.

The Masters are always aware

of the difficulties involved,

which is why

they never have to deal with them.

道德經 Dao De Jing Chapter Sixty-three — Translated by Charles Mueller, 2004

Chapter 63

"Do without "doing."

Get involved without manipulating.

Taste without tasting.

Make the great small,

The many, few. 

Respond to anger with virtue.

Deal with difficulties while they are still easy.

Hand the great while it is still small. 

The difficult problems in life

Always start off being simple.

Great affairs always start off being small.

Therefore the sage never deals with the great

And is able to actualize his greatness. 

Now light words generate little belief,

Much ease turns into many difficulties.

Therefore the sage treats things as though they were difficult,

And hence, never has difficulty."

道德經 Dao De Jing Chapter Sixty-three — Translated by 顧正坤 Gu Zhengkun

Chapter 63

"Act by means of inaction;

Deal with matters by means of not being meddlesome;

Taste by means of tastelessness.

The big stems from the small;

The many are based on the few.

To overcome the difficult should begin with the easy;

To accomplish what is big should begin with the small.

The difficult things in the world must originate in the easy;

The big things in the world must take root in the small.

That is why the sage can accomplish what is great

by never attempting to be great.

Light promise-giving, light promise-breaking;

The easier one considers things, the more difficult things become.

That is why the sage never meets with difficulty

Because he always considers things difficult."