Tao Te Ching – Verse 6
The Tao is called the Great Mother:
empty yet inexhaustible,
it gives birth to infinite worlds.
It is always present within you.
You can use it any way you want.
(translation by Stephen Mitchell, 1995)
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The valley spirit, undying
Is called the Mystic Female
The gate of the Mystic Female
Is called the root of Heaven and Earth
It flows continuously, barely perceptible
Utilize it; it is never exhausted
(translation by Derek Lin, 2006)
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Life can be said to be the Nothing.
The Nothing can be said to be Zero.
Those who speak too much can say, “It is like a goddess.”
Those who know, always know it is beautiful yet modest in its Infinity.
(translation by Jeremy M. Miller, 2013)
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from I Ching Online
