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《问道卷第四 - Asking About the Dao》 | English translation: Jeffrey S. Bullock [?] | Library Resources |
| 5 | 问道卷第... : | 或问“天”。曰：“吾于天与，见无为之为矣！”或问：“雕刻众形者匪天与？”曰：“以其不雕刻也。如物刻商雕之，焉得力而给诸？” |
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Someone asked about Tian. Yangzi said: In Tian I see the action of wuwei. The other said: The one who cuts and carves the multitude of forms, is it not Tian? Yangzi said: Exactly because it does not cut and carve, the multitude of forms are cut and carved. If things were cut and carved by Tian, where could the strength to sustain it come from? |
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