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知北遊 - Knowledge Rambling in the North

English translation: James Legge [?]
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8 知北遊:
光曜問乎無有曰:「夫子有乎,其無有乎?」光曜不得問,而孰視其狀貌,窅然空然,終日視之而不見,聽之而不聞,搏之而不得也。光曜曰:「至矣!其孰能至此乎!予能有無矣,而未能無無也,及為無有矣,何從至此哉!」
Knowledge Rambling in the...:
Starlight asked Non-entity, saying, 'Master, do you exist? or do you not exist?' He got no answer to his question, however, and looked stedfastly to the appearance of the other, which was that of a deep void. All day long he looked to it, but could see nothing; he listened for it, but could hear nothing; he clutched at it, but got hold of nothing. Starlight then said, 'Perfect! Who can attain to this? I can (conceive the ideas of) existence and non-existence, but I cannot (conceive the ideas of) non-existing non-existence, and still there be a nonexisting existence. How is it possible to reach to this?'

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