TAU TĔH KING;
or
THE CLASSIC OF TAU AND OF VIRTUE.
i.—The Embodiment of Tau.[1]
The tau (reason) which can be tau-ed (reasoned) is not the Eternal Tau (Reason). The name which can be named is not the Eternal Name.
Non-existence is named the Antecedent of heaven and earth; and Existence is named the Mother of all things. In eternal non-existence, therefore, man seeks to pierce the primordial mystery; and, in eternal existence, to behold
- ↑ The headings of the Chapters have been added by some Chinese editor.
