天地不仁章第五
天地不仁章第五
天地不仁,以萬物爲芻狗;聖人不仁,以百姓爲芻狗。天地之間,其猶橐籥乎?虛而不屈,動而愈出。多言數窮,不如守中。萬有自用舍,芻狗祭則用,祭己則舍。所以用舍者,時適然耳,非人有好惡之心容其中。吾奚容吾心。譬如一呼吸,自與風相尋。妙當空洞際,氣感何其神。毋勞嚼碎舌,吾斯體吾眞。咦,相與者忘,惟其仁之至,故能不以爲仁。能不以爲仁,故能相忘。所過者化。萬語千言,何者非假?
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