六章

六章

何?道要而已。出,故曰不死。三者。谷神不死,是謂玄牝;玄牝之門,是謂天地根。緜道之德也。然此猶是良矣。谷神,谷中央無谷也。無形無影,無逆無違。處卑,其名之從出者則眞。不緜若存,用之不勸。不勸,守靜不衰。谷以之成而不見其形,此至物沿也。處卑而不可得名,故謂天地之根。絲絲若存,用之不勸。門,玄牝之所由也。本其所由,與極同體,故謂之天地之根也。欲言存邪,則不見其形;欲言亡邪,萬物以之生。故縣繇若存也。無物不成田而不勞也,故曰用而不勸也。

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