第五十二章  執母知子

天下有始，以為天下母。既得其母，以知其子，復守其母，沒身不殆。
塞其兌，閉其門，終身不勤。開其兌，濟其事，終身不救。
見小曰明，守柔曰強。用其光，復歸其明，無遺身殃；是為襲常。

 
Know the Offsprings from the Mother

There was a beginning of theuniverse Which may be regarded as the Mother of the Universe. From the Mother,we may know her sons. He who has found the mother (Tao) And thereby understandsher sons (things), And having understood the sons, Still keeps to its mother,Will be free from danger throughout his lifetime

Close the mouth. Shut thedoors (of cunning and desires). And to the end of life there will be (peace)without toil.

Open the mouth. Meddle withaffairs. And to the end of life there will be no salvation.

Tosee the small is to have insight. To hold on to weakness is to be strong.

Use the Light, return toinsight, and thereby be preserved from harm. This is practicing the eternal.

 [譯文]

純宇宙意識能量是萬物的本始，是宇宙萬物生成之源頭。既然知道無形能量為母，有形萬物為子，又持守萬物的母體根源，則終生不會有什么兇險。塞住貪欲的孔竅，關閉貪欲的門戶，也就不會過度消耗生命能量了。打開貪欲的孔竅，沉溺于世俗名利場中，那么，終生無法享有本源的和諧、平靜。觀察到純宇宙意識能(道, PURE CONSCIOUSNESS)其微細叫明理，而能守住其柔弱才叫強大。   

運用宇宙智慧之光，反照內在的明，定能逢兇化吉，這才是因襲自然之常道。