Tao Te Ching, a Playful Experiment in Translation
7 Chapters Translated
What follows is a playful translation of a few chapters of the Tao te Ching.
1
The Form of Tao
The Tao that is spoken
Is not the Tao
The Name that is Named
Is not the Name
The Nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth
The Name is the Mother of the ten thousand things
The Desireless sees its marvels
The Desirer sees only its shadows
Two move as One
Yet their names are different
One is Mystery; Mystery within Mystery
This is the gate to all wonders