第十四章

视之不见名曰夷，听之不闻名曰希，搏之不得名曰微。此三者不可致诘，故混而为一。其上不皦，其下不昧。绳绳不可名，复归于无物，是谓无状之状，无物之象。是谓惚恍。迎之不见其首，随之不见其后。执古之道，以御今之有，能知古始，是谓道纪。

Look at it — it cannot be seen; it is called formless. Listen to it — it cannot be heard; it is called soundless. Grasp at it — it cannot be caught; it is called intangible. These three cannot be further inquired into, so they merge into one. Its rising is not bright; its setting is not dark. Ceaselessly, ceaselessly, it cannot be named, and returns to nothingness. This is the form of the formless, the image of the imageless — this is called the elusive. Meet it and you do not see its face; follow it and you do not see its back. Hold to the ancient Tao to master present existence. To know the ancient beginning is the essence of the Tao.

白话译文

看它看不见叫做'夷'，听它听不到叫做'希'，摸它摸不着叫做'微'。这三方面无法追究到底，所以它们混合为一体。它上面不明亮，下面不暗昧。连绵不断而无法命名，最终回归于没有任何具体事物的状态。这就是没有形状的形状、没有实物的形象，叫做恍惚。迎着它看不见它的前头，跟着它看不见它的后面。把握自古以来就存在的道，来驾驭当今的万事万物，能认识事物的本源，这就叫做道的纲领。

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